On 21 May 2016 at 19:46, Jonathan Cameron <jic23@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 20/05/16 14:56, Lasse Schuirmann wrote: >> On 20 May 2016 at 15:53, <jic23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> On 19.05.2016 22:12, Jonathan Cameron wrote: >>>> >>>> On 19 May 2016 19:14:52 BST, Lasse Schuirmann >>>> <lasse.schuirmann@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I'm trying to use Linux on a Lenovo Yoga 300 and can't get the >>>>> accelerometer running. It was suggested at >>>>> >>>>> https://github.com/hadess/iio-sensor-proxy/issues/83#issuecomment-220399560 >>>>> that I contact this mailing list as no driver seems to exist yet. >>>>> >>>>> The device in question is an accelerometer from "Bitland Corporation" >>>>> with the APCI ID "DUAL250E". >>>>> >>>>> Windows drivers seem to be available at >>>>> http://driverlibs.com/download/Dual-Accelerometer. >>>>> >>>>> I wonder if somebody possibly has the same problem and/or would be >>>>> interested in helping getting this to work. >>>>> >>>>> Sincerely, >>>>> >>>>> Lasse Schuirmann >>>> >>>> >>>> Hmm long shot but any idea if it could be a rebadged bma250e which is a >>>> Bosch >>>> sensortech part? Not sure what the dual bit would be about though. >>>> >>>> Digging in those windows drivers may give us more info. They are on >>>> lenovos >>>> website as well. >>>> >>>> On phone right now but will have a look tomorrow. >>>> >>> >>> Hmm. The driver in question is based on Microsoft's example accelerometer >>> driver >>> for an ADXL345. >>> >>> https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn760713(v=vs.85).aspx >>> >>> Not sure this is going to get us much further though... >>> >>> No usefully named function names that I can get out of the >>> DualSPDAccelerometer.dll >>> Not sure where to go next on reverse engineering this. Are you willing to >>> open things up to take a look at what is on the board? >> >> This is not my device so I can't say definitely but I may well be able >> to open it up once if you tell me what you're looking for as I'm not >> much of a hardware person. > Pretty much playing guess which chip is the accelerometer - tend to be perhaps > 3x3mm and see if it has a logo on the top or a more detailed part number. > > Otherwise, I'm guessing the laptop no longer has windows on it, so > trying to snoop on bus transfers is going to be 'tricky'. windows is still present. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-iio" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
