RPM/SRPM versions of i8k utilities

From Roger (rogerx at san dot rr dot com) on December 23, 2002

it's teh same things as i8kbuttons, etc

i have noticed that the some of the source code is copyrighted...just
isnt' noted in the srpm..

rpm -qi -p {package name}.rpm

or,

rpm -ivh {package name}.src.rpm
and untar the source tarball that is in /usr/src/RPM/SOURCES for more
info.


basically, this tool is needed on dell i8100 laptops to operate the
volume buttons.  in the future, i'm hoping to include the mods for the
cdrom keys...etc...dunno. it's a start tho.  i know allot of newbies
will welcome a packaged version ;-)


the pci-save settings is pretty self-explanatory.

On Mon, 2002-12-23 at 13:41, Shannon --jj Behrens wrote:
> Roger,
> 
> Can you tell me more about these i8k utilites?  I
> haven't heard of them before.
> 
> Thanks,
> -jj
> 
> --- roger wrote:
> > I've been hacking some rpm versions together of the
> > required i8k
> > utilities noted.
> > 
> > You can find them here:
> > 
> > http://www.eskimo.com/~roger/programming/index.html
> > (grep for i8k...it's items #18 & #20)
> > 
> > Or, the files can be directly downloaded from
> > (including past versions):
> > http://www.eskimo.com/~roger/files/
> > 
> > 
> > So far, i8kutils-1.17-2mdk has been worked on today
> > & i've tested it
> > well (just haven't rebooted to test the
> > /etc/rc3.d/S99i8kutils link).   
> > 
> > i8kpci-saveconfig-1.0-1mdk should be working. 
> > 
> > Both were created on Mandrake 9.0.
> > 
> > (note: rpmlint is a pain in the @rse hates some of
> > my scripting ;-)
> > 
> > 
> > Only things i have yet to incorporate are the cd
> > (play/stop/etc) keys. 
> > I do believe i have them working (associating them
> > with certain
> > actions), however, i haven't used them since
> > mplayer, xine, xmms, or
> > other favorite playes as all the programs are diff
> > in what they require
> > for play/stop/pause/etc keys. mmm..i might be able
> > to simply cp over my
> > modified X11 key config files.  But using sed might
> > be more appropriate.
> > Well, I've never use the cd buttons anyways.. If i
> > wanted to stop a dvd
> > while playing, i'm doing so to do other tasks on the
> > computer -- so I'm
> > already using a mouse.  If else somebody wants to
> > incorporate the
> > cdkeys, lemme know.