Re: [Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
I think this log is made using 0.8b3 and not using 0.8b4 as the brightness register is missing. Quoting Peter_h : > Sony Vaio FZ11S Nvidia 8400M GT > > ** Attachment added: "NV 8400M GT FZ11S" >http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21685357/nvidia-info.zip > > -- -- No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
What might be useful is the following on a fresh boot of your system without using the nvidia driver and also without a framebuffer driver (a framebuffer driver could prevent an image restore). Download vbtracetool (git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/~stuart/vbtracetool/), compile it and then it like mentioned in the QUICKSTART file bundled with it. It will take 30-60s and then bzip2 the resulting file. The file contains the boot log of your video bios and might show me where the info I need in the bios is located. -- No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
You can also use a framebuffer driver (vesafb) but then the display
might not get restored and then you would need to guess when to
reboot. I would wait lets say 2 minutes when doing it this method and
then reboot (just by typing it into another VT)
Quoting Bem Jones-Bey :
> On 01/28/2009 11:29 AM, Thunderbird wrote:
>> What might be useful is the following on a fresh boot of your system
>> without using the nvidia driver and also without a framebuffer driver
>> (a framebuffer driver could prevent an image restore).
>>
>>
> Does Ubuntu have a kernel that doesn't have a framebuffer driver, or
> would I have to compile my own? (Or does it not load the framebuffer
> driver when I boot single user?) And I guess the other option would be
> to boot with one of the minimal Linux distros.
>
> --
> No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq,
> Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series
> graphics
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL): Invalid
> Status in “hal” source package in Ubuntu: New
> Status in “hotkey-setup” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
> Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-177” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
>
> Bug description:
> Using Ubuntu on laptops with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro vga card:
>
> On various laptops from Sony, HP, Samsung and others there is no way
> to control backlight brightness. In case of Sony e.g. on Vaios with
> 8-series adapters, e.g.
> nVidia Corporation GeForce 8400M GS
> nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600M GT (rev a1)
>
> The registers have been found (kudos to mikes!) and incorporated into
> nvclock, which you can check out by anonymous cvs and install:
>
> ]$ sudo apt-get install cvs
> ]$ cvs
> -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock
> login
> ]$ cvs -z3
> -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock co
> -P nvclock
> ]$ cd nvclock
> ]$ ./autogen.sh
> ]$ ./configure
> ]$ make
> ]$ sudo make install
>
> To test, make sure you are using nVidia's proprietary driver, then:
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S 100
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S 15
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S +10
>
> So far mikes' registers have been found to work on:
>
> Apple laptops
> {
> Macbook 5,1 Aluminum 13.3" (Geforce 9400M)
> }
>
> HP/Compaq laptops
> {
> 8510W (Quadro FX 570M, MXM)
> 8710P (Quadro NVS 320M, MXM)
> }
>
> Samsung laptops:
> {
> Q210 (Geforce 9200M)
> Q310 (Geforce 9200M)
> R510 (Geforce 9200M)
> }
>
> Sony laptops:
> {
> 8400M GS:
> VGN SZ650N, SZ61MN/B, SZ730E, SZ750N, SZ71MN/B, SZ71E
>
> 8400M GT:
> VGN FZ38M, FZ31M, FZ11Z, NR31, AR41E, FZ11S, FZ290, FZ250AE, FZ21E,
> FZ21M, FZ21S, FZ470E, FZ340E, FZ190N, FZ18M, FZ31E, FZ18E, FZ260E
> NR21Z, NR38S, NR21S
>
> 8600M GS:
> VGN FZ31Z, FZ21Z, FZ31S
>
> 8600M GT:
> VGN AR51SU, AR71S
> }
>
> Zepto laptops
> {
> Geforce 9600GT based laptops using MXM cards
> }
>
> Add your model to the list by clicking on the "Update description /
> tags" link, NOT by asking in a bug comment for someone else to do it.
>
> To get hotkeys to work, follow the instructions in this comment:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/75
> or install the package at :
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/111
>
> Dual-adapter models (SZ6 among others) can get backlight control
> with the Intel adapter using xbacklight, and can get hotkey
> functionality as per bug #173652.
