Re: port-i386/43481: ACPI regression in 5.99.30: controls don't work on TP380Z

[dieter roelants <dieter.NetBSD%pandora.be@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-i386/43481; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: dieter roelants <dieter.NetBSD%pandora.be@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: port-i386/43481: ACPI regression in 5.99.30: controls don't
 work on TP380Z
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:29:37 +0200

 On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:10:00 +0000 (UTC)
 jnemeth%CornerstoneService.ca@localhost wrote:
 
 >      for as long as I can remember.  This problem means that I can't
 >      shutoff the screen when I leave the laptop running unattended
 >      for long periods of time.  I don't think this is good for the
 >      screen and puts a lot of unnecessary hours on the backlight.
 
 A workaround if you're running X; you can turn off the display with
 `xset dpms force off`.
 
 kind regards
 dieter