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JafarAkhondali / acer-predator-turbo-and-rgb-keyboard-linux-module

Linux kernel module to support Turbo mode and RGB Keyboard for Acer Predator notebook series
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Unable to disable the Keyboard LED on a Acer Predator PH315-55 running on Ubuntu 22.04 #97

Open alok-38 opened 1 year ago

alok-38 commented 1 year ago

It is a dual boot system.I followed the exact steps after cloning the kernel module. I booted to windows and disabled the Keyboard LED using the Predator sense software. Rebooted to Linux.No luck. Installed it as a systemd service and rebooted to windows. Works well on it. Rebooted to Linux, but no luck. It is running on Ubuntu 22.04 fully updated and patched.

alok-38 commented 1 year ago

Update on what just happened. After booting to Linux with the keyboard LED still enabled, I rebooted to the BIOS to find that Secure boot was already disabled whereas Fastboot was enabled. I disabled Fastboot and went to windows to confirm if everything is okay. It turned out to be okay. Booted back to Linux and it turned out to be okay as well! I am wondering if this has anything to do with disabling Fastboot? I will monitor the situation for a few days and leave another note if it is a good idea to tweak this module to make it work flawlessly on this system.

alok-38 commented 1 year ago

Update: In order to ensure that the Keyboard LED stays disabled, I have to first boot to windows and then to Linux.

zetchz commented 1 year ago

Hi alok. I just got this laptop and am running ubuntu 22.04 updated version too.

I am not able to control the rgb lights of the keyboard with this package. Did I installed wrongly or are you unable to control the lights too?

alok-38 commented 1 year ago

Which Acer model are you referring to?

zetchz commented 1 year ago

System Information Manufacturer: Acer Product Name: Predator PH315-55 Base Board Information Manufacturer: ADL Product Name: Evoque_ADH Version: V1.10

alok-38 commented 12 months ago

Please try to follow the exact same steps which I did. It may or may not work for this model. I would have dove deeper if I had knowledge of drivers and the Linux kernel.