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From: Xi Shen <davidshen84@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] power management cannot change LCD brightness
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:07:04
Message-Id: 53e35fd51003020158y43b1e03cr210c9bd611db740@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] power management cannot change LCD brightness by roundyz@hotmail.ru
1 On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 9:32 PM, <roundyz@×××××××.ru> wrote:
2 > Hi,
3 > fisrt see if proc and your kernel has it right, do:
4 >  cat  /proc/acpi/video/GFX0/DD02/brightness
5
6 i found a similar file at /proc/acpi/video/VID1/LCD0/brightness. i
7 think they are the same :)
8
9 >
10 > should give something like
11 >
12 > levels:  13 25 38 50 63 75 88 100
13 > current: 13
14 >
15 > if that works, check permissions on the file and try to echo a level
16 > number to it..
17 >
18 > echo 13 > /proc/acpi/video/GFX0/DD02/brightness
19 >
20 > it it changes then its down to the app, check the use flags of the app,
21 > and see whats missing.
22 >
23
24 what use flag should i check? i have acpi already, and just have apm,
25 pmu, nvidia, lm_sensors added. i guess this should be everything.
26
27 > good luck
28 >
29 >
30 > --
31 > Regards,
32 > Roundyz
33 >
34 >
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38 --
39 Best Regards,
40 David Shen
41
42 http://twitter.com/davidshen84/

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