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+.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Michael Gmelin
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+.\"
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+.\" $FreeBSD$
+.\"
+.Dd November 22, 2011
+.Dt ACPI_WMI 4
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm acpi_wmi
+.Nd "ACPI to WMI mapping driver"
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+To compile this driver into the kernel,
+place the following line in your
+kernel configuration file:
+.Bd -ragged -offset indent
+.Cd "device acpi_wmi"
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Alternatively, to load the driver as a
+module at boot time, place the following line in
+.Xr loader.conf 5 :
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+acpi_wmi_load="YES"
+.Ed
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Nm
+driver provides an interface for vendor specific WMI implementations
+(e.g. HP and Acer laptops).
+It creates /dev/wmistat%d, which can be read to get
+information about GUIDs found in the system.
+.Sh FILES
+.Bl -tag -width /dev/wmistat%d -compact
+.It Pa /dev/wmistat%d
+WMI status device.
+.El
+.Sh EXAMPLES
+.Bd -literal
+# cat /dev/wmistat0
+GUID INST EXPE METH STR EVENT OID
+{5FB7F034-2C63-45E9-BE91-3D44E2C707E4} 1 NO WMAA NO NO AA
+{95F24279-4D7B-4334-9387-ACCDC67EF61C} 1 NO NO NO 0x80+ -
+{2B814318-4BE8-4707-9D84-A190A859B5D0} 1 NO NO NO 0xA0 -
+{05901221-D566-11D1-B2F0-00A0C9062910} 1 NO NO NO NO AB
+{1F4C91EB-DC5C-460B-951D-C7CB9B4B8D5E} 1 NO WMBA NO NO BA
+{2D114B49-2DFB-4130-B8FE-4A3C09E75133} 57 NO NO NO NO BC
+{988D08E3-68F4-4C35-AF3E-6A1B8106F83C} 20 NO NO NO NO BD
+{14EA9746-CE1F-4098-A0E0-7045CB4DA745} 1 NO NO NO NO BE
+{322F2028-0F84-4901-988E-015176049E2D} 2 NO NO NO NO BF
+{8232DE3D-663D-4327-A8F4-E293ADB9BF05} 0 NO NO NO NO BG
+{8F1F6436-9F42-42C8-BADC-0E9424F20C9A} 0 NO NO NO NO BH
+{8F1F6435-9F42-42C8-BADC-0E9424F20C9A} 0 NO NO NO NO BI
+.Ed
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr acpi 4 ,
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+device driver first appeared in
+.Fx 8.0 .
+.Sh AUTHORS
+.An -nosplit
+The
+.Nm
+driver was written by
+.An Michael Gmelin Aq freebsd@grem.de .
+.Pp
+Work has been inspired by the Linux acpi-wmi driver written by Carlos Corbacho.
+.Pp
+See http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/pnppwr/wmi/wmi-acpi.mspx for
+the specification of ACPI-WMI.
+.Pp
+This manual page was written by
+.An Michael Gmelin Aq freebsd@grem.de .
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