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ACPI_IBM(4)	       BSD/i386 Kernel Interfaces Manual	   ACPI_IBM(4)

NAME
     acpi_ibm — ACPI extras driver for IBM laptops

SYNOPSIS
     To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following line in your
     kernel configuration file:

	   device acpi_ibm

     Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the
     following line in loader.conf(5):

	   acpi_ibm_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION
     The acpi_ibm driver provides support for hotkeys and other components of
     IBM laptops.  The main purpose of this driver is to provide an interface,
     accessible via sysctl(8) and devd(8), through which applications can
     determine the status of various laptop components.

     While the sysctl(8) interface is enabled automatically after loading the
     driver, the devd(8) interface has to be enabled explicitly, as it may
     alter the default action of certain keys.	This is done by setting the
     events sysctl as described below.	Specifying which keys should generate
     events is done by setting a bitmask, whereas each bit represents one key
     or key combination.  This bitmask, accessible via the eventmask sysctl,
     is set to availmask by default, a value representing all possible key‐
     press events on the specific ThinkPad model.

   devd(8) Events
     Hotkey events received by devd(8) provide the following information:

	   system     "ACPI"
	   subsystem  "IBM"
	   type	      The source of the event in the ACPI namespace.  The
		      value depends on the model.
	   notify     Event code (see below).

     Depending on the ThinkPad model, event codes may vary.  On a ThinkPad
     T41p these are as follows:

	   0x01	      Fn + F1
	   0x02	      Fn + F2
	   0x03	      Fn + F3 (LCD backlight)
	   0x04	      Fn + F4 (Suspend to RAM)
	   0x05	      Fn + F5 (Bluetooth)
	   0x06	      Fn + F6
	   0x07	      Fn + F7 (Screen expand)
	   0x08	      Fn + F8
	   0x09	      Fn + F9
	   0x0a	      Fn + F10
	   0x0b	      Fn + F11
	   0x0c	      Fn + F12 (Suspend to disk)
	   0x0d	      Fn + Backspace
	   0x0e	      Fn + Insert
	   0x0f	      Fn + Delete
	   0x10	      Fn + Home (Brightness up)
	   0x11	      Fn + End (Brightness down)
	   0x12	      Fn + PageUp (ThinkLight)
	   0x13	      Fn + PageDown
	   0x14	      Fn + Space (Zoom)
	   0x15	      Volume Up
	   0x16	      Volume Down
	   0x17	      Mute
	   0x18	      Access IBM Button

   led(4) Interface
     The acpi_ibm driver provides a led(4) interface for the ThinkLight.  The
     ThinkLight can be made to blink by writing ASCII strings to the
     /dev/led/thinklight device.

SYSCTL VARIABLES
     The following sysctls are currently implemented:

     dev.acpi_ibm.0.initialmask
	     (read-only) Bitmask of ACPI events before the acpi_ibm driver was
	     loaded.

     dev.acpi_ibm.0.availmask
	     (read-only) Bitmask of all supported ACPI events.

     dev.acpi_ibm.0.events
	     Enable ACPI events and set the eventmask to availmask.  Without
	     the acpi_ibm driver being loaded, only the Fn+F4 button generates
	     an ACPI event.

     dev.acpi_ibm.0.eventmask
	     Sets the ACPI events which are reported to devd(8).  Fn+F3, Fn+F4
	     and Fn+F12 always generate ACPI events, regardless which value
	     eventmask has.  Depending on the ThinkPad model, the meaning of
	     different bits in the eventmask may vary.	On a ThinkPad T41p
	     this is a bitwise OR of the following:

	     1		 Fn + F1
	     2		 Fn + F2
	     4		 Fn + F3 (LCD backlight)
	     8		 Fn + F4 (Suspend to RAM)
	     16		 Fn + F5 (Bluetooth)
	     32		 Fn + F6
	     64		 Fn + F7 (Screen expand)
	     128	 Fn + F8
	     256	 Fn + F9
	     512	 Fn + F10
	     1024	 Fn + F11
	     2048	 Fn + F12 (Suspend to disk)
	     4096	 Fn + Backspace
	     8192	 Fn + Insert
	     16384	 Fn + Delete
	     32768	 Fn + Home (Brightness up)
	     65536	 Fn + End (Brightness down)
	     131072	 Fn + PageUp (ThinkLight)
	     262144	 Fn + PageDown
	     524288	 Fn + Space (Zoom)
	     1048576	 Volume Up
	     2097152	 Volume Down
	     4194304	 Mute
	     8388608	 Access IBM Button

     dev.acpi_ibm.0.hotkey
	     (read-only) Status of several buttons.  Every time a button is
	     pressed, the respecting bit is toggled.  It is a bitwise OR of
	     the following:

	     1		 Home Button
	     2		 Search Button
	     4		 Mail Button
	     8		 Access IBM Button
	     16		 Zoom
	     32		 Wireless LAN Button
	     64		 Video Button
	     128	 Hibernate Button
	     256	 ThinkLight Button
	     512	 Screen Expand
	     1024	 Brightness Up/Down Button
	     2048	 Volume Up/Down/Mute Button

     dev.acpi_ibm.0.lcd_brightness
	     Current brightness level of the display.

     dev.acpi_ibm.0.volume
	     Speaker volume.

     dev.acpi_ibm.0.mute
	     Indicates, whether the speakers are muted or not.

     dev.acpi_ibm.0.thinklight
	     Indicates, whether the ThinkLight keyboard light is activated or
	     not.

     dev.acpi_ibm.0.bluetooth
	     Toggle Bluetooth chip activity.

