Running 11.2 on an ASUS 1000HE. Anyone noticed that eee-tray-control no longer finds a running eee-control-daemon.
I have attempted to re-install using my original fix but it still doesn’t work. Even going back to the 0.9.2 version in the Opensuse Repo doesn’t work. Anyone else have the solution/fix to this?
OK - judging by the amount of replies not many people use eee-control with an ASUS 1000HE…
Anyhow just in case someone stumbles upon this with the same problem, here’s the fix posted over in the Mandriva forum @ eeeuser.. Worked after editing the /usr/bin/eee-control-daemon file as suggested and rebooting. (eee-control 0.9.4 is still installed as per link in my post above).
Here’s the entire post
Edit file /usr/bin/eee-control-daemon and add the following two lines before line 85:
Code:
elif os.path.exists("/sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness"):
brn_path = "/sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness"
After adding those two lines it should be looking like this (lines 83-90):
Code:
if os.path.exists(os.path.join(acpi_base, "brn")):
brn_path = os.path.join(acpi_base, "brn")
elif os.path.exists("/sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness"):
brn_path = "/sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness"
elif os.path.exists("/sys/class/backlight/eeepc/brightness"):
brn_path = "/sys/class/backlight/eeepc/brightness"
else:
brn_path = "/dev/null"Hi
Most of the functions work by default on my netbook (1000HE), but anyway
I’ve picked up those changes and others (she.py etc) and built a new
version 0.9.4. I also have redone the init script to be more openSUSE
friendly.
Anyway, the rpms are built and should be up on the OBS soon for 11.2
and Factory;
http://software.opensuse.org/search?baseproject=openSUSE%3A11.2&p=1&q=eee-control
http://software.opensuse.org/search?baseproject=openSUSE%3AFactory&p=1&q=eee-control
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Dude i freaking love you for updating that. I’ve been needed that forever!
LOL, enjoy 
tested on both 11.2 and 11.3 M4 I notice on 11.2 it sets
defaults for the Fn and hotkeys, but on 11.3 M4 all the options are
disabled so just need to configure as you require.
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Hey thanks! I found that most of the buttons worked except I couldn’t turn the speed down from “performance” so the fan was always kicking in lowing battery life. Besides, I like to see what’s going on with the eee-control-tray icon
Malcolm - back to this again!
I did an upgrade from 11.2 to 11.3 KDE. EEE-control-tray now reports that it cannot contact the eee-control-daemon. I changed the repo to your 11.3 one and updated but still get the same. If I check the services runlevels eee-control-deamon is running in simple mode yes with an * and not running in advanced mode. If I set it to enable and start and reboot - I get the same.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
Dan
Hi
What happens if you start/stop the daemon? It’s working fine here on
the 1000HE?
sudo /usr/sbin/rceee-controld restart
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Hmmm it seems to start then stops
laptop:~ # /usr/sbin/rceee-controld start
Starting eee-control-daemon done
laptop:~ # /usr/sbin/rceee-controld stop
Shutting down eee-control-daemon (not running) failed
Hi
Can you post the output of;
uname -a
lsmod |grep eee
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Here’s the output - thanks
dan-laptop:~ # uname -a
Linux dan-laptop.site 2.6.34-12-default #1 SMP 2010-06-29 02:39:08 +0200 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
dan-laptop:~ # lsmod |grep eee
eeepc_wmi 3170 0
sparse_keymap 3517 1 eeepc_wmi
wmi 7467 1 eeepc_wmi
Hi
The output from mine is;
eeepc_laptop 14976 0
sparse_keymap 3517 1 eeepc_laptop
rfkill 17298 4 eeepc_laptop,cfg80211,bluetooth
pci_hotplug 28749 1 eeepc_laptop
Seems like you don’t have the laptop module running. What happens if
you run;
sudo /sbin/modprobe eeepc_laptop
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Seems like I don’t.
dan-laptop:/ # /sbin/modprobe eeepc_laptop
FATAL: Error inserting eeepc_laptop (/lib/modules/2.6.34-12-default/kernel/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.ko): No such device
How do I install that module?
Hi
And your’s is the same model as mine a 1000HE? you have wmi running I
wonder if you rmmod that one and try the eeepc_laptop one.
malcolml@mizz-piggy:~$ /sbin/modinfo eeepc_wmi
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.34-12-desktop/kernel/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-wmi.ko
alias: wmi:97845ED0-4E6D-11DE-8A39-0800200C9A66
alias: wmi:ABBC0F72-8EA1-11D1-00A0-C90629100000
license: GPL
description: Eee PC WMI Hotkey Driver
author: Yong Wang <yong.y.wang@intel.com>
srcversion: C807156E07FC97EB728DB0A
depends: wmi,sparse-keymap
vermagic: 2.6.34-12-desktop SMP preempt mod_unload modversions
686 malcolml@mizz-piggy:~$ /sbin/modinfo eeepc_laptop
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.34-12-desktop/kernel/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.ko
license: GPL
description: Eee PC Hotkey Driver
author: Corentin Chary, Eric Cooper
srcversion: D76911CD3CCC09BD86FFF06
alias: acpi*:ASUS010:*
depends: sparse-keymap,pci_hotplug,rfkill
vermagic: 2.6.34-12-desktop SMP preempt mod_unload modversions
686 parm: hotplug_disabled:Disable hotplug for wireless
device. If your laptop need that, please report to
acpi4asus-user@lists.sourceforge.net. (bool)
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Thanks for your time on this. Yes - It’s a 1000HE, but I’m not sure I follow the above. What commands would I need to do to remove wmi and add the eeepc_laptop one?
Hi
You need to run rmmod, if that works it won’t survive a reboot. But at
least we have some data and it should be logged as a bug.
sudo /sbin/rmmod eeepc_wmi
sudo /sbin/modprobe eeepc_laptop
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I get
dan-laptop:~ # /sbin/rmmod eeepc_wmi
dan-laptop:~ # /sbin/modprobe eeepc_laptop
FATAL: Error inserting eeepc_laptop (/lib/modules/2.6.34-12-default/kernel/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.ko): No such device
But I get this as well…
dan-laptop:~ # /sbin/modinfo eeepc_wmi
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.34-12-default/kernel/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-wmi.ko
alias: wmi:97845ED0-4E6D-11DE-8A39-0800200C9A66
alias: wmi:ABBC0F72-8EA1-11D1-00A0-C90629100000
license: GPL
description: Eee PC WMI Hotkey Driver
author: Yong Wang <yong.y.wang@intel.com>
srcversion: C807156E07FC97EB728DB0A
depends: wmi,sparse-keymap
vermagic: 2.6.34-12-default SMP mod_unload modversions 586TSC
dan-laptop:~ # /sbin/modinfo eeepc_laptop
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.34-12-default/kernel/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.ko
license: GPL
description: Eee PC Hotkey Driver
author: Corentin Chary, Eric Cooper
srcversion: D76911CD3CCC09BD86FFF06
alias: acpi*:ASUS010:*
depends: hwmon,sparse-keymap,pci_hotplug,rfkill
vermagic: 2.6.34-12-default SMP mod_unload modversions 586TSC
parm: hotplug_disabled:Disable hotplug for wireless device. If your laptop need that, please report to acpi4asus-user@lists.sourceforge.net. (bool)
Which shows eeepc_laptop is there? Any advice on what’s going on?
Hi
It is a strange one indeed!! Yes modinfo just provides the information
on the available kernel module. After you ran the rmmod of the wmi one,
id you run lsmod command, does the module get removed? You may also
have to rmmod sparse_keymap as well before trying the eeepc one.
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