1 2007-12-XX Version 0.10
3 * Add WMI mapper driver (wmi-acer)
5 * Convert acer_acpi to a platform driver, and call the WMI mapper driver
7 * Add EC support for Acer Aspire 5650, 3100, 5100 and 9420
9 * Fix EC support for Acer Aspire 5630 and 9300
11 2007-09-29 Version 0.9.1
13 * Add EC support for Acer TravelMate 5620
17 * Fix more read/ write errors
19 2007-09-27 Version 0.9.0
21 * Fix compiling on older (pre 2.6.20) kernels
23 * Add Acer Aspire 5560, TravelMate 2420 and TravelMate 5720 EC quirks
25 * Cleanup of interface code
27 2007-09-03 Version 0.8.2
29 * Really fix backlight code on older kernels
31 * Fix write errors with /proc/acpi/acer/brightness
33 * Fix problem with driver registration on WMID
35 2007-09-02 Version 0.8.1
37 * Fix backlight code on older (pre 2.6.21) kernels
39 2007-09-01 Version 0.8
41 * Register backlight with backlight subsystem
43 * Register mail LED with LED subsystem
45 * Restored 3G support - please note that on WMID laptops, if you try to write
46 to a device that you don't have, you _will_ get an ACPI error in dmesg (on
47 AMW0 this just fails silently).
49 * Added new sysfs platform driver to /sys/devices/platform/acer_acpi
51 * Added EC support for Aspire 3020, 3040, 5040, 5650 and 9300
53 * Code clean up - switched C99 types to kernel types, removed typedefs
55 2007-08-02 Version 0.7
57 * Removed "enabled: X" support
59 * Added initial support for accessing extra devices/ information through the
60 Embedded Controller (limited to just the Aspire 5020 and TravelMate 2490 -
61 thanks to Petr Tomasek for the TravelMate 2490 support). To test this on
62 another laptop, use "force_series=5020" or "force_series=2490" and report
63 back the results. On the 5020 (AMW0), brightness and accurate reading of
64 wireless and mail LED are supported. On the 2490 (WMID), mail LED is now
65 supported, as well as reading touchpad status. Also, it is possible to force
66 the fan on with both laptops by setting the temperature through ACPI.
68 * Added suspend/ resume support (settings will be correctly stored on return
69 from suspend-to-RAM and suspend-to-disk).
73 2007-07-17 Version 0.6.3
75 * Fix Bash 3.2 bug in Makefile (really fixes *buntu build bug)
77 2007-07-15 Version 0.6.2
79 * Fix packaging bug from 0.6.1 (directory name accidentally
82 2007-07-13 Version 0.6.1
84 * Remove 2.4 kernel check, as it breaks *buntu systems
85 (acer_acpi is still 2.6 only)
87 2007-07-06 Version 0.6
89 * Ran code through lindent (Kernel coding style)
91 * Deprecated "enabled : X" - "X" will now just work
93 * Patched Makefile to stop complaining on kernels <= 2.6.17
96 * Added support for new "WMID" interface (thanks to Jim Ramsay)
98 * Rewrote backend code for all interfaces and /proc (thanks to
101 2007-05-05 Version 0.5
103 * Added new maintainer (Carlos Corbacho)
105 * cat /proc/acpi/acer/{feature} now works
107 * All devices are now turned off by default
109 * Fixed Makefile to build with kernels < 2.6.17 (Bug #2)
111 * Dropped support for 2.4 kernels
113 2007-03-31 Version 0.4
115 * Now builds on current kernels! (thanks to Carlos Corbacho)
117 * acer_acpi has a new home: http://code.google.com/p/aceracpi