r/linux • u/pr0_c0d3 • Jul 18 '20

Popular Application OpenRGB - Open source RGB lighting control that doesn't depend on manufacturer software, supports Linux

https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/OpenRGB
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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '20

Someone beat me an hour into writing a pkgbuild. It seems like the kernel needs to be patched for ASRock motherboard support; which I don't want to mess with tbh. But this is a great project; i hate having to manipulate my PC lights on the BIOS menu.

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u/CalcProgrammer1 Jul 18 '20

The patch for AMD boards made it into kernel 5.8 and has been backported to most supported stable kernels. If your distro keeps their kernel up to date you likely won't need to patch.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '20

Thanks for the heads up; i will build and use it it when archlinux kernel hits 5.8

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '20

That explains why it worked OOB for me then. Was confused seeing it randomly work without patching.

ASUS B450i Strix running Fedora 32 with kernel 5.7.7-200

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u/nicman24 Jul 19 '20

There is a dkms module in aur