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4LG Gram laptop extra features
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7By Matan Ziv-Av <matan@svgalib.org>
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10Hotkeys
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12
13The following FN keys are ignored by the kernel without this driver:
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15- FN-F1 (LG control panel)   - Generates F15
16- FN-F5 (Touchpad toggle)    - Generates F21
17- FN-F6 (Airplane mode)      - Generates RFKILL
18- FN-F9 (Reader mode)        - Generates F14
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20The rest of the FN keys work without a need for a special driver.
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23Reader mode
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26Writing 0/1 to /sys/devices/platform/lg-laptop/reader_mode disables/enables
27reader mode. In this mode the screen colors change (blue color reduced),
28and the reader mode indicator LED (on F9 key) turns on.
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31FN Lock
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34Writing 0/1 to /sys/devices/platform/lg-laptop/fn_lock disables/enables
35FN lock.
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38Battery care limit
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41Writing 80/100 to /sys/class/power_supply/CMB0/charge_control_end_threshold
42sets the maximum capacity to charge the battery. Limiting the charge
43reduces battery capacity loss over time.
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45This value is reset to 100 when the kernel boots.
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48Fan mode
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51Writing 1/0 to /sys/devices/platform/lg-laptop/fan_mode disables/enables
52the fan silent mode.
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55USB charge
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58Writing 0/1 to /sys/devices/platform/lg-laptop/usb_charge disables/enables
59charging another device from the USB port while the device is turned off.
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61This value is reset to 0 when the kernel boots.
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64LEDs
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67The are two LED devices supported by the driver:
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69Keyboard backlight
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72A led device named kbd_led controls the keyboard backlight. There are three
73lighting level: off (0), low (127) and high (255).
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75The keyboard backlight is also controlled by the key combination FN-F8
76which cycles through those levels.
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79Touchpad indicator LED
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82On the F5 key. Controlled by led device names tpad_led.
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