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An rpm package for eee-control is available at http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/285824/eee-c … noarch.rpm
The src.rpm is at http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/285824/eee-c … .0.src.rpm but you only need that if you want to build the package yourself.
eee-control replaces both the dkms-eeepc-linux kernel module and poweeersave. You should uninstall the dkms-eeepc-linux package before installing eee-control
You will need python-smbus as well. -----EDIT----- Adam has made an official Mandriva package of python-smbus. It is available from the 2009.0 update server.
Install python-smbus first, and then click on the eee-control package and let gurpmi work its magic.
To run it first check that the eee-control-daemon is running in MandrivaControlCentre>System>Services and then open the desktop applet which is in Menu>Tools>SystemTools
If you want to be sure eee-control is working you can stop the daemon and then run
eee-control-daemon -V
in a root terminal. You will then see messages every time you use the applet.
I had to modify eee-control to work on my eee701. It appears to work for me. Feedback would be appreciated for other eee models.
One thing not working quite right is toggling wifi on/off with eee-control, but then it does not work with the Fn+F2 button either :-)
Documentation is on the authors site at http://greg.geekmind.org/eee-control/
Many thanks to the author Grigori Goronzy (marx) for providing some great software.
As with the previous kernel module, overclocking your eee could cause it to overheat. Use this software at your own risk.
EDIT
The package downloads have been updated with a new version with an improved startup script.
Last edited by delboy711 (2008-12-16 11:38:57 am)
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Testing in a Eee PC 901 with the testing kernel 2.6.27.5-desktop586-0.uc1mnb (is in main-testing media, and suspend works fine 
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1- The daemon runs only if I start it from a console as root (eee-control-daemon -V), but in the control center of Mandriva appears as not runing 
2. Performance messages appear on the root-console, but not changes in Wifi Blueetooth, Camera and Card Reader
3. When I select Wifi off the blue light still on, but actually not runing the wifi; enabling it again it appears as runing, but it was impossible to connect to any avalaible wireless net, can't activate any essid. The command "service network restart" give me an error message about an ifplug command runing for ra0 (ra0 is the wireless name).
Regards
Francisco Alcaraz (Spain)
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Thanks for the feedback falcaraz
1/ The GUI reports the daemon is not running but if you check with the command line with
service eee-control status or
ps aux | grep eee
then it reports the daemon is running. I will check out why the GUI mis reports the status.
2/ True, but if you do
cat /sys/devices/platform/eeepc/camera
you can see if the command worked or not.
Is there an entry there for bluetooth on the 901?
3/ I think on the 901 the blue light stays on if bluetooth is enabled.
I get the issue with wireless not recovering when the wifi is turned on too. I think that is the same kernel issue people have been experiencing with Fn+F2
Do the performance settings make a difference on a 901? On my 701 the frame rate of glxgears goes up from 300fps to 510fps when I switch between 'normal and 'full'
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I have fixed the issue with the services GUI not recognising eee-control is running. An updated eee-control package is here
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/285824/eee-c … noarch.rpm
The old eee-control package will have to removed before this can be installed because I messed up the version numbering.
The src rpm is here (only needed if you are building the package)
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/285824/eee-c … .0.src.rpm
Last edited by delboy711 (2008-11-11 6:55:48 pm)
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delboy711 wrote:
Thanks for the feedback falcaraz
1/ The GUI reports the daemon is not running but if you check with the command line with
service eee-control status or
ps aux | grep eee
then it reports the daemon is running. I will check out why the GUI mis reports the status.
2/ True, but if you do
cat /sys/devices/platform/eeepc/camera
you can see if the command worked or not.
Is there an entry there for bluetooth on the 901?
3/ I think on the 901 the blue light stays on if bluetooth is enabled.
I get the issue with wireless not recovering when the wifi is turned on too. I think that is the same kernel issue people have been experiencing with Fn+F2
Do the performance settings make a difference on a 901? On my 701 the frame rate of glxgears goes up from 300fps to 510fps when I switch between 'normal and 'full'
1/ OK, here also shows that the daemon is runing.
2/ OK, camera show 0 or 1 if is of or on; not, there are not entry for bluetooth
Performance affect also to glxgears:
normal: 533-570 fps
powersave: 412-424
high: 578-620
super: 616-645
Thanks for your work
Francisco Alcaraz (Spain)
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delboy711 wrote:
I have fixed the issue with the services GUI not recognising eee-control is running. An updated eee-control package is here
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/285824/eee-c … noarch.rpm
The old eee-control package will have to removed before this can be installed because I messed up the version numbering.
