From bf4fb38d8f223c826a9af2bfef72924dde129eb5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pekka Helenius Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2018 21:15:38 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Add keyboard notes file --- keyboard_color_support/notes.md | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+) create mode 100644 keyboard_color_support/notes.md diff --git a/keyboard_color_support/notes.md b/keyboard_color_support/notes.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d568386 --- /dev/null +++ b/keyboard_color_support/notes.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +At first, install `clevo-xsm-wmi-dkms`, then `clevo-xsm-wmi-util` + +Patches for Clevo N950TP6 laptop and orange color support have been added. + +---------------------- + +After you have installed `clevo-xsm-wmi-util`, do the following in your terminal: + +Enable Clevo XSM WMI service: + +``` +sudo systemctl enable clevo-xsm-wmi.service +sudo systemctl start clevo-xsm-wmi.service +``` + +---------------------- + +If you are not rebooting your computer, do the following in your current session: + +``` +sudo modprobe clevo-xsm-wmi +``` + +---------------------- + +Launch the Clevo keyboard configuration utility with sudo or graphical sudo (kdesu, gksu etc.): + +``` +sudo /usr/bin/clevo-xsm-wmi +``` + +You need root rights to alter keyboard lightning! + +---------------------- + +NOTE: At the moment of writing this, only changing keyboard colors & turning on/off the lightning works. I could not set any modes or alter keyboard brightness via the utility. + +NOTE: + +I am using KDE desktop environment. Therfore, I use kdesu command in my `clevo-xsm-wmi-util.desktop` file. If you use GTK or other desktop environment, change the sudo part of the Exec part to suit your needs. For example, I have + +``` +Exec=kdesu /usr/bin/clevo-xsm-wmi +```