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TOSHSET(1)		    User-installed Software		    TOSHSET(1)

NAME
       toshset - manipulate bios and hardware settings of Toshiba laptops

SYNOPSIS
       toshset [TOGGLEOPTIONS | QUERYOPTIONS | FEATUREOPTIONS]...

DESCRIPTION
       Toshset	ia  a command-line tool to allow access to much of the Toshiba
       hardware interface developed by Jonathan Buzzard. It can do things like
       set the hard drive spin-down time, turn off the display and set the fan
       speed.

       Credit for the difficult task of reverse-engineering the Toshiba	 hard‐
       ware  interface	goes to Jonathan Buzzard.  A link for Jonathan's tools
       is http://www.buzzard.org.uk/toshiba/

       All options are listed by running toshset with no arguments.

       If an argument option is specified as the  ``-''	 character,  stdin  is
       read  for that option. This is particularly convenient when setting the
       owner string.

       The method used for access to the laptop hardware is given by  the  the
       HCI/SCI	access	mode query field. This should be kernel or direct. The
       kernel method requires kernel support and it is the only access	method
       supported  for  ACPI kernels. If ACPI is not used this package does not
       require a special kernel module. Also, it is highly  likely  that  this
       tool  will  work	 under	different flavors of *NIX. As a result of this
       design consideration, and because of my own desire that not every  user
       be  able	 to  change  my laptop's hardware settings, the user must have
       read/write permission to /dev/toshiba in order for this program to  run
       properly.

   Toggle Options:
       -l     toggle  long query in which the assocated command-line option is
	      printed with each queried feature.

       -fast  run in fast mode: a startup check is skipped, and values are not
	      queried  after the are set. On machines for which ioctl is slow,
	      this can speed toshset up by up to a factor of 2/5.

       -v     toggle verbose  mode  in	which  normally	 silent	 messages  are
	      printed.

   Query Options:
       -q  [glob]
	      query features specified by glob (all features if glob omitted).
	      The glob string is sandwiched between asterisks,	so  specifying
	      -q  bat  will query all features whose names contain the ``bat''
	      substring. If no glob is given, then all features are queried.

   Feature Options:
       Valid settings for features can be listed by omitting the argument. The
       current list of feature options is

       -b  <off|on>
	      enable/disable system beep

       -lcd <setting>
	      set lcd brightness.

       -inten <setting>
	      set lcd brightness. Not all models support both -lcd and -inten.

       -pow <setting>
	      set power-up mode

       -vol <0-4>
	      set beep volume. Note that this controls the modem volume for my
	      PCMCIA modem.

       -hdd <num>
	      number of minutes until disk spindown

       -dstretch <off|on>
	      enable/disable display stretch

       -d <num>
	      number of minutes until display auto-off

       -c <method>
	      set cooling method

       -bs <setting>
	      set battery-save mode

       -bl <off|on>
	      control lcd backlight

       -bluetooth <off|on>
	      power-up + attach internal bluetooth device, or shutdown.

       -fan <setting>
	      control fan

       -video <int|ext|both|tv|mode5|mode6|mode7>
	      set display device for video: internal lcd, external monitor, or
	      tv-out

       -cpu <slow|fast>
	      set CPU speed

       -cpucache <off|on>
	      enable/disable CPU cache

       -sleep <off|on>
	      enable/disable CPU sleep mode

       -balarm <off|on>
	      enable/disable battery alarm

       -palarm <off|on>
	      enable/disable lid-closed alarm

       -walarm <dis|HH:MM[/everyday|DD/MM[/YYYY]]>
	      set time/date to wake

       -ppower <off|on>
	      enable/disable  annoying	feature	 of powering-off computer when
	      lid is closed.

       -parallel <mode>
	      set parallel port mode

       -autooff <num>
	      number of minutes of idle time until system auto-off

       -ostring <owner string>
	      set owner string. This string is displayed  at  boot  or	resume
	      time, if a user or supervisor password is set.

       -upasswd
	      set  or clear the user password. Toshset must be run on the con‐
	      sole for this to work. The password should be entered  when  the
	      prompt  is displayed. If the password is currently set, entering
	      it will clear the password.

       -spasswd
	      set the supervisor password. See the docs for -upasswd.

       -usblegacy
	      USB legacy mode: enable/disable using an USB mouse as  it	 would
	      be a PS/2 one, without the need to install a USB driver.

       -3g    power-up + attach internal 3g modem device, or shutdown.

       -usbfdd
	      USB  FDD	emulation mode: is almost the same of the previous one
	      for a floppy. It enables the use of an USB floppy as it would be
	      attached to an internal FD controller (for booting etc.)

       -lan   Enables/disables internal LAN controller.

       -soundlogo
	      enable/disable startup sound logo.

       -startlogo
	      startup logo mode (picture or animation>.

       -trmode
	      enable/disable the display's transreflective mode.

	      Features	may  also be set by specifying the (zero-offset) index
	      of the option. e.g. toshset -cpu 0 sets the cpu speed to slow.

BUGS
       Many features are locked and can not be changed when the	 battery  save
       mode  is	 not ``user.'' Since I only have one laptop, I can't test this
       utility on other hardware. User feedback in  this  regard  is  helpful.
       Some features do not work on my laptop and they may work on your's, and
       visa-versa.

       Toshset requires an experimental version	 of  the  toshiba_acpi	kernel
       module with an ACPI-enabled kernel.

AUTHOR
       Written by <Charles@Schwieters.org>
       News,  updates  and  documentation:  visit  http://schwieters.org/tosh‐
       set.html

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2002-8 Charles D. Schwieters
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
       NO  warranty;  not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.

toshset 2			  March 2008			    TOSHSET(1)
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