>
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[Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Sony Vaio with nvidia 8 series graphics
I made changes to nvclock recently which make a HOME directory unneeded I think. Those changes were made for this purpose. Could you check if a recent cvs copy works? Roderick -- No Screen Backlight Control; Sony Vaio with nvidia 8 series graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Sony Vaio with nvidia 8 series graphics
NVClock 0.8 (beta4) is now online. -- No Screen Backlight Control; Sony Vaio with nvidia 8 series graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 286978] Re: Add support for nVidia 8 series backlight control to smartdimmer
NVClock 0.8b4 is out now and it contains the smartdimmer app. The ubuntu packages can be updated. Kanotix also just added smartdimmer and they based on this one. That one could be used. I'll look for the url. -- Add support for nVidia 8 series backlight control to smartdimmer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/286978 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Sony Vaio with nvidia 8 series graphics
The new beta contains backlight control for all the laptops which where mentioned in this thread. If nvclock 0.8b4 would be added to the new ubuntu it would solve this bug. -- No Screen Backlight Control; Sony Vaio with nvidia 8 series graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 286978] Re: Add support for nVidia 8 series backlight control to smartdimmer
Check http://kanotix.com/files/thorhammer/updates/nvclock/ -- Add support for nVidia 8 series backlight control to smartdimmer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/286978 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
There is some code in the bios which loads the smartdimmer register but I haven't had time to fully understand it yet. -- No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
Could some more people post their bios file (~/.nvclock/bios0.rom). I might have found something in it. -- No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
Michael what version of nvclock are you using? For some reason your bios file is empty. If you aren't using b4 try to update to it and also try to remove ~/.nvclock and run nvclock again to recreate it. NVClock should be showing some bios info using -i. -- No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
Right now the info I expected is present in your bios and in the HP and other Sony bioses I have seen. The info which is there is a line of code which sets the smartdimmer register to '100%'. There might be more info but I have no idea where that is. This might be enough for some basic detection. If people are using a Mac, Samsung laptop or some other supported model I'm also interested in bios dumps for those to see if the detection can also be used on those. -- No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
I have no good method of detecting which cards are supported. Right now the detection mechanism is a crappy whitelist for some vendors and it doesn't mean all models of a vendor are supported. The best way is to make a list of pci device ids in combination with the vendor id of a board. This information can be obtained in different ways. In case of nvclock 0.8b4 run nvclock -D: NV_PBUS_PCI_0 (0x1800): 014f10de NV_PBUS_PCI_0 (0x182c): Here 0x014f is the pci device id (geforce 6200 in this case) and the pci subvendor id is 0 (to be exact the pci subvendor id is 16-bit and it at pci header offset 0x2c). Another way is using lspci -x: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce 6200] (rev a2) 00: de 10 4f 01 07 00 10 00 a2 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 10: 00 00 00 d4 0c 00 00 c8 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 da 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 30: 00 00 00 00 60 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 01 00 00 In this case byte 3 and 4 contain the device id. Just reading 3 (0x4f) and 4 (0x01) might make you think the device id is 0x4f01 but it is little endian, so they need to be swapped to become '0x14f'. At 0x2c and 0x2d you would see the subvendor but in my case it is 0. Because my subvendor is 0, here another example: 02:11.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10) 00: ec 10 69 81 17 00 b0 02 10 00 00 02 10 20 00 00 10: 01 de 00 00 00 f0 ef df 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7b 14 0a 24 30: 00 00 00 00 dc 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0a 01 20 40 At 0x2c and 0x2d you see 0x7b and 0x14, the subvendor id is 0x147b which means Abit (the vendor of my motherboard). -- No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
You could rely on nvclock/smartdimmer for detecting the capability but
I would also like a list of supported cards. It just doesn't mean that
when a laptop uses lets say a geforce8 that it uses nvclock's
smartdimmer will work, nor does it mean that all laptops from sony
work. For that reason I want to have a list. Perhaps there is some
pattern in it or so. In the end I might find a better way based on
e.g. the video bios.
Further why re you dividing the value by 5? All users should update to
the smartdimmer version shipped with nvclock 0.8b4. It only supports
values between 0 and 100%. The old geforce6/7 smartdimmer used values
between 0 and 20 or whatever and those directly mapped to gpu
registers. On modern cards the value can be between 0 and a few
thousand.
Roderick
Quoting Shawe Ewahs :
> Bem, I'm watching your changes and I want to know want thing: "nvidia8"
> detection on your files, works also with "nvidia9" and "quadro" series?
> It's also important for try to generalise the solution.
>
> Or we need to add also similar to this?
