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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 keypress 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.  Valid values
             range from 0 (off) to 7 (max) and 8.  Level 8 is used by the driver to set the fan
             in unthrottled mode.  In this mode, the fan is set to spin freely and will quickly
             reach a very high speed.  Use this mode only if absolutely necessary, e.g., if the
             system has reached its critical temperature and it is about to shut down.  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
             8           ~6400 RPM (Full-speed, unthrottled)

     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 temperature 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

     dev.acpi_ibm.0.handlerevents
             devd(8) events handled by acpi_ibm when events is set to 1.  Events are specified as
             a whitespace-separated list of event code in hexadecimal or decimal form.  Note that
             the event maybe handled twice (e.g., Brightness up/down) if ACPI BIOS already
             handled the event.

     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

     The following example specify that event code 0x04 (Suspend to RAM), 0x10 (Brightness up)
     and 0x11 (Brightness down) are handled by acpi_ibm.

           sysctl dev.acpi_ibm.0.handlerevents='0x04 0x10 0x11'

     in sysctl.conf(5):

           dev.acpi_ibm.0.handlerevents=0x04\ 0x10\ 0x11

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>.