Re: kern/42305 (Brightness problem)

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

The following reply was made to PR kern/42305; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Demelier <demelier.david%gmail.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: jruoho%NetBSD.org@localhost, kern-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, 
 netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: kern/42305 (Brightness problem)
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:03:41 +0200

 On 20/06/2011 18:46, jruoho%NetBSD.org@localhost wrote:
 > Synopsis: Brightness problem
 >
 > State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback
 > State-Changed-By: jruoho%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > State-Changed-When: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:46:24 +0000
 > State-Changed-Why:
 >
 > Can you try a kernel from HEAD? We have added few drivers that may help,
 > namely, acpivga(4) and wmihp(4).  (The latter may handle the hotkeys, but it
 > is not enabled in GENERICs.) With the former -- if it attachs and works --
 > you should be able to control the brightness with the
 >
 >          hw.acpi.acpiout0.brightness
 >
 > sysctl(8) variable.
 >
 >
 >
 >
 
 Sorry I don't have this laptop for one year now..
 
 Cheers,
 
 -- 
 David Demelier