File acerhk-README.SuSE of Package acerhk

Hi

After installing the acerhk-kmp package for your kernel, open a console 
and try to load the module as root: "modprobe acerhk"

Have a look at /var/log/messages : if your model is not recognized 
correctly, try to force it with "modprobe force_series=<model> acerhk".

You can append more options to the driver - have a look at the output 
of "modinfo acerhk" - if necessary.

When the module is loaded, you should be able to get keycodes from 
the special keys of your laptop (see /var/log/messages for details). 
Have a look at the README and FAQ files how to define events for this 
keycodes.

The easiest way to get the module loaded on every boot is to add an 
entry to /etc/init.d/boot.local like:
 /sbin/modprobe acerhk
 echo 1 > /proc/driver/acerhk/wirelessled 

//Edit by A.K.

Another way is

a) Enable autoloading of acerhk by adding it to /etc/sysconfig/kernel:

Search the line: 

MODULES_LOADED_ON_BOOT='' 

and add it there (between the '', add acerhk without ".ko"-ending)

b) Install the RPM "acerhk" also provided by this repository, it will install a file "/etc/modprobe.d/acerhk" containing

options acerhk autowlan=1

If you need other parameters for acerhk (like force_series=your-laptop-model), you can add them here also.

Have a look at /usr/share/doc/packages/acerhk/README for other module parameters


Acer Aspire 5100 series
-----------------------

You can get hotkeys working even on an amd64 systems by loading the module
with this parameters: usedritek=1 force_series=5100

You can make this permanent by creating /etc/modprobe.d/acerhk which
contains: options acerhk usedritek=1 force_series=5100

Contributor:  Adam Cécile (Le_Vert) <gandalf@le-vert.net> 

Have a lot of fun!