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-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt | 19 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt index 96687d0106a9..bd87682103c1 100644 --- a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt +++ b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt | |||
@@ -1098,18 +1098,31 @@ Volume control | |||
1098 | procfs: /proc/acpi/ibm/volume | 1098 | procfs: /proc/acpi/ibm/volume |
1099 | 1099 | ||
1100 | This feature allows volume control on ThinkPad models with a digital | 1100 | This feature allows volume control on ThinkPad models with a digital |
1101 | volume knob, as well as mute/unmute control. The available commands are: | 1101 | volume knob (when available, not all models have it), as well as |
1102 | mute/unmute control. The available commands are: | ||
1102 | 1103 | ||
1103 | echo up >/proc/acpi/ibm/volume | 1104 | echo up >/proc/acpi/ibm/volume |
1104 | echo down >/proc/acpi/ibm/volume | 1105 | echo down >/proc/acpi/ibm/volume |
1105 | echo mute >/proc/acpi/ibm/volume | 1106 | echo mute >/proc/acpi/ibm/volume |
1107 | echo unmute >/proc/acpi/ibm/volume | ||
1106 | echo 'level <level>' >/proc/acpi/ibm/volume | 1108 | echo 'level <level>' >/proc/acpi/ibm/volume |
1107 | 1109 | ||
1108 | The <level> number range is 0 to 14 although not all of them may be | 1110 | The <level> number range is 0 to 14 although not all of them may be |
1109 | distinct. The unmute the volume after the mute command, use either the | 1111 | distinct. The unmute the volume after the mute command, use either the |
1110 | up or down command (the level command will not unmute the volume). | 1112 | up or down command (the level command will not unmute the volume), or |
1113 | the unmute command. | ||
1114 | |||
1111 | The current volume level and mute state is shown in the file. | 1115 | The current volume level and mute state is shown in the file. |
1112 | 1116 | ||
1117 | You can use the volume_capabilities parameter to tell the driver | ||
1118 | whether your thinkpad has volume control or mute-only control: | ||
1119 | volume_capabilities=1 for mixers with mute and volume control, | ||
1120 | volume_capabilities=2 for mixers with only mute control. | ||
1121 | |||
1122 | If the driver misdetects the capabilities for your ThinkPad model, | ||
1123 | please report this to ibm-acpi-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, so that we | ||
1124 | can update the driver. | ||
1125 | |||
1113 | There are two strategies for volume control. To select which one | 1126 | There are two strategies for volume control. To select which one |
1114 | should be used, use the volume_mode module parameter: volume_mode=1 | 1127 | should be used, use the volume_mode module parameter: volume_mode=1 |
1115 | selects EC mode, and volume_mode=3 selects EC mode with NVRAM backing | 1128 | selects EC mode, and volume_mode=3 selects EC mode with NVRAM backing |
@@ -1450,3 +1463,5 @@ Sysfs interface changelog: | |||
1450 | is deprecated and marked for removal. | 1463 | is deprecated and marked for removal. |
1451 | 1464 | ||
1452 | 0x020600: Marker for backlight change event support. | 1465 | 0x020600: Marker for backlight change event support. |
1466 | |||
1467 | 0x020700: Support for mute-only mixers. | ||