>
> if [ "$HAL_PROP_LAPTOP_PANEL_ACCESS_METHOD" = "nvidia8" ]; then
> value=$((`smartdimmer -g | awk '{print $3;}'`))
> value=$((($value /5)-1))
> exit ${value}
> fi
>
> if [ "$HAL_PROP_LAPTOP_PANEL_ACCESS_METHOD" = "nvidia9" ]; then
> value=$((`smartdimmer -g | awk '{print $3;}'`))
> value=$((($value /5)-1))
> exit ${value}
> fi
>
> if [ "$HAL_PROP_LAPTOP_PANEL_ACCESS_METHOD" = "quadro" ]; then
> value=$((`smartdimmer -g | awk '{print $3;}'`))
> value=$((($value /5)-1))
> exit ${value}
> fi
>
> I don't know if it is correct, but also similar to this must be added
> for a generalised solution.
>
>
> And for .fdi file, I think that we need change:
>
> key="/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer:system.hardware.product"
> string="MODEL_NAME">
>
> for anything similar to:
>
>
> Integrated Graphics Device –>
> America Info Systems –>
> (0×0002) –>
>
> I found it on: http://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2006/06/
>
> In Device Manager, it must have any key that help to us to detect this
> information, no?
>
> --
> No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq,
> Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series
> graphics
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL): Invalid
> Status in “hal” source package in Ubuntu: New
> Status in “hotkey-setup” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
> Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-177” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
>
> Bug description:
> Using Ubuntu on laptops with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro vga card:
>
> On various laptops from Sony, HP, Samsung and others there is no way
> to control backlight brightness. In case of Sony e.g. on Vaios with
> 8-series adapters, e.g.
> nVidia Corporation GeForce 8400M GS
> nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600M GT (rev a1)
>
> The registers have been found (kudos to mikes!) and incorporated into
> nvclock, which you can check out by anonymous cvs and install:
>
> ]$ sudo apt-get install cvs
> ]$ cvs
> -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock
> login
> ]$ cvs -z3
> -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock co
> -P nvclock
> ]$ cd nvclock
> ]$ ./autogen.sh
> ]$ ./configure
> ]$ make
> ]$ sudo make install
>
> To test, make sure you are using nVidia's proprietary driver, then:
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S 100
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S 15
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S +10
>
> So far mikes' registers have been found to work on:
>
> Apple laptops
> {
> Macbook 5,1 Aluminum 13.3" (Geforce 9400M)
> }
>
> HP/Compaq laptops
> {
> 8510W (Quadro FX 570M, MXM)
> 8710P (Quadro NVS 320M, MXM)
> }
>
> Samsung laptops:
> {
> Q210 (Geforce 9200M)
> Q310 (Geforce 9200M)
> R510 (Geforce 9200M)
> }
>
> Sony laptops:
> {
> 8400M GS:
> VGN SZ650N, SZ61MN/B, SZ730E, SZ750N, SZ71MN/B, SZ71E
>
> 8400M GT:
> VGN FZ38M, FZ31M, FZ11Z, NR31, AR41E, FZ11S, FZ290, FZ250AE, FZ21E,
> FZ21M, FZ21S, FZ470E, FZ340E, FZ190N, FZ18M, FZ31E, FZ18E, FZ260E
> NR21Z, NR38S, NR21S
>
> 8600M GS:
> VGN FZ31Z, FZ21Z, FZ31S
>
> 8600M GT:
> VGN AR51SU, AR71S
> }
>
> Zepto laptops
> {
> Geforce 9600GT based laptops using MXM cards
> }
>
> Add your model to the list by clicking on the "Update description /
> tags" link, NOT by asking in a bug comment for someone else to do it.
