Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:09:47 -0500 From: Jung-uk Kim <jkim@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-acpi@FreeBSD.org Cc: Daniel Walter <D.Walter@student.uibk.ac.at>, Daniel Walter <d.walter@0x90.at> Subject: Re: Call for testers acpi_dell Message-ID: <201002121409.49779.jkim@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1002121928590.1675@mini-beast> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1002121840460.1675@mini-beast> <201002121320.51441.jkim@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1002121928590.1675@mini-beast>
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On Friday 12 February 2010 01:33 pm, Daniel Walter wrote: > 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. I see. However, my point is the probe function does not seem specific to Dell laptops. In fact, you are just checking _BCL transition, i.e., effectively it just makes a generic acpi_video notify handler for brightness change. Jung-uk Kim
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