From owner-freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Wed Sep 28 06:27:52 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 521B4BEC2C8 for ; Wed, 28 Sep 2016 06:27:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bennett@sdf.org) Received: from sdf.lonestar.org (mx.sdf.org [192.94.73.20]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "ol.sdf.org", Issuer "ol.sdf.org" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1E7738E0 for ; Wed, 28 Sep 2016 06:27:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bennett@sdf.org) Received: from sdf.org (IDENT:bennett@otaku.freeshell.org [192.94.73.9]) by sdf.lonestar.org (8.15.2/8.14.5) with ESMTPS id u8S6Rf9r020338 (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256 bits) verified NO); Wed, 28 Sep 2016 06:27:41 GMT Received: (from bennett@localhost) by sdf.org (8.15.2/8.12.8/Submit) id u8S6RfXq002303; Wed, 28 Sep 2016 01:27:41 -0500 (CDT) From: Scott Bennett Message-Id: <201609280627.u8S6RfXq002303@sdf.org> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 01:27:41 -0500 To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org, gurenchan@gmail.com Subject: Re: Nvidia drivers screen brightness and back light References: In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Heirloom mailx 12.5 6/20/10 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 06:27:52 -0000 blubee blubeeme wrote: [much stuff deleted --SB] > > I use redshift and passing redshift -t x:x -b[0.0-1.0] allows some > brightness controls but then xrandr has to warm up and go from a cool color > screen to a warmer color then it adjusts the brightness. > > > There's also xrandr --ouput ACTIVE_DEVICE -brightness [0.0-1.0] this seems > to work but it won't work while redshift is working. They seem to fight for > control of the display then redshift takes control and the screen goes back > to somewhat full brightness. > > > Is there a more efficient way to control the screen brightness? Have you tried x11/xbrightness yet? It doesn't provide a way to retrieve the current setting, but it does let you set the brightness on a scale of 0 - 65535. Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG P.O. Box 772 DeKalb, Illinois 60115 ********************************************************************** * Internet: bennett at sdf.org *xor* bennett at freeshell.org * *--------------------------------------------------------------------* * "A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good * * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free governments * * -- a standing army." * * -- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790 * **********************************************************************