>
> To get hotkeys to work, follow the instructions in this comment:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/75
> or install the package at :
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/111
>
> Dual-adapter models (SZ6 among others) can get backlight control
> with the Intel adapter using xbacklight, and can get hotkey
> functional
Re: [Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
> Is probably, that not alls are correctly detected with this method, > but I thing that the whitelist can decrease more trying to reduce to > graphical card detected, and adding support for laptops that don't > work with this method. > Reducing to a list that have this characteristics: > - It use nvidia8,nvidia9 or quadro for nvclock > - It's a laptop with graphic card manufactured by "nVidia > Corporation", (implemente with this or video bios, ... I don't know > the better way for this, but this is the important) > For this moment, we now that it's really, you can confirm with the > list on the description. That confirm that don't need a whitelist > with ALL laptops with this graphic cards. > Only a small fraction of the nvidia based laptops works using this method. I think that less than 50% of the laptops use this method likely even less lets say 25% or so. For instance no Dell, Lenovo and Acer laptops have been reported to use this method. Further the HP models which use it upto now are some business orientated models and I doubt the the normal consumer line uses this method. On a lot of nvidia laptops the buttons actually work fine by default. For that reason I want a whitelist for or else a good detection method. I might have found something in the video bios but I don't have time to implement all the code for it. What I saw in the nouveau bios code is that the lvds table contains some pwm fields which are likely meant for smartdimmer. Roderick -- No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
Geforce8/9/quadro cards are the same. Further the thing you just
showed is a basic pci id check. For that again a list of capable cards
is needed. For the record there are dozens of different mobile
geforce8/9/quadro cards.
Roderick
Quoting Shawe Ewahs :
> Yes, any information from hal-device can be the solution for detect the
> products affects. This is mine:
>
> $ hal-find-by-property --key info.linux.driver --string 'nvidia'
> /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_10de_426
> sh...@vaio:~$ hal-device /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_10de_426
> udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_10de_426'
> pci.device_protocol = 0 (0x0) (int)
> info.linux.driver = 'nvidia' (string)
> pci.vendor = 'nVidia Corporation' (string)
> linux.sysfs_path =
> '/sys/devices/pci:00/:00:01.0/:01:00.0' (string)
> info.vendor = 'nVidia Corporation' (string)
> info.subsystem = 'pci' (string)
> info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_2a01' (string)
> pci.product = 'G86M [GeForce 8400M GT]' (string)
> info.product = 'G86M [GeForce 8400M GT]' (string)
> pci.linux.sysfs_path =
> '/sys/devices/pci:00/:00:01.0/:01:00.0' (string)
> pci.subsys_vendor = 'Sony Corporation' (string)
> info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_10de_426' (string)
> pci.product_id = 1062 (0x426) (int)
> linux.hotplug_type = 2 (0x2) (int)
> pci.vendor_id = 4318 (0x10de) (int)
> linux.subsystem = 'pci' (string)
> pci.subsys_product_id = 36869 (0x9005) (int)
> pci.subsys_vendor_id = 4173 (0x104d) (int)
> pci.device_class = 3 (0x3) (int)
> pci.device_subclass = 0 (0x0) (int)
>
> Yes, maybe is posible collecting this information, I don't know how hal
> works, for this reason I only propose ideas.
>
> I say to you if nvidia8, nvidia9 and quadro are different, because I
> don't know if nvidia8 works for the three. If you say that yes, no
> problem.
>
> --
> No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq,
> Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series
> graphics
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL): Invalid
> Status in “hal” source package in Ubuntu: New
> Status in “hotkey-setup” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
> Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-177” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
>
> Bug description:
> Using Ubuntu on laptops with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro vga card:
>
> On various laptops from Sony, HP, Samsung and others there is no way
> to control backlight brightness. In case of Sony e.g. on Vaios with
> 8-series adapters, e.g.
> nVidia Corporation GeForce 8400M GS
> nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600M GT (rev a1)
>
> The registers have been found (kudos to mikes!) and incorporated into
> nvclock, which you can check out by anonymous cvs and install:
>
> ]$ sudo apt-get install cvs
> ]$ cvs
> -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock
> login
> ]$ cvs -z3
> -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock co
> -P nvclock
> ]$ cd nvclock
> ]$ ./autogen.sh
> ]$ ./configure
> ]$ make
> ]$ sudo make install
>
> To test, make sure you are using nVidia's proprietary driver, then:
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S 100
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S 15
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S +10
>
> So far mikes' registers have been found to work on:
>
> Apple laptops
> {
> Macbook 5,1 Aluminum 13.3" (Geforce 9400M)
> }
>
> HP/Compaq laptops
> {
> 8510W (Quadro FX 570M, MXM)
> 8710P (Quadro NVS 320M, MXM)
> }
>
> Samsung laptops:
> {
> Q210 (Geforce 9200M)
> Q310 (Geforce 9200M)
> R510 (Geforce 9200M)
> }
>
> Sony laptops:
> {
> 8400M GS:
> VGN SZ650N, SZ61MN/B, SZ730E, SZ750N, SZ71MN/B, SZ71E
>
> 8400M GT:
> VGN FZ38M, FZ31M, FZ11Z, NR31, AR41E, FZ11S, FZ290, FZ250AE, FZ21E,
> FZ21M, FZ21S, FZ470E, FZ340E, FZ190N, FZ18M, FZ31E, FZ18E, FZ260E
> NR21Z, NR38S, NR21S
>
> 8600M GS:
> VGN FZ31Z, FZ21Z, FZ31S
>
> 8600M GT:
> VGN AR51SU, AR71S
> }
>
> Zepto laptops
> {
> Geforce 9600GT based laptops using MXM cards
> }
>
> Add your model to the list by clicking on the "Update description /
> tags" link, NOT by asking in a bug comment for someone else to do it.
