Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 24 Jan 2001 12:30:01 -0500 | | From | Mark Smith <> | | Subject | Re: Probably Off-topic Question... |
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On Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 01:14:19AM +0800, Steve Underwood wrote: > > This is probably a user-land and/or undocumented thing, but I am not > > certain where to get the correct info. > > > > Does anyone know how to get the screen brightness control to work on a > > Sony Vaio N505VE? There seems to be some sort of proprietary hook to get > > it to work that requires their install of Windows. (This is a problem as > > it was removed immediatly after purchacing the laptop.) > > All the newer Vaios seem to have this problem. They rely on support from > Windows to control the brightness, instead of doing it through the BIOS, > like older machines. I don't know a solution. More annoyingly, they > won't hibernate, as they rely on Windows Me or 2000 doing it for them. > The APM hibernate in the BIOS seems to have gone. I have a Z505GAT, > which I think is the Asian version of the model sold in the US as the > Z505LE. I guess this will become the norm now none of the current > versions of Windows require any hibernation support from the BIOS. The > hibernate to swap patch for Linux really needs to get into the > mainstream, and be more thoroughly exercised.
if anyone finds a way of dimming the brightness make sure you post! besides killing the battery, it also makes it hard to use in dark places such as night flights. i feel as if i'm lighting up the cabin in these cases.
my vaio F-series used to sleep correctly under RH6.1. it now hangs forever making the sleep mode much less useful.
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