Kin Chung wrote: > > Machine: iBook 366 FW > Kernel: linux 2.4.4-pre4 (benh) > glibc: 2.1.3-17 with 2.4.4-pre4 headers* > > I am having trouble getting Debian to control the backlight. > The "backlight" program (both the potato distribution and the > pmud 7.2 version) does nothing, and neither does fblevel. > It does not seem to matter if I have pmud installed or not. > Am I missing something or do I need to use a more recent > kernel?
Do you have CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT enabled in your .config? I get: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> dmesg|grep -i backlight ~ Registered "ati" backlight controller, level: 15/15 > I would prefer not using a more recent kernel as that would > likely require rebuilding glibc with new headers. While I fail to see why that should be necessary, I'm pretty sure you don't have to upgrade your kernel; backlight control has been working for me for a long time. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper) \ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer CS student, Free Software enthusiast \ XFree86 and DRI project member