>
> To get hotkeys to work, follow the instructions in this comment:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/75
> or install the package at :
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/111
>
> Dual-adapter models (SZ6 among others) can get backlight control
> with the Intel adapter using xbacklight, and can get hotkey
> functionality as per bug #173652.
>
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Re: [Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
For geforce6/7 cards the detection in nvclock is quite good and it can
be relied on.
Quoting getaceres :
> What about older Geforce cards (6 and 7)?. They also are controlled by
> smartdimmer, so once the patch has been applied to HAL, these cards have
> to be included in the list as well.
>
> --
> No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq,
> Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series
> graphics
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444
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>
> Status in Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL): Invalid
> Status in “hal” source package in Ubuntu: New
> Status in “hotkey-setup” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
> Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-177” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
>
> Bug description:
> Using Ubuntu on laptops with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro vga card:
>
> On various laptops from Sony, HP, Samsung and others there is no way
> to control backlight brightness. In case of Sony e.g. on Vaios with
> 8-series adapters, e.g.
> nVidia Corporation GeForce 8400M GS
> nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600M GT (rev a1)
>
> The registers have been found (kudos to mikes!) and incorporated into
> nvclock, which you can check out by anonymous cvs and install:
>
> ]$ sudo apt-get install cvs
> ]$ cvs
> -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock
> login
> ]$ cvs -z3
> -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock co
> -P nvclock
> ]$ cd nvclock
> ]$ ./autogen.sh
> ]$ ./configure
> ]$ make
> ]$ sudo make install
>
> To test, make sure you are using nVidia's proprietary driver, then:
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S 100
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S 15
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S +10
>
> So far mikes' registers have been found to work on:
>
> Apple laptops
> {
> Macbook 5,1 Aluminum 13.3" (Geforce 9400M)
> }
>
> HP/Compaq laptops
> {
> 8510W (Quadro FX 570M, MXM)
> 8710P (Quadro NVS 320M, MXM)
> }
>
> Samsung laptops:
> {
> Q210 (Geforce 9200M)
> Q310 (Geforce 9200M)
> R510 (Geforce 9200M)
> }
>
> Sony laptops:
> {
> 8400M GS:
> VGN SZ650N, SZ61MN/B, SZ730E, SZ750N, SZ71MN/B, SZ71E
>
> 8400M GT:
> VGN FZ38M, FZ31M, FZ11Z, NR31, AR41E, FZ11S, FZ290, FZ250AE, FZ21E,
> FZ21M, FZ21S, FZ470E, FZ340E, FZ190N, FZ18M, FZ31E, FZ18E, FZ260E
> NR21Z, NR38S, NR21S
>
> 8600M GS:
> VGN FZ31Z, FZ21Z, FZ31S
>
> 8600M GT:
> VGN AR51SU, AR71S
> }
>
> Zepto laptops
> {
> Geforce 9600GT based laptops using MXM cards
> }
>
> Add your model to the list by clicking on the "Update description /
> tags" link, NOT by asking in a bug comment for someone else to do it.
>
> To get hotkeys to work, follow the instructions in this comment:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/75
> or install the package at :
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/111
>
> Dual-adapter models (SZ6 among others) can get backlight control
> with the Intel adapter using xbacklight, and can get hotkey
> functionality as per bug #173652.
>
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Re: [Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
We explicitly need a list right now of the device id of the card and
the subvendor id. Further some studying of the gpu bios needs to be
done for geforce8/9 models which are supported by nvclock and types
which aren't. I need several bioses of both models for that. Though I
can't say when I have time to analyze them.
