VAIO S ACPI script

ACPI script for Sony VAIO S series that makes special keys work on Linux.

FEATURES

• STAMINA / SPEED switches CPU and fan mode between silent and performance
• FN+F1 disables / enables touchpad
• FN+F9&F10 (Zoom-Out&In) decreases / increases keyboard backlight timeout
• VAIO button switches keyboard backlight mode
• ASSIST button enables fan force mode

INSTALLING

• Install acpid - apt install acpid
• Install TLP - apt install tlp (Optional)
• Place files into /etc/acpi/
• Don't forget to make script executable - chmod +x /etc/acpi/actions/sony-laptop.sh
• Restart laptop

TROUBLESHOOTING

If after keypress nothing happens:

Check daemon status - systemctl status acpid.service

• Then, if daemon inactive:
  • Enable autostart - systemctl enable acpid.service
  • Start it now - systemctl start acpid.service
• If daemon active:
  • Check keypress detect work - acpi_listen
  • Then press some FN or VAIO keys, terminal must show ACPI events
  • If events doesn't shows up - that is acpid problem
  • If events shows up, but nothing happens:
    • Open /etc/acpi/events/sony-laptop
    • Replace sony/hotkey SNY5001:00 by acpi_listen output after keypress
    • Open /etc/acpi/actions/sony-laptop.sh
    • Replace ACPI event codes by acpi_listen outputs after non-working keypreses