From owner-freebsd-acpi@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 1 04:27:04 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACF42106566B; Sun, 1 Apr 2012 04:27:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nm.knife@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wi0-f172.google.com (mail-wi0-f172.google.com [209.85.212.172]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 101358FC08; Sun, 1 Apr 2012 04:27:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wibhj6 with SMTP id hj6so1357106wib.13 for ; Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:27:03 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=82DXRbs//Qf393AkFXq7boD7VeHIS8OCDEk2g7FgaQA=; b=bHGvlVzkY6tEVeBcGu5i/tnHkiJzcVdkusBoUryuNqpT3OkxP9XGYmlg5SMJuVjbh6 +9E+ia+iYtMmkY+IiHtbLVNht2UEHK8Vfm/8lFcFvN8NsW20VKjQRH8kdCB4jUkVf0+8 EAgaLmE0TIL/Szn9T9jXDs+i5KoJv2jnlgVLWyDQwG/jBdW1CN4WvVAY/5lxy0E7QqGF 4WePrtPQ7JyamTSXr5+ZmHBx5wxPTmBbjYqYF4N4xhUFFcPpphwifwGGeruDe6WR4Vq3 DypTLsbbak0o2MNIJeEasjaiTJpbbmjUGK+ojomFYOIRsvTEDuGCNmW9nS24YbpgxVBz GzJw== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.180.101.8 with SMTP id fc8mr11832662wib.12.1333254422946; Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:27:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.227.58.68 with HTTP; Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:27:02 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4F56A2DA.2070703@gmail.com> References: <4E836C06.9070405@gmail.com> <4E8374A7.90105@gmail.com> <4E9BDF13.4040006@gmail.com> <4F38211D.4070305@mehnert.org> <4F40A2D4.6000000@gmail.com> <4F56A2DA.2070703@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:27:02 -0700 Message-ID: From: =?windows-1251?B?y/7h7uzo8CDD8Ojj7vDu4g==?= To: matt Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: x220 notes X-BeenThere: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: ACPI and power management development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2012 04:27:04 -0000 Any news on the brightness? My X220 came and FreeBSD installs and boots fine with MBR. But like you said brightness control is not working and I am stuck at max. Even with me 9cell battery, it brings it down to 5 hours instead of 8-9 with a slightly dimmer setting. P.S. I didn't have to touch anything in BIOS. Ditch the webcam...it's grainy under linux, probably would be the same > under FreeBSD...haven't even tried. > > Intel wireless is THE way to go...that Realtek is barely supported on > Linux (I believe 8192SU is still staging drivers...) > > FreeBSD only legacy boots, however "UEFI USB Support" must be on to allow > USB booting for some reason. > > I have IPS...it's very nice, but still no brightness yet. I'll get a > chance to look at again this weekend most likely. I think it's just an > issue with our acpi_ibm that isn't talking to the embedded controller right. > > Resume works, but the screen is not on. I can now confirm it is *off* and > not just "dimmed/no backlight". Setting BIOS to use an external monitor and > disabling internal exhibits same behavior as internal display, i.e external > monitor set as BIOS primary does not come back from power save. I have > tried typing dpms force commands, did not work. > > Once resume & brightness work, it will be great for FreeBSD...everything > else seemed fine, although I have not used fingerprint reader or card > reader... > > An interesting note is that the BIOS does whitelist the wireless card, and > the wwan slot defaults to being a mSATA until it detects a whitelisted USB > ID or perhaps has no PCIe lines...not sure but my ral card I'm working with > will not detect in the second slot at all. The slot may start as PCIe only > in earlier bios, haven't checked (google x220 egpu & x220 msata issue). > > Matt > > -- Lyubomir Grigorov (bgalakazam)