On 12/29/2011 05:27 AM, Rob Kampen wrote: > Hi List, > Just loaded our favorite OS onto my new ASUS laptop. > Practically everything worked out of the box - I used the live DVD to > check things out and installed from there. > I have followed > http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus-gaming-notebook-forum/553474-g73-asus-wmi-linux-driver-i-need-your-help-6.html > to get suspend working and also to get function keys working for LCD > screen backlight controls working (Fn F5 and Fn F6). > Upon further searches I find that there is a kernel module asus-wmi.ko > available in some distros that also allows some of the other Asus > functions to operate - of particular interest is the keyboard backlight > (Fn F3 and Fn F4) as well as the master backlight on/off key to function. > > Question, does anyone know where and how to locate this (asus-wmi.ko) > and get it functioning under CentOS 6.2? > > I am prepared to set up the required build environment - but need some > assistance as this is really at the limits of my experience. I have > rebuilt the kernel to remove patches with some success previously and > will have to dust off this knowledge if required. > Best course of action is to ask help from ElRepo repository. they build and maintain many kernel modules. -- Ljubomir Ljubojevic (Love is in the Air) PL Computers Serbia, Europe Google is the Mother, Google is the Father, and traceroute is your trusty Spiderman... StarOS, Mikrotik and CentOS/RHEL/Linux consultant