[real-eyes] Swap FN and Control keys on MSI Wind

From: "Reginald George" <sgeorge@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 06:12:00 -0600

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Wanted to share the fruits of some research I did to get the control key =
back in the right spot on  my MSI Wind.

Here's to the programmers who take risks for us.  This freeware bios mod =
was done by a guy in Russia.  Fascinating and takes all the mystery and =
difficulty out of the process.  even better, it actually works! =20

Reg


For those people who don't know about their BIOS version or prefer fully =
automated tools, I've made a software package
which performs BIOS patching completely without any user interaction; =
you can download it here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/157977116/SwapCtrlFN.zip.html

Usage:
1) Turn off your Wind, detach battery, plug the AC cable in, then turn =
the Wind on.
2) Unpack the archive content to any folder.
3) Run SwapCtrlFN.cmd batch file; don't turn the power off until it's =
finished!
4) Your Wind's keyboard is locked now - it's OK, so turn your laptop off =
using touchpad or Power button.
5) Disconnect the AC cable and wait >10sec.
6) Done! Now you can attach battery back and turn your Wind on as usual.

Note1:
To use this package, you should have local administrator privileges on =
your Wind (required to AFUWIN) - if your don't know what is it, you =
surely already has it .

Note2:
After the package execution, you'll got 2 new files in it's folder: =
BIOS.bin is an original BIOS image, BIOSmod.bin is modded image with =
swapped Ctrl and FN keys; you can use them at your own or delete.

Hint:
To swap Ctrl <> FN keys back, your can run SwapCtrlFN.cmd again .


Disclaimer:
Such a BIOS modding is an unofficial hack - use it on your own risk!=20
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