2 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/leds/Kconfig b/drivers/leds/Kconfig
index 9b60b6b684d9..37e91184756d 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/leds/Kconfig
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ config LEDS_ALIX2
         depends on LEDS_CLASS && X86 && EXPERIMENTAL
         help
           This option enables support for the PCEngines ALIX.2 and ALIX.3 LEDs.
+          You have to set leds-alix2.force=1 for boards with Award BIOS.
 
 config LEDS_H1940
         tristate "LED Support for iPAQ H1940 device"
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-alix2.c b/drivers/leds/leds-alix2.c
index ddbd7730dfc8..731d4eef3425 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-alix2.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-alix2.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 static int force = 0;
 module_param(force, bool, 0444);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(force, "Assume system has ALIX.2 style LEDs");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(force, "Assume system has ALIX.2/ALIX.3 style LEDs");
 
 struct alix_led {
         struct led_classdev cdev;
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@ static int __init alix_led_init(void)
                 goto out;
         }
 
+        /* enable output on GPIO for LED 1,2,3 */
+        outl(1 << 6, 0x6104);
+        outl(1 << 9, 0x6184);
+        outl(1 << 11, 0x6184);
+
         pdev = platform_device_register_simple(KBUILD_MODNAME, -1, NULL, 0);
         if (!IS_ERR(pdev)) {
                 ret = platform_driver_probe(&alix_led_driver, alix_led_probe);