Re: Little brightness issue on Pavilion dv2889

[matthew sporleder <msporleder%gmail.com@localhost>]

On 5/26/09, David DEMELIER <demelier.david%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>  I'm running NetBSD 5.0 Stable on my Pavilion dv2899, the acpi works
>  almost perfectly (battery time, temperature works fine) But I just
>  have a little issue with the brightness, in fact if I want to
>  decrease/increase my brightness using the fn keybinds it doesn't
>  change immediatly, I need to go in a tty and come back to X (seems
>  like `refresh' the screen).
>
>  This is the dmesg output
>
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>     2006, 2007, 2008
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>
>  NetBSD 5.0_STABLE (Fraise) #0: Mon May 25 01:28:09 CEST 2009
>         
> root%Fraise.malikania.org@localhost:/usr/obj/sys/arch/amd64/compile/Fraise
>  total memory = 3070 MB
>  avail memory = 2967 MB
>  timecounter: Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec
>  timecounter: Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 100
>  SMBIOS rev. 2.4 @ 0xbfedf000 (35 entries)
>  Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv2700 Notebook PC (F.2A    )
>  mainbus0 (root)
>  cpu0 at mainbus0 apid 0: Intel 686-class, 2094MHz, id 0x10676
>  cpu1 at mainbus0 apid 1: Intel 686-class, 2094MHz, id 0x10676
>  ioapic0 at mainbus0 apid 2: pa 0xfec00000, version 20, 24 pins
>  acpi0 at mainbus0: Intel ACPICA 20080321
>  acpi0: X/RSDT: OemId <HPQOEM,SLIC-MPC,06040000>, AslId < LTP,00000000>
>  acpi0: SCI interrupting at int 9
>  acpi0: fixed-feature power button present
>  timecounter: Timecounter "ACPI-Safe" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 900
>  ACPI-Safe 24-bit timer
>  hpqlb0 at acpi0 (QLBD, HPQ0007): HP Quick Launch Buttons
>  WMID (PNP0C14) at acpi0 not configured
>  acpilid0 at acpi0 (LID0, PNP0C0D): ACPI Lid Switch
>  acpibut0 at acpi0 (SLPB, PNP0C0E): ACPI Sleep Button
>  acpiec0 at acpi0 (EC0, PNP0C09): io 0x62,0x66
>  acpidalb0 at acpi0 (MCEB, PNP0C32-4): Direct Application Launch Button
>  acpidalb1 at acpi0 (DVDB, PNP0C32-2): Direct Application Launch Button
>  acpidalb2 at acpi0 (QPWB, PNP0C32-1): Direct Application Launch Button
>  acpidalb3 at acpi0 (MUSB, PNP0C32-3): Direct Application Launch Button
>  acpidalb4 at acpi0 (PICB, PNP0C32-6): Direct Application Launch Button
>  acpidalb5 at acpi0 (VDOB, PNP0C32-7): Direct Application Launch Button
>  acpidalb6 at acpi0 (LTVB, PNP0C32-8): Direct Application Launch Button
>  acpibat0 at acpi0 (BAT0, PNP0C0A-1): ACPI Battery (Control Method)
>  acpibat0: battery info: SMP-SS26, LION, VE06055  5637
>  acpiacad0 at acpi0 (ADP1, ACPI0003): ACPI AC Adapter
>  pckbc1 at acpi0 (KBD0, PNP0303) (kbd port): io 0x60,0x64 irq 1
>  pckbc2 at acpi0 (PS2M, AUI1500) (aux port): irq 12
>  FWHD (INT0800) at acpi0 not configured
>  attimer0 at acpi0 (TIMR, PNP0100): io 0x40-0x43,0x50-0x53 irq 0
>  acpitz0 at acpi0 (TZS0): critical 120.0C hot 103.0C passive 60.0C,
>  passive cooling
>  acpitz1 at acpi0 (TZS1): critical 120.0C hot 120.0C, passive cooling
>  pckbd0 at pckbc1 (kbd slot)
>  pckbc1: using irq 1 for kbd slot
>  wskbd0 at pckbd0: console keyboard
>  pms0 at pckbc1 (aux slot)
>  pckbc1: using irq 12 for aux slot
>  wsmouse0 at pms0 mux 0
>  pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0: configuration mode 1
>  pci0: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, rd/mult, wr/inv ok
>  pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0
>  pchb0: vendor 0x8086 product 0x2a00 (rev. 0x0c)
>  agp0 at pchb0: can't find internal VGA device config space
>  ppb0 at pci0 dev 1 function 0: vendor 0x8086 product 0x2a01 (rev. 0x0c)
>  pci1 at ppb0 bus 1
>  pci1: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, wr/inv ok
>  vga0 at pci1 dev 0 function 0: vendor 0x10de product 0x0427 (rev. 0xa1)
>  wsdisplay0 at vga0 kbdmux 1: console (80x25, vt100 emulation), using wskbd0
>  wsmux1: connecting to wsdisplay0
>  drm at vga0 not configured
>  uhci0 at pci0 dev 26 function 0: vendor 0x8086 product 0x2834 (rev. 0x03)
>  uhci0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 16
