AlienFX Lite

A keyboard color management tool for Alienware laptops.

This software was initially developed for M15x and M17x laptops. The latest modifications were tested on the M14x R2 and R3 laptops.

Dependencies

• libusb (version 0.1 and 1.0 supported)
• CMake (>= 2.8)
• Java Development Kit (Java >= 7)
• C++ compiler (gcc or clang)

Compilation

In order to compile and install the Linux library (libAlienXX.so) and the Java GUI (AlienFX.jar):

$ mkdir build && cd build
# The default install prefix is /usr/local
$ cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="YOUR_INSTALL_PREFIX"
$ make
$ make install

AlienFX.jar will be installed in the share directory, and an alienfx-lite script will be generated. Then, you can launch the program:

• if your user has USB rights:

# By directly using the jar file:
$ java -jar AlienFX.jar
# Or by using the generated script:
$ alienfx-lite

• else:

# By directly using the jar file:
$ sudo java -jar AlienFX.jar
# Or by using the generated script:
$ sudo alienfx-lite

Thanks

• Thanks to Ingrater for providing the protocol for the AlienFX device and some windows native code.
• Thanks to Wattos for developing the first versions of AlienFX Lite.