Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 20:05:40 -0700 From: Renato Aguiar <renato@aguiar.info> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> Cc: "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>, Lars Engels <lars.engels@0x20.net>, Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@puchar.net> Subject: Re: help with backlight control and memory Message-ID: <86lhobl9qh.fsf@aguiar.info> In-Reply-To: <86bnp7tuix.fsf@aguiar.info> References: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1410161415440.39168@laptop> <CAJ-VmokRqoBj_jqcvtJ1WOMYX_Vu3G5Tx6ZGxocY0Xz9xyUYNA@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1410182303050.756@laptop> <20141019102848.GR72082@e-new.0x20.net> <86d29ot9dg.fsf@aguiar.info> <CAJ-VmokW=cJaisC0-7%2Bc0UmdSfVZBxUhHKJ_q%2BrazZUFDE288w@mail.gmail.com> <86bnp7tuix.fsf@aguiar.info>
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Hi Adrian, I've applied your patch into 10.1-RC2 and now I can set brightness using sysctl, but I still can't use xbacklight. At least I don't need acpi_call anymore. Thanks, Renato Aguiar writes: > Hi Adrian, > > No, I switched back to stable branch some months ago. I'm currently > using 10.1-RC2. I've tried to test using snapshot install image, but my > screen goes blank when I try to load i915kms without running Xorg. > > Is the xbacklight tool working for you on X230 as well? > > Thanks, > > Adrian Chadd writes: > >> Is this running the latest -HEAD? >> >> Yes, some extra code was glued into the i915kms / drm2 code from Linux >> that correctly selected the right video output device for the >> brightness controls. (the opcontrol patch that I committed a couple >> months back.) >> >> The buttons don't work on my X series laptop, but the sysctl does. the >> buttons work for others on other X series laptops. It's likely some >> more ACPI and i915kms things need porting. >> >> >> >> -a >> >> >> On 19 October 2014 07:34, Renato Aguiar <renato@aguiar.info> wrote: >>> Hi Lars, >>> >>> On my X230 I only can change brightness calling acpi directly using >>> acpi_call. Did you make some additional configuration to be able to use >>> sysctl to control brightness? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Lars Engels writes: >>> >>>> On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 11:03:38PM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote: >>>>> tried. jsut after kernel is loaded backlight control keys stops working. >>>>> tried loading every acpi_* kernel module that is available, with no >>>>> results >>>> >>>> On my X230 running HEAD brightness keys only work when acpi_video.ko is >>>> _not_ loaded. When it is loaded, I can control brightness with sysctl, >>>> though. >>> >>> -- >>> Renato Aguiar >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Renato Aguiar
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