HP Omen special feature control for Linux

A version of the hp-wmi kernel module that implements some of the features of HP Omen Command Centre.

This is experimental software and could easily crash your machine.

USE AT YOUR OWN RISK

Currently working:

• FourZone keyboard colour control (/sys/devices/platform/hp-wmi/rgb-zones/zone0[0-3])
• Omen hotkeys (F14-F17)

Installation

1. Install dkms and kernel headers

   Ubuntu: these packages are already installed

   Arch Linux: sudo pacman -S dkms linux-headers

2. Run sudo make install inside this project's root directory

   This will build and install the kernel module. DKMS will manage rebuilding it on kernel updates

Usage

The module creates four files in /sys/devices/platform/hp-wmi/rgb_zones/ named zone00 - zone03.

To change a zone's highlight color, write a hex colour value in RGB format to the respective file. For example,

sudo bash -c 'echo 00FFFF > /sys/devices/platform/hp-wmi/rgb_zones/zone00' will change the zone 0 backlight to sky blue.

Hotkeys are bound to regular X11 keysyms:

• Windows key lock: F14
• Omen: F15
• Fn+Esc: F16
• Disable touchpad: F17

Use your desktop's hotkey manager to assign them to functions like any other key.

To do

• FourZone brightness control
• Fan control