Hi all,
it would be great, if we can choose pb_fnmode while configure the
kernel. I have a PowerBook5,6 but want fkeysfirst. So I have to
# echo 2 >| /sys/module/hid/parameters/pb_fnmode
by hand after each boot. The module-parm pb_fnmode doesn't work
either in /etc/modules nor in a modprobe instruction while boot.
An modprobe -r usb-hid hid; sleep 2; modprobe hid pb_fnmode=2;
modprobe usb-hid works on a fresh booted machine.
Else module-parm isn't available with a built-in hid, though.
Thanks
Elimar
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On Fri, 2 Feb 2007, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> it would be great, if we can choose pb_fnmode while configure the
> kernel. I have a PowerBook5,6 but want fkeysfirst. So I have to # echo 2
> >| /sys/module/hid/parameters/pb_fnmode by hand after each boot. The
> module-parm pb_fnmode doesn't work either in /etc/modules nor in a
> modprobe instruction while boot. An modprobe -r usb-hid hid; sleep 2;
> modprobe hid pb_fnmode=2; modprobe usb-hid works on a fresh booted
> machine. Else module-parm isn't available with a built-in hid, though.
Hi Elimar,
sorry, but I don't seem to understand your problem. There are two
situations - either you have hid bultin in kernel, or compiled as a
module. In the first case, you simply modify the kernel boot commandline
to contain a string
hid.pb_fnmode=2
and that's it. In the latter case, you add something like
options hid pb_fnmode=2
into the /etc/modprobe.conf file (or you can use any distro-specific way
to pass parameters to modules, such as /etc/modprobe.d). This is standard
way to do things, and it works also with hid.
I don't think there is a need to have this as a separate kernel
configuration option.
Thanks,
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On Sun, 04 Feb 2007 the mental interface of
Jiri Kosina told:
> On Fri, 2 Feb 2007, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
>
> > it would be great, if we can choose pb_fnmode while configure the
> > kernel. I have a PowerBook5,6 but want fkeysfirst. So I have to # echo 2
> > >| /sys/module/hid/parameters/pb_fnmode by hand after each boot. The
> > module-parm pb_fnmode doesn't work either in /etc/modules nor in a
> > modprobe instruction while boot. An modprobe -r usb-hid hid; sleep 2;
> > modprobe hid pb_fnmode=2; modprobe usb-hid works on a fresh booted
> > machine. Else module-parm isn't available with a built-in hid, though.
>
> Hi Elimar,
>
> sorry, but I don't seem to understand your problem. There are two
> situations - either you have hid bultin in kernel, or compiled as a
> module. In the first case, you simply modify the kernel boot commandline
> to contain a string
>
> hid.pb_fnmode=2
This works fine, thanks ;)
> and that's it. In the latter case, you add something like
>
> options hid pb_fnmode=2
>
> into the /etc/modprobe.conf file (or you can use any distro-specific way
> to pass parameters to modules, such as /etc/modprobe.d). This is standard
> way to do things, and it works also with hid.
Hmmm, I've had "options hid pb_fnmode=2" in /etc/modprobe.d/hid,
which did not work. But "options hid pb_fnmode=2" in
/etc/modprobe.conf works well ;)
> I don't think there is a need to have this as a separate kernel
> configuration option.
Thanks, sorry for the noise.
Elimar
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