From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 9 19:02:50 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5FEB4106564A for ; Fri, 9 Dec 2011 19:02:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bunchou@googlemail.com) Received: from mail-ee0-f54.google.com (mail-ee0-f54.google.com [74.125.83.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5B508FC12 for ; Fri, 9 Dec 2011 19:02:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: by eekc50 with SMTP id c50so2022571eek.13 for ; Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:02:48 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:x-mailer :mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=x02iV7futkgo7egLW5A9MQW4Vi9AtKe3sJpzVaT5jbs=; b=QDv08sJDMcB8wT7LKNELr7f8yXYIjl3bX9PRd45WfnufkQa5Afk9WNJdugB9rSo+6K PV41SYcOalWuSR9/4goRD2VJc+12iEsMg1mUvAOU4P7WJmZ0fKdpnLEW4eVp3NBcP79d N4ugBcjC5niwnpV8p8J+/KbdsuBd8rvjZs0gs= Received: by 10.14.9.23 with SMTP id 23mr1020404ees.46.1323457368833; Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:02:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from kuro.5550h.net (p54AEE5B6.dip.t-dialin.net. [84.174.229.182]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 58sm34539901eet.11.2011.12.09.11.02.47 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:02:48 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 20:02:45 +0100 From: "=?UTF-8?B?5paH6bOl?=" To: Pierre-Luc Drouin Message-ID: <20111209200245.1e149559@kuro.5550h.net> In-Reply-To: References: <4EE0E96C.8090406@locolomo.org> <20111209080355.118d7aa5@kuro.5550h.net> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.10 (GTK+ 2.24.6; amd64-portbld-freebsd9.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Which Lenovo Laptop? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:02:50 -0000 On Fri, 9 Dec 2011 09:18:17 -0500 Pierre-Luc Drouin wrote: > On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 2:03 AM, =E6=96=87=E9=B3=A5 wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am typing this message on a W520 running 9.0 stable, which should > > be similar enough to the T520. > > > > - MBR boot works fine, but GPT seems to be impossible (Lenovo > > =C2=A0appears to have messed up again). > > - The NVidia driver is working almost perfectly once you enforce it > > in BIOS, but occasionally (3 times in last 2.5 months) the screen > > starts displaying a strange block pattern after some time and > > renders the display unusable until I restart X (logging in via SSH > > works, as does the power button =3D=3D ACPI shutdown). Haven't been > > able track the cause down yet. > > - Suspend seems to be unreliable, so I stopped trying (back on > > BETA2). > > - acpi_ibm.ko works once you patch sys/dev/acpi_support/acpi_ibm.c, > > =C2=A0line 338, and replace "IBM0068" with "LEN0068", which makes most = of > > =C2=A0the multimedia keys usable. > > - Wireless is working (iwn), but I'm not using it that frequently so > > =C2=A0YMMV. > > - I cannot comment on bluetooth, camera or SD card reader, since I > > =C2=A0never use those. > > > > But there is one annoying problem I did not manage to fix yet: The > > screen brightness control does not work at all, i.e. it's always at > > maximum (hw.acpi.video sysctls seem to have no effect). All in all, > > this laptop is a nice desktop replacement, just don't expect the > > battery to last too long. > > > > Best regards >=20 > When you say that suspending seems unreliable, do you mean that it > sometimes work? Did you try unloading kernel modules before putting it > in sleep mode to see if it makes a difference? > About screen brightness, I thought there was a setting in xorg.conf > that made it to work? >=20 > Cheers OK, now I feel foolish now: I _had_ tried the "RegistryDwords" "EnableBrightnessControl=3D1" setting once, but had a typo in it and didn't notice. Now I brightness control also works. So the only remaining problem really is putting the machine to sleep. Should teach me not to accept failure to quickly ;) Best regards, and thanks for the tip.