From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 12:30:34 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 12:30:14 -0500 Received: from winksmith.com ([63.72.148.216]:29476 "EHLO winksmith.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 12:30:04 -0500 Message-ID: <20010124123001.52317@winksmith.com> Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 12:30:01 -0500 From: Mark Smith To: Steve Underwood Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Probably Off-topic Question... Reply-To: mark@winksmith.com In-Reply-To: <3A6F0D6B.34EB2CB0@coppice.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.85e In-Reply-To: <3A6F0D6B.34EB2CB0@coppice.org>; from Steve Underwood on Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 01:14:19AM +0800 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 01:14:19AM +0800, Steve Underwood wrote: > > This is probably a user-land and/or undocumented thing, but I am not > > certain where to get the correct info. > > > > Does anyone know how to get the screen brightness control to work on a > > Sony Vaio N505VE? There seems to be some sort of proprietary hook to get > > it to work that requires their install of Windows. (This is a problem as > > it was removed immediatly after purchacing the laptop.) > > All the newer Vaios seem to have this problem. They rely on support from > Windows to control the brightness, instead of doing it through the BIOS, > like older machines. I don't know a solution. More annoyingly, they > won't hibernate, as they rely on Windows Me or 2000 doing it for them. > The APM hibernate in the BIOS seems to have gone. I have a Z505GAT, > which I think is the Asian version of the model sold in the US as the > Z505LE. I guess this will become the norm now none of the current > versions of Windows require any hibernation support from the BIOS. The > hibernate to swap patch for Linux really needs to get into the > mainstream, and be more thoroughly exercised. if anyone finds a way of dimming the brightness make sure you post! besides killing the battery, it also makes it hard to use in dark places such as night flights. i feel as if i'm lighting up the cabin in these cases. my vaio F-series used to sleep correctly under RH6.1. it now hangs forever making the sleep mode much less useful. -- Mark Smith mark@winksmith.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/