>  usb0 at uhci0: USB revision 1.0
>  uhci1 at pci0 dev 26 function 1: vendor 0x8086 product 0x2835 (rev. 0x03)
>  uhci1: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 21
>  usb1 at uhci1: USB revision 1.0
>  ehci0 at pci0 dev 26 function 7: vendor 0x8086 product 0x283a (rev. 0x03)
>  ehci0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 18
>  ehci0: EHCI version 1.0
>  ehci0: companion controllers, 2 ports each: uhci0 uhci1
>  usb2 at ehci0: USB revision 2.0
>  azalia0 at pci0 dev 27 function 0: Generic High Definition Audio Controller
>  azalia0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 22
>  azalia0: host: 0x8086/0x284b (rev. 3), HDA rev. 1.0
>  ppb1 at pci0 dev 28 function 0: vendor 0x8086 product 0x283f (rev. 0x03)
>  ppb1: disabling notification events
>  pci2 at ppb1 bus 2
>  pci2: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, wr/inv ok
>  ppb2 at pci0 dev 28 function 1: vendor 0x8086 product 0x2841 (rev. 0x03)
>  ppb2: disabling notification events
>  pci3 at ppb2 bus 5
>  pci3: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, wr/inv ok
>  mskc0 at pci3 dev 0 function 0mskc0: interrupt moderation is 0 us
>  , Yukon-2 FE rev. A2 (0x3): ioapic0 pin 17
>  msk0 at mskc0 port A: Ethernet address 00:1d:72:55:82:92
>  OUI 0x000ac2 model 0x0008 rev 3 at msk0 phy 0 not configured
>  OUI 0x000800 model 0x0004 rev 0 at msk0 phy 3 not configured
>  OUI 0x002200 model 0x0011 rev 0 at msk0 phy 6 not configured
>  msk0: no PHY found!
>  ppb3 at pci0 dev 28 function 2: vendor 0x8086 product 0x2843 (rev. 0x03)
>  ppb3: disabling notification events
>  pci4 at ppb3 bus 6
>  pci4: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, wr/inv ok
>  ppb4 at pci0 dev 28 function 3: vendor 0x8086 product 0x2845 (rev. 0x03)
>  ppb4: disabling notification events
>  pci5 at ppb4 bus 7
>  pci5: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, wr/inv ok
>  iwn0 at pci5 dev 0 function 0: vendor 0x8086 product 0x4229 (rev. 0x61)
>  iwn0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 19
>  iwn0: MoW2, address 00:1f:3b:3b:f6:45
>  iwn0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
>  iwn0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
>  iwn0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps
>  24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
>  uhci2 at pci0 dev 29 function 0: vendor 0x8086 product 0x2830 (rev. 0x03)
>  uhci2: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 23
>  usb3 at uhci2: USB revision 1.0
>  uhci3 at pci0 dev 29 function 1: vendor 0x8086 product 0x2831 (rev. 0x03)
>  uhci3: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 19
>  usb4 at uhci3: USB revision 1.0
>  uhci4 at pci0 dev 29 function 2: vendor 0x8086 product 0x2832 (rev. 0x03)
>  uhci4: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 18
>  usb5 at uhci4: USB revision 1.0
>  ehci1 at pci0 dev 29 function 7: vendor 0x8086 product 0x2836 (rev. 0x03)
>  ehci1: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 23
>  ehci1: EHCI version 1.0
>  ehci1: companion controllers, 2 ports each: uhci2 uhci3 uhci4
>  usb6 at ehci1: USB revision 2.0
>  ppb5 at pci0 dev 30 function 0: vendor 0x8086 product 0x2448 (rev. 0xf3)
>  pci6 at ppb5 bus 8
>  pci6: i/o space, memory space enabled
>  vendor 0x1180 product 0x0832 (Firewire serial bus, interface 0x10,
>  revision 0x05) at pci6 dev 9 function 0 not configured
>  vendor 0x1180 product 0x0822 (SD Host Controller system, revision
>  0x22) at pci6 dev 9 function 1 not configured
>  vendor 0x1180 product 0x0843 (miscellaneous system, revision 0x12) at
>  pci6 dev 9 function 2 not configured
>  vendor 0x1180 product 0x0592 (miscellaneous system, revision 0x12) at
>  pci6 dev 9 function 3 not configured
>  vendor 0x1180 product 0x0852 (miscellaneous system, revision 0x12) at
>  pci6 dev 9 function 4 not configured
>  ichlpcib0 at pci0 dev 31 function 0
>  ichlpcib0: vendor 0x8086 product 0x2815 (rev. 0x03)
>  timecounter: Timecounter "ichlpcib0" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 1000
>  ichlpcib0: 24-bit timer
>  ichlpcib0: TCO (watchdog) timer configured.