Quoting Bem Jones-Bey :
> On 01/26/2009 12:24 AM, Thunderbird wrote:
>> Geforce8/9/quadro cards are the same. Further the thing you just
>> showed is a basic pci id check. For that again a list of capable cards
>> is needed. For the record there are dozens of different mobile
>> geforce8/9/quadro cards.
>>
> So are you saying that you think making a list of the pci ids of all of
> the cards isn't a good idea? Were you suggesting earlier that instead of
> making a list, we attempt to discover if there is some way we can probe
> the card and find out if it needs to be supported by nvclock instead of
> through the standard kernel interfaces? (If so, do you have a way we
> could do that? I'm not much of a hardware hacker, I'm afraid.)
>
> --
> Bem Jones-Bey (b...@jones-bey.org)
>
> --
> No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq,
> Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series
> graphics
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL): Invalid
> Status in “hal” source package in Ubuntu: New
> Status in “hotkey-setup” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
> Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-177” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
>
> Bug description:
> Using Ubuntu on laptops with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro vga card:
>
> On various laptops from Sony, HP, Samsung and others there is no way
> to control backlight brightness. In case of Sony e.g. on Vaios with
> 8-series adapters, e.g.
> nVidia Corporation GeForce 8400M GS
> nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600M GT (rev a1)
>
> The registers have been found (kudos to mikes!) and incorporated into
> nvclock, which you can check out by anonymous cvs and install:
>
> ]$ sudo apt-get install cvs
> ]$ cvs
> -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock
> login
> ]$ cvs -z3
> -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock co
> -P nvclock
> ]$ cd nvclock
> ]$ ./autogen.sh
> ]$ ./configure
> ]$ make
> ]$ sudo make install
>
> To test, make sure you are using nVidia's proprietary driver, then:
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S 100
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S 15
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S +10
>
> So far mikes' registers have been found to work on:
>
> Apple laptops
> {
> Macbook 5,1 Aluminum 13.3" (Geforce 9400M)
> }
>
> HP/Compaq laptops
> {
> 8510W (Quadro FX 570M, MXM)
> 8710P (Quadro NVS 320M, MXM)
> }
>
> Samsung laptops:
> {
> Q210 (Geforce 9200M)
> Q310 (Geforce 9200M)
> R510 (Geforce 9200M)
> }
>
> Sony laptops:
> {
> 8400M GS:
> VGN SZ650N, SZ61MN/B, SZ730E, SZ750N, SZ71MN/B, SZ71E
>
> 8400M GT:
> VGN FZ38M, FZ31M, FZ11Z, NR31, AR41E, FZ11S, FZ290, FZ250AE, FZ21E,
> FZ21M, FZ21S, FZ470E, FZ340E, FZ190N, FZ18M, FZ31E, FZ18E, FZ260E
> NR21Z, NR38S, NR21S
>
> 8600M GS:
> VGN FZ31Z, FZ21Z, FZ31S
>
> 8600M GT:
> VGN AR51SU, AR71S
> }
>
> Zepto laptops
> {
> Geforce 9600GT based laptops using MXM cards
> }
>
> Add your model to the list by clicking on the "Update description /
> tags" link, NOT by asking in a bug comment for someone else to do it.
>
> To get hotkeys to work, follow the instructions in this comment:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/75
> or install the package at :
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/111
>
> Dual-adapter models (SZ6 among others) can get backlight control
> with the Intel adapter using xbacklight, and can get hotkey
> functionality as per bug #173652.
>
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Re: [Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
Only the following three lines are needed:
> Device ID: pci.product_id = 1062 (0x426) (int) => Geforce 8400M
> Vendor ID: pci.vendor_id = 4318 (0x10de) (int) => Nvidia
> Subsys Vendor ID: pci.subsys_vendor_id = 4173 (0x104d) (int) => Sony
Quoting Shawe Ewahs :
> Thunderbird is possible do a little script that generate a .txt file
> with the info that you think that can be useful? This can be a easy way
> for people report this to here.
>
> If you can explain more accurately what we can do for do your idea, I
> must to try do it in my free time, and more people can contribute to do
> a solution that work for all, if we know how can do for it.
>
> Example list:
>
> Product:pci.product = 'G86M [GeForce 8400M GT]' (string)
> Info Product: info.product = 'G86M [GeForce 8400M GT]' (string)
> Device ID: info.udi =
> '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_10de_426' (string)
> Device ID: pci.product_id = 1062 (0x426) (int)
> Vendor ID: pci.vendor_id = 4318 (0x10de) (int)
> Subsys ID: pci.subsys_product_id = 36869 (0x9005) (int)
> Subsys Vendor ID: pci.subsys_vendor_id = 4173 (0x104d) (int)
>
> Can be sufficient with this? If yes, I can do a little script that
> extract this info (more or less also).
