Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:33:12 +0100 (CET) From: Daniel Walter <D.Walter@student.uibk.ac.at> To: Jung-uk Kim <jkim@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-acpi@FreeBSD.org, Daniel Walter <d.walter@0x90.at> Subject: Re: Call for testers acpi_dell Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1002121928590.1675@mini-beast> In-Reply-To: <201002121320.51441.jkim@FreeBSD.org> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1002121840460.1675@mini-beast> <201002121320.51441.jkim@FreeBSD.org>
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On Fri, 12 Feb 2010, Jung-uk Kim wrote: > On Friday 12 February 2010 12:48 pm, Daniel Walter wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I've written a small kernel driver to support Dell Mini 1011 (aka >> Dell Mini 10v) Brightness Controll Buttons. Since I do not have any >> other Dell Notebooks, I'd like you to test this module on other >> Dell Notebooks as well. >> >> This driver is in an early stage, but future releases will also >> support the rfkill switch and CRT switch. >> >> Currently following features are implemented: >> * Increase / Decrease Brightness >> * Change brightness if AC is connected / disconnected >> >> TODO: >> * Add CRT Support >> * Add Sysctl to define brightness levels for eco and ac >> powerprofile * Add Support for RF-Kill Switch >> >> Any suggestions are welcome > > I just quickly glanced at it but I failed see anything quite specific > to Dell laptops except for "TODO: Add support for RF-Kill Switch". > acpi_video(4) should be able to do what you want. Am I missing > something here? > > Jung-uk Kim hi, Yes it is possible to control the brightness using acpi_video(4) via sysctl but there is no support for the FN-Buttons. This module adds the support for those buttons. Daniel Walter
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