>  piixide0 at pci0 dev 31 function 1
>  piixide0: Intel 82801HBM IDE Controller (ICH8M) (rev. 0x03)
>  piixide0: bus-master DMA support present
>  piixide0: primary channel configured to compatibility mode
>  piixide0: primary channel interrupting at ioapic0 pin 14
>  atabus0 at piixide0 channel 0
>  piixide0: secondary channel configured to compatibility mode
>  piixide0: secondary channel interrupting at ioapic0 pin 15
>  atabus1 at piixide0 channel 1
>  ahcisata0 at pci0 dev 31 function 2: vendor 0x8086 product 0x2829
>  ahcisata0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 20
>  ahcisata0: AHCI revision 1.1, 3 ports, 32 command slots, features 0xe720e080
>  atabus2 at ahcisata0 channel 0
>  atabus3 at ahcisata0 channel 1
>  atabus4 at ahcisata0 channel 2
>  ichsmb0 at pci0 dev 31 function 3: vendor 0x8086 product 0x283e (rev. 0x03)
>  ichsmb0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 19
>  iic0 at ichsmb0: I2C bus
>  isa0 at ichlpcib0
>  timecounter: Timecounter "clockinterrupt" frequency 100 Hz quality 0
>  uhub0 at usb0: vendor 0x8086 UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
>  uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
>  atapibus0 at atabus0: 2 targets
>  cd0 at atapibus0 drive 0: <Slimtype DVD A  DS8A1H, 803270105953, WH66>
>  cdrom removable
>  acpiacad0: AC adapter online.
>  azalia0: codec[0]: 0x14f1/0x5051 (rev. 0.0), HDA rev. 1.0
>  audio0 at azalia0: full duplex, independent
>  uhub1 at usb1: vendor 0x8086 UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
>  uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
>  uhub2 at usb2: vendor 0x8086 EHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1
>  uhub2: 4 ports with 4 removable, self powered
>  ahcisata0 port 0: device present, speed: 1.5Gb/s
>  uhub3 at usb3: vendor 0x8086 UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
>  uhub3: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
>  uhub4 at usb4: vendor 0x8086 UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
>  uhub4: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
>  uhub5 at usb5: vendor 0x8086 UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
>  uhub5: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
>  uhub6 at usb6: vendor 0x8086 EHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1
>  uhub6: 6 ports with 6 removable, self powered
>  cd0: 32-bit data port
>  cd0: drive supports PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2
>  cd0(piixide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2 (using DMA)
>  wd0 at atabus2 drive 0: <Hitachi HTS542525K9SA00>
>  wd0: drive supports 16-sector PIO transfers, LBA48 addressing
>  wd0: 232 GB, 484521 cyl, 16 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 488397168 sectors
>  wd0: drive supports PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2, Ultra-DMA mode 5 (Ultra/100)
>  wd0(ahcisata0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2, Ultra-DMA mode 5
>  (Ultra/100) (using DMA)
>  ahcisata0 port 1: PHY offline
>  uvideo0 at uhub6 port 5 configuration 1 interface 0: Chicony
>  Electronics Co., Ltd. HP Webcam, rev 2.00/6.04, addr 2
>  video0 at uvideo0: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd. HP Webcam, rev
>  2.00/6.04, addr 2
>  uhidev0 at uhub4 port 2 configuration 1 interface 0
>  uhidev0: Microsoft Compact Optical Mouse 500, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 2, iclass 
> 3/1
>  ums0 at uhidev0: 3 buttons and Z dir.
>  wsmouse1 at ums0 mux 0
>  pad0: outputs: 44100Hz, 16-bit, stereo
>  audio1 at pad0: half duplex
>  hpqlb0: registering on wskbd0
>  boot device: wd0
>  root on wd0a dumps on wd0b
>  root file system type: ffs
>  ubt0 at uhub5 port 2
>  ubt0: Broadcom Corp HP Integrated Module, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 2
>  mskc0: interrupt moderation is 1000 us
>  wsdisplay0: screen 1 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
>  wsdisplay0: screen 2 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
>  wsdisplay0: screen 3 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
>  wsdisplay0: screen 4 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
>  wsdisplay0: screen 5 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
>  wsdisplay0: screen 6 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
>  wsdisplay0: screen 7 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
>  uhidev0: at uhub4 port 2 (addr 2) disconnected
>  wsmouse1: detached
>  ums0: detached
>  uhidev0: detached
>  uhidev0 at uhub3 port 1 configuration 1 interface 0
>  uhidev0: Microsoft Compact Optical Mouse 500, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 2, iclass 
> 3/1
>  ums0 at uhidev0: 3 buttons and Z dir.
>  wsmouse1 at ums0 mux 0
>  umass0 at uhub6 port 4 configuration 1 interface 0
>  umass0: Prolific Technology Inc. Mass Storage Device, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 3
>  umass0: using SCSI over Bulk-Only
>  scsibus0 at umass0: 2 targets, 1 lun per target
>  sd0 at scsibus0 target 0 lun 0: <SAMSUNG, HM120JC, YL10> disk fixed
>  sd0: fabricating a geometry
>  sd0: 111 GB, 114473 cyl, 64 head, 32 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 234441648 sectors
>  sd0: fabricating a geometry
>  /dev/sd0e: file system not clean; please fsck(8)
>
>  And my graphic card is :
>  001:00:0: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS (VGA display, revision 0xa1)
>

Can vbetool or something similar cause the screen to "refresh" in a
satisfactory way?