>
> --
> No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq,
> Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series
> graphics
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL): Invalid
> Status in “hal” source package in Ubuntu: New
> Status in “hotkey-setup” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
> Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-177” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
>
> Bug description:
> Using Ubuntu on laptops with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro vga card:
>
> On various laptops from Sony, HP, Samsung and others there is no way
> to control backlight brightness. In case of Sony e.g. on Vaios with
> 8-series adapters, e.g.
> nVidia Corporation GeForce 8400M GS
> nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600M GT (rev a1)
>
> The registers have been found (kudos to mikes!) and incorporated into
> nvclock, which you can check out by anonymous cvs and install:
>
> ]$ sudo apt-get install cvs
> ]$ cvs
> -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock
> login
> ]$ cvs -z3
> -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock co
> -P nvclock
> ]$ cd nvclock
> ]$ ./autogen.sh
> ]$ ./configure
> ]$ make
> ]$ sudo make install
>
> To test, make sure you are using nVidia's proprietary driver, then:
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S 100
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S 15
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S +10
>
> So far mikes' registers have been found to work on:
>
> Apple laptops
> {
> Macbook 5,1 Aluminum 13.3" (Geforce 9400M)
> }
>
> HP/Compaq laptops
> {
> 8510W (Quadro FX 570M, MXM)
> 8710P (Quadro NVS 320M, MXM)
> }
>
> Samsung laptops:
> {
> Q210 (Geforce 9200M)
> Q310 (Geforce 9200M)
> R510 (Geforce 9200M)
> }
>
> Sony laptops:
> {
> 8400M GS:
> VGN SZ650N, SZ61MN/B, SZ730E, SZ750N, SZ71MN/B, SZ71E
>
> 8400M GT:
> VGN FZ38M, FZ31M, FZ11Z, NR31, AR41E, FZ11S, FZ290, FZ250AE, FZ21E,
> FZ21M, FZ21S, FZ470E, FZ340E, FZ190N, FZ18M, FZ31E, FZ18E, FZ260E
> NR21Z, NR38S, NR21S
>
> 8600M GS:
> VGN FZ31Z, FZ21Z, FZ31S
>
> 8600M GT:
> VGN AR51SU, AR71S
> }
>
> Zepto laptops
> {
> Geforce 9600GT based laptops using MXM cards
> }
>
> Add your model to the list by clicking on the "Update description /
> tags" link, NOT by asking in a bug comment for someone else to do it.
>
> To get hotkeys to work, follow the instructions in this comment:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/75
> or install the package at :
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/111
>
> Dual-adapter models (SZ6 among others) can get backlight control
> with the Intel adapter using xbacklight, and can get hotkey
> functionality as per bug #173652.
>
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Re: [Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
Further I'd like some additional info. Could you some people try to run nvclock -D BEFORE the nvidia kernel module and X are loaded, so directly after logging into a VT? I'm interested in the line which contains 'NV_PDISPLAY_SOR0_REGS_BRIGHTNESS'. If it contains the proper value then it means the video bios is setting some interesting values from the video bios. Second I like a few copies of video bios from cards which work using nvclock's smartdimmer and from ones which aren't supported. The video bios is dumped by nvclock into ~/.nvclock. -- No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Sony Vaio with nvidia 8 series graphics
** Description changed:
Using Ubuntu on Sony Vaio laptop with Nvidia 8 vga card:
There is no way to control backlight brightness on Sony Vaios with 8-series
adapters, e.g.
