Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:50:27 +0900 | From | Norbert Preining <> | Subject | Re: regression since 2.6.36: backlight in sony-laptop not working |
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On Fr, 12 Nov 2010, Matthew Garrett wrote: > > Seems so that the sys files have changed to new locations: > > /sys/devices/virtual/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness > > > > (mind the additional "virtual") > > as well as thermal zone etc etc. > > > > Could that explain the problem? > > Only if you have some wonderfully badly written software. What are you > using to control the backlight? Also, I'd note that in this case your > backlight is controlled via ACPI, not sony-laptop.
Ah right, yes, so probabyl sony-laptopt has nothing to do with it.
THen the problem is simply that the acpi events are not coming through when pressing the respective keys.
But *that* might be part of the sony-laptop kernel module?
Best wishes
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