From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mattia Dongili Subject: Re: [RFH,Status] Sony Vaio VGN-Z11 support Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:41:48 +0900 Message-ID: <20081028014148.GB28057@inferi.kami.home> References: <20081025214602.GB27030@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> <20081025233118.GA31722@gandalf.dynalias.org> <20081027232051.GI22083@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from static-220-247-10-204.b-man.svips.gol.ne.jp ([220.247.10.204]:32780 "EHLO tadamune.kami.home" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750846AbYJ1BmA (ORCPT ); Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:42:00 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20081027232051.GI22083@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> Sender: linux-acpi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org To: Norbert Preining Cc: Joshua Wise , drzeus-mmc@drzeus.cx, linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 12:20:51AM +0100, Norbert Preining wrote: > Hi Joshua, hi all, ... > > > That works only if in Intel mode; use smartdimmer in nVidia mode. > > > > I never got it working, and I am always running in intel = stamina mode. > > Nothing whatever I do changes the brightness of the screen. Neither > > using > > /sys/devices/virtual/backlight/sony/brightness > > nor > > /sys/devices/virtual/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness > > Running in Intel mode, no changes what-so-ever in brightness. > > Mattia, are you listening? Do you have any idea what might go wrong > here? Yes, I am. But I have no idea what might be wrong. Did you also try xbacklight while in X and using the Intel card? -- mattia :wq!