Re: kern/43504: No brightness adjusting support on HP Probook

[David DEMELIER <demelier.david%gmail.com@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/43504; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David DEMELIER <demelier.david%gmail.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: kern-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, 
netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: kern/43504: No brightness adjusting support on HP Probook
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:29:59 +0200

 2010/6/24 Jukka Ruohonen <jruohonen%iki.fi@localhost>:
 > The following reply was made to PR kern/43504; it has been noted by GNATS=
 .
 >
 > From: Jukka Ruohonen <jruohonen%iki.fi@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > Cc:
 > Subject: Re: kern/43504: No brightness adjusting support on HP Probook
 > Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:26 +0300
 >
 > =C2=A0On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 07:35:00PM +0000, 
 > demelier.david%gmail.com@localhost =
 wrote:
 > =C2=A0> Like all HP laptops (almost) I can't adjust the laptop brightness=
  using fn
 > =C2=A0> + f7 or f8 keys.
 > =C2=A0>
 > =C2=A0> If I boot without ACPI, I can adjust it.
 >
 > =C2=A0To rule one out: can you adjust the brightness if you enable the wm=
 ihp(4)
 > =C2=A0driver? I.e.
 >
 > =C2=A0wmihp* =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 at acpiwmibus? =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
 =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0# HP WMI mappings
 >
 > =C2=A0This is commented out by default on GENERIC kernels. Be sure to com=
 ment out
 > =C2=A0the alternative in turn:
 >
 > =C2=A0#hpqlb* =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0at acpi? =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0# HP Quick Launch Buttons
 >
 > =C2=A0Otherwise we'll revisit this once the code for ACPI display devices=
  has been
 > =C2=A0merged (hopefully soon).
 >
 >
 
 Hi, I just added wmihp* at acpiwmibus? in the kernel config (in
 current hpqlb is uncommented) and it results in a panic :
 
 Because I can't save the backtrace can I attach a picture take from a
 digital camera ? (480K)
 
 --=20
 Demelier David