From: Jonathan Buzzard <jab@hex.prestel.co.uk>
Subject: Toshiba Linux Utilities
Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 13:43:46 GMT

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The Toshiba Linux Utilities are a series of three programs that I have
written to replace Toshiba supplied MS-DOS or Microsoft Windows programs
for controlling Toshiba laptops, with Linux versions. Full details and
source code can be found at

        http://www2.prestel.co.uk/hex/toshiba.html

Below are some shorter discriptions for you convienece

FAN:
    A update to my fan program that uses a completely new version of turning
    the fan on/off. If you have tried a 1.x version of the program and it
    did not work on your laptop try this version. This version is known to
    work on the new Satellite Pro models (440x, 460x, 480x), and may work
    on others that the previous version did not. I am particularly keen to
    hear from owners of Tecra's.

SVPW:
    A direct replacement for the svpw.exe program found on the Companion
    diskette, for the setting/removal of supervisor passwords, and changing
    whether setup can be run in user mode. Known to work on a Satellite Pro
    400x, 430x, and 440x. I am keen to know if it works on other models.

    To anyone reading this, svpw does not, and cannot be made to remove
    passwords unless you already know the password. This is not a limitation
    impossed by me. I don't know how to *crack* the passwords on Toshiba
    laptops and have no interest in doing so. I will not answer any emails
    relating to this.

HOTKEY:
    This is not exactly a replacement for a Toshiba program, but provides
    the same functionality as MaxTime(tm) does under Microsoft Windows, under
    X11 when the power-up or battery save mode is changed with the Fn+F2,
    Fn+F3 key combinations. Namely a small window pops up in the centre of
    the screen with some icons to let you know what you are doing. It is
    know to work on a Satellite Pro 400x, 430x, Portage 610x, and Tecra 740x


Both svpw, and hotkey are spin offs in my quest to write a replacement for
MaxTime(tm) under Linux. Whilst I have as yet been unable to gather the
necessary information to write such a replacement In writting these three
programs I have been able to put together all the jigsaw pieces, and now
understand how Toshiba control their laptops. Some of this information (in 
particular the svpw program) may also relate to Toshiba Equlibrium desktop 
machines and I feedback from owners of these machines would be appreciated.

In the near future I will be needing some users to do testing for the MaxTime 
replacement. I am particularly keen to hear from users with a sci32.dll
file in their windows directory and are competent enough to install a
specially patched version of Wine.


Jonathan A. Buzzard
jab@hex.prestel.co.uk



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