The src rpm is here (only needed if you are building the package)
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/285824/eee-c … .0.src.rpm
Installed the new package and solved the problem, the service appears now as runing. :-)
Thanks again
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The kernel needs at least the following change to have control of the bluetooth interface.
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/g … 8e;hb=HEAD
"eeepc-laptop: Use standard interfaces"
Possible worth submitting a mandriva bug to request having it added:
http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=49585
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NickBrown wrote:
The kernel needs at least the following change to have control of the bluetooth interface.
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/g … 8e;hb=HEAD
"eeepc-laptop: Use standard interfaces"
Possible worth submitting a mandriva bug to request having it added:
http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=49585
Accordign to yours recommendations, I have submitted a new bug:
Bug 45727 - kernel don't control the bluetooth interface in an Asus Eee PC 901
Thanks for the information
Francisco Alcaraz (Spain)
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delboy711 wrote:
I have fixed the issue with the services GUI not recognising eee-control is running. An updated eee-control package is here
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/285824/eee-c … noarch.rpm
The old eee-control package will have to removed before this can be installed because I messed up the version numbering.
The src rpm is here (only needed if you are building the package)
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/285824/eee-c … .0.src.rpm
Now everytime I start the system the daemon is runing, I have added a file named eeetray.sh (created with "touch eeetray.sh" and edited with nano )in the ./kde4/Autostart folder into my account, with the next content:
"eee-control-tray"
An made it executable (chmod +x eeetray.sh)
eee
Results: everytime I start a kde4 session, I have the eee icon in the kde4 panel and it is runing fine (except the mentioned problems in other posts), event the hotkeys (configured the first to turn-off the screen light, second to run OpenOffice.org writer, third for Firefox and forth a Konsole.
Great!
Thank you very much for such a good work
Regards
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That's wonderful. Thanks
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Just noticed that there's a new version available... is there any possibilities to get eee-control .rpm updated to the latest version? 
(I'm very interested about my 901 CPU temperatures..)
Almost forgot...THANKS for job done already!
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RPM for release 0.8.1 is here http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/285824/eee-c … noarch.rpm
The authors changelog is at http://greg.geekmind.org/eee-control/#news
Note: The fan speed sensor only works if you have 'smart fan control' enabled.
Last edited by delboy711 (2008-11-28 1:29:52 pm)
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Will this work with 2008.1?
Also for any 900 owners using this, what sort of performance increase can you get? Obviously we're already running the cpu at 900MHz as stock.
Last edited by bus_ter (2008-11-14 7:39:16 am)
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delboy711 wrote:
RPM for release 0.8.1 is here http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/285824/eee-c … noarch.rpm
Thanks, again...
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bus_ter wrote:
Will this work with 2008.1?
Also for any 900 owners using this, what sort of performance increase can you get? Obviously we're already running the cpu at 900MHz as stock.
Yes it should work on 2008.1. You will need python-smbus from my download area.
Dont know if it will make any difference to your performance. Try it out.
The code shows it switching between 70 and 100 for an eee900, but maybe that means it is being underclocked?
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delboy711 wrote:
RPM for release 0.8.1 is here http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/285824/eee-c … noarch.rpm
The authors changelog is at http://greg.geekmind.org/eee-control/#news
Note: The fan speed sensor only works if you have 'smart fan control' enabled.
Thanks a lot, now in my 901 I can see easily temperature, fan speed and fan rpm 
Best wishes
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New release 0.8.2 avalaible in the eee-control page, with lot of improvements, specially for Celeron processors (701)
Regards
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falcaraz wrote:
New release 0.8.2 avalaible in the eee-control page, with lot of improvements, specially for Celeron processors (701)
Regards
I have to go on a business trip, so will not be able to produce an updated package until the end of the wek, but there is no rush. My 0.8.1 package was already patched with most of these improvements.
