On Friday 09 October 2020 02:33:49 Gerardo Esteban Malazdrewicz wrote:
> dell-laptop doesn't even load as is ('No such device')
>
> However, adding an entry in dell_device_table, based on dmidecode
> output (Vendor: Alienware, Type: 10), allows it to load.
>
> But I don't know how to test for any of this additional functionality.
>
> What should I look for?
Hello! dell-laptop driver provides following features:
* rfkill interface for enabling/disabling wifi and bluetooth
- check presence of "*dell*" by /sbin/rfkill utility
* backlight interface for controlling display brightness
- check presence of "dell_backlight" in /sys/class/backlight/
* touchpad led (if your touchpad has some led)
- check presence of "dell-laptop::touchpad" in /sys/class/leds
* configuring keyboard backlight
- check presence of "dell::kbd_backlight" in /sys/class/leds
* led for microphone mute
- check presence of "platform::micmute" in /sys/class/leds
