I found a package in the extra repository called i8kutils, which is described as: Dell Inspiron/Latitude kernel driver and utilities. I've installed it and will reboot and see what happens. I never thought to search the repository for Dell-specific packages.
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Ireneusz Gierlach <[email protected]>wrote: > I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for ( I don't have much > time to check it right now) but there are a few kernel drivers/modules > that relate to Dell laptops in general: > > [this is from linux 3.3-rc3] > CONFIG_DELL_LAPTOP > This driver adds support for rfkill and backlight control to Dell > laptops. > > CONFIG_DELL_WMI_AIO > Say Y here if you want to support WMI-based hotkeys on Dell > All-In-One machines. > > CONFIG_DELL_WMI > Say Y here if you want to support WMI-based hotkeys on Dell laptops. > > I came across these some time ago when I was figuring things out on my > toshiba, so I'm not sure if they will be of much use. > > > --Ireneusz Gierlach > > On 02/22/12 13:26, Scott Vargovich wrote: > > I searched the Arch Wiki and duckduckgo.com <http://duckduckgo.com> for > > a way to get the volume control buttons to work on my laptop, but found > > nothing useful. Jeremiah or anybody else - do you know of a way to get > > these working? > > > > Thanks, > > -- > > <>< Scott Vargovich <>< > > ------------------------------------------ > > OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > > Group. > > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] > > For more options, visit our group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > References can be found at: http://goo.gl/anqri > > Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rules > > or http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > References can be found at: http://goo.gl/anqri > Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rulesor > http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf) > -- <>< Scott Vargovich <>< ------------------------------------------ OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E ------------------------------------------ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup References can be found at: http://goo.gl/anqri Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rules or http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf)