Last edited by delboy711 (2008-11-16 5:15:38 pm)
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delboy711 wrote:
falcaraz wrote:
New release 0.8.2 avalaible in the eee-control page, with lot of improvements, specially for Celeron processors (701)
RegardsThere is no rush. My 0.8.1 package was already patched with most of these improvements
Great!, your package is runing fine in my 901, hope soon we'll have a new Mandriva kernel supporting 901 bluetooth, Fn keys and some kind of package to know the status of Shift, Num Lock & Scr Lk keys in Kde4
Thanks again for such a good work
Francisco Alcaraz
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delboy: as I wrote in the other thread, can you send me the change you had to make to python-smbus to make it work?
Also, if you like, I can add eee-control to the official repos. If you just send me the changes when it needs to be updated I can stick it in.
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Adam has corrected the Mandriva python-smbus package. It now works OK, so there is no need to use my package any longer.
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eee-control-0.8.2 is now available from http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/285824/eee-c … noarch.rpm
changelog can be viewed at the authors site at http://greg.geekmind.org/eee-control/
Key difference is addition of 'powersave mode' for 701, fan sensor now works even if smart fan control is not enabled.
src.rpm for those interested is at http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/285824/eee-c … .0.src.rpm
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I've a few questions/clarifications about eee control that I'm not totally clear about after reading the authors website.
I have a 901, so I'm after answers specific to the 901.
1) The 'performance' options are purely the FSB? They don't affect cpufreq, so I still need to/can use kpowersave to adjust the cpufreq and governor?
2) eeecontrol defaults to 'normal', but has two levels above this (high and super), when running the stock Mandriva 2009, what FSB speed does 'normal' relate to and is this the speed that is always used by Mandriva if eeecontrol isn't installed/running?
3) It says bluetooth isn't running, but this is just to the lack of bluetooth reporting in the eee kernel module right?
4) When I show 'sensors' my temp is running at 54-55C (on mains power), is this normal safe? I have enabled 'smart fan control' and it doesn't seem to ahve made it worse, but the fan is definitely running less. So I guess that is good! What does 'fan speed' mean, as it has the fan rpm separately?
5) Are there any problems running eeecontrol and kde 3.5 kpowersave at the same time, they don't stuff each other up when switching from mains to battery or anything like that?
And finally, thanks for packaging all this up and making it easy for me!
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holcus wrote:
I've a few questions/clarifications about eee control that I'm not totally clear about after reading the authors website.
I have a 901, so I'm after answers specific to the 901.
1) The 'performance' options are purely the FSB? They don't affect cpufreq, so I still need to/can use kpowersave to adjust the cpufreq and governor?
2) eeecontrol defaults to 'normal', but has two levels above this (high and super), when running the stock Mandriva 2009, what FSB speed does 'normal' relate to and is this the speed that is always used by Mandriva if eeecontrol isn't installed/running?
3) It says bluetooth isn't running, but this is just to the lack of bluetooth reporting in the eee kernel module right?
4) When I show 'sensors' my temp is running at 54-55C (on mains power), is this normal safe? I have enabled 'smart fan control' and it doesn't seem to ahve made it worse, but the fan is definitely running less. So I guess that is good! What does 'fan speed' mean, as it has the fan rpm separately?
5) Are there any problems running eeecontrol and kde 3.5 kpowersave at the same time, they don't stuff each other up when switching from mains to battery or anything like that?
And finally, thanks for packaging all this up and making it easy for me!
From reading the code I can answer some of your questions, but for more detail ask the author 'marx'
1/ eee-control does not affect cpu scaling. That is working entirely independently. eee-control adjusts the Front Side Bus (FSB) frequency and the PCI Bus frequency. Since the CPU frequency is derived from the FSB then the cpu speed is affected but kpowersave will not be aware of it.
2/ eee-control uses different settings for each eee model. The code contains this chart
Model powersave normal high super
701/700SE/900 60/99 70/99 85/100 100/100
900A/901/1000 38/166 48/176 52/176 56/186
The first number is the FSB, the second is the PCI
(The 701 does not have a control for PCI bus)
3/ Yes
4/ Fan speed is the setting for the pulse width modulation fan controller. It should be directly related to fan rpm.
If the smart fan control is maintaining the temparature, then I guess it is doing its job.
5/ No there should be no issue as far as I can tell. kpowersave is changing nothing but the cpu scaling govenor, eee-control does not touch the govenor at all.
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holcus wrote:
I have a 901, so I'm after answers specific to the 901.
3) It says bluetooth isn't running, but this is just to the lack of bluetooth reporting in the eee kernel module right?
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