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From: Alex Romosan <romosan@sycorax.lbl.gov>
Subject: Re: no backlight on radeon after recent kernel "upgrade"s
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:51:42 -0800
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Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net> writes:

> If FB_RADEON_BACKLIGHT wasn't set for 2.6.20, can you try 2.6.21-rc1
> with that option disabled?

i don't have my laptop with me but i am pretty sure
FB_RADEON_BACKLIGHT wasn't set for 2.6.20 (i think it showed up as a
new option when i did make oldconfig). i'll post the difference when i
get home tonight and also try disabling it.

--alex--

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