     dev.acpi_ibm.0.wlan
	     (read-only) Indicates whether the WLAN chip is active or not.

     dev.acpi_ibm.0.fan
	     Indicates whether the fan is in automatic (1) or manual (0) mode.
	     Default is automatic mode.	 This sysctl should be used with
	     extreme precaution, since disabling automatic fan control might
	     overheat the ThinkPad and lead to permanent damage if the
	     fan_level is not set accordingly.

     dev.acpi_ibm.0.fan_level
	     Indicates at what speed the fan should run when being in manual
	     mode.  Values are ranging from 0 (off) to 7 (max).	 The resulting
	     speed differs from model to model.	 On a T41p this is as follows:

	     0		 off
	     1, 2	 ~3000 RPM
	     3, 4, 5	 ~3600 RPM
	     6, 7	 ~4300 RPM

     dev.acpi_ibm.0.fan_speed
	     (read-only) Fan speed in rounds per minute.  A few older
	     ThinkPads report the fan speed in levels ranging from 0 (off) to
	     7 (max).

     dev.acpi_ibm.0.thermal
	     (read-only) Shows the readings of up to eight different tempera‐
	     ture sensors.  Most ThinkPads include six or more temperature
	     sensors but only expose the CPU temperature through
	     acpi_thermal(4).  Some ThinkPads have the below sensor layout
	     which might vary depending on the specific model:

	     1.	  CPU
	     2.	  Mini PCI Module
	     3.	  HDD
	     4.	  GPU
	     5.	  Built-in battery
	     6.	  UltraBay battery
	     7.	  Built-in battery
	     8.	  UltraBay battery

     Defaults for these sysctls can be set in sysctl.conf(5).

FILES
     /dev/led/thinklight  ThinkLight led(4) device node

EXAMPLES
     The following can be added to devd.conf(5) in order to pass button events
     to a /usr/local/sbin/acpi_oem_exec.sh script:

	   notify 10 {
		   match "system"	   "ACPI";
		   match "subsystem"	   "IBM";
		   action "/usr/local/sbin/acpi_oem_exec.sh $notify ibm";
	   };

     A possible /usr/local/sbin/acpi_oem_exec.sh script might look like:

	   #!/bin/sh
	   #
	   if [ "$1" = "" -o "$2" = "" ]
	   then
		   echo "usage: $0 notify oem_name"
		   exit 1
	   fi
	   NOTIFY=`echo $1`
	   LOGGER="logger"
	   CALC="bc"
	   BC_PRECOMMANDS="scale=2"
	   ECHO="echo"
	   CUT="cut"
	   MAX_LCD_BRIGHTNESS=7
	   MAX_VOLUME=14
	   OEM=$2
	   DISPLAY_PIPE=/tmp/acpi_${OEM}_display

	   case ${NOTIFY} in
		   0x05)
			   LEVEL=`sysctl -n dev.acpi_${OEM}.0.bluetooth`
			   if [ "$LEVEL" = "1" ]
			   then
				   sysctl dev.acpi_${OEM}.0.bluetooth=0
				   MESSAGE="bluetooth disabled"
			   else
				   sysctl dev.acpi_${OEM}.0.bluetooth=1
				   MESSAGE="bluetooth enabled"
			   fi
			   ;;
		   0x10|0x11)
			   LEVEL=`sysctl -n dev.acpi_${OEM}.0.lcd_brightness`
			   PERCENT=`${ECHO} "${BC_PRECOMMANDS} ; \
				    ${LEVEL} / ${MAX_LCD_BRIGHTNESS} * 100" |\
				    ${CALC} | ${CUT} -d . -f 1`
			   MESSAGE="brightness level ${PERCENT}%"
			   ;;
		   0x12)
			   LEVEL=`sysctl -n dev.acpi_${OEM}.0.thinklight`
			   if [ "$LEVEL" = "1" ]
			   then
				   MESSAGE="thinklight enabled"
			   else
				   MESSAGE="thinklight disabled"
			   fi
			   ;;
		   0x15|0x16)
			   LEVEL=`sysctl -n dev.acpi_${OEM}.0.volume`
			   PERCENT=`${ECHO} "${BC_PRECOMMANDS} ; \
				   ${LEVEL} / ${MAX_VOLUME} * 100" | \
				    ${CALC} | ${CUT} -d . -f 1`
			   MESSAGE="volume level ${PERCENT}%"
			   ;;
		   0x17)
			   LEVEL=`sysctl -n dev.acpi_${OEM}.0.mute`
			   if [ "$LEVEL" = "1" ]
			   then
				   MESSAGE="volume muted"
			   else
				   MESSAGE="volume unmuted"
			   fi
			   ;;
		   *)
			   ;;
	   esac
	   ${LOGGER} ${MESSAGE}
	   if [ -p ${DISPLAY_PIPE} ]
	   then
		   ${ECHO} ${MESSAGE} >> ${DISPLAY_PIPE} &
	   fi
	   exit 0

SEE ALSO
     acpi(4), led(4), sysctl.conf(5), devd(8), sysctl(8)

HISTORY
     The acpi_ibm device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 6.0.

AUTHORS
     The acpi_ibm driver was written by Takanori Watanabe
     ⟨takawata@FreeBSD.org⟩ and later mostly rewritten by Markus Brueffer
     ⟨markus@FreeBSD.org⟩.  This manual page was written by Christian Brueffer
     ⟨brueffer@FreeBSD.org⟩ and Markus Brueffer ⟨markus@FreeBSD.org⟩.

BSD			       January 14, 2006				   BSD
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