nVidia Corporation GeForce 8400M GS
nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600M GT (rev a1)
The registers have been found (kudos to mikes!) and incorporated into
nvclock, which you can check out by anonymous cvs and install:
]$ sudo apt-get install cvs
]$ cvs -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock login
]$ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock
co -P nvclock
]$ cd nvclock
]$ ./autogen.sh
]$ ./configure
]$ make
]$ sudo make install
To test, make sure you are using nVidia's proprietary driver, then:
]$ sudo nvclock -S 100
]$ sudo nvclock -S 15
]$ sudo nvclock -S +10
So far mikes' registers have been found to work on:
+ HP/Compaq laptops
+ {
+ 8510W (Quadro FX 570M, MXM)
+ 8710P (Quadro NVS 320M, MXM)
+ }
+
+ Samsung laptops:
+ {
+ Q210 (Geforce 9200M)
+ Q310 (Geforce 9200M)
+ R510 (Geforce 9200M)
+ }
+
+ Sony laptops:
+ {
8400M GS:
VGN SZ650N, SZ61MN/B, SZ730E, SZ750N, SZ71MN/B, SZ71E
8400M GT:
VGN FZ38M, FZ31M, FZ11Z, NR31, AR41E, FZ11S, FZ290, FZ250AE, FZ21E, FZ21M,
FZ470E, FZ340E, FZ190N, FZ18M, FZ31E, FZ18E, NR21Z, NR38S
8600M GS:
VGN FZ31Z, FZ21Z, FZ31S
8600M GT:
VGN AR51SU, AR71S
+ }
+
+ Zepto
+ {
+ Geforce 9600GT based laptops using MXM cards
+ }
Add your model to the list by clicking on the "Update description /
tags" link, NOT by asking in a bug comment for someone else to do it.
To get hotkeys to work, follow the instructions in this comment:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/75
or install the package at :
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/111
Dual-adapter models (SZ6 among others) can get backlight control with
the Intel adapter using xbacklight, and can get hotkey functionality as
per bug #173652.
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[Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Sony Vaio with nvidia 8 series graphics
** Description changed:
- Using Ubuntu on Sony Vaio laptop with Nvidia 8 vga card:
+ Using Ubuntu on laptops with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro vga card:
- There is no way to control backlight brightness on Sony Vaios with 8-series
adapters, e.g.
+ On various laptops from Sony, HP, Samsung and others there is no way to
control backlight brightness. In case of Sony e.g. on Vaios with 8-series
adapters, e.g.
nVidia Corporation GeForce 8400M GS
nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600M GT (rev a1)
The registers have been found (kudos to mikes!) and incorporated into
nvclock, which you can check out by anonymous cvs and install:
]$ sudo apt-get install cvs
]$ cvs -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock login
]$ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock
co -P nvclock
]$ cd nvclock
]$ ./autogen.sh
]$ ./configure
]$ make
]$ sudo make install
To test, make sure you are using nVidia's proprietary driver, then:
]$ sudo nvclock -S 100
]$ sudo nvclock -S 15
]$ sudo nvclock -S +10
So far mikes' registers have been found to work on:
+
+ Apple laptops
+ {
+ Macbook 5,1 Aluminum 13.3" (Geforce 9400M)
+ }
HP/Compaq laptops
{
8510W (Quadro FX 570M, MXM)
8710P (Quadro NVS 320M, MXM)
}
Samsung laptops:
{
Q210 (Geforce 9200M)
Q310 (Geforce 9200M)
R510 (Geforce 9200M)
}
Sony laptops:
{
8400M GS:
VGN SZ650N, SZ61MN/B, SZ730E, SZ750N, SZ71MN/B, SZ71E
8400M GT:
VGN FZ38M, FZ31M, FZ11Z, NR31, AR41E, FZ11S, FZ290, FZ250AE, FZ21E, FZ21M,
FZ470E, FZ340E, FZ190N, FZ18M, FZ31E, FZ18E, NR21Z, NR38S
8600M GS:
VGN FZ31Z, FZ21Z, FZ31S
8600M GT:
VGN AR51SU, AR71S
}
- Zepto
+ Zepto laptops
{
Geforce 9600GT based laptops using MXM cards
}
Add your model to the list by clicking on the "Update description /
tags" link, NOT by asking in a bug comment for someone else to do it.
To get hotkeys to work, follow the instructions in this comment:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/75
or install the package at :
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/111
Dual-adapter models (SZ6 among others) can get backlight control with
the Intel adapter using xbacklight, and can get hotkey functionality as
per bug #173652.
--
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[Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Sony Vaio with nvidia 8 series graphics
Hi,
Since a lot of users are asking me about backlight control in NVClock I
decided to post here myself. Since the discovery of the register on a
Sony laptop I have added support for various other laptops from
different vendors. Next to Sony models the code appears to work on a
HP/Compaq 8510W, Samsung Q210/Q310/R600 and a Zepto 9600M laptop. The HP
and Zepto model use MXM ('mobile pci-express card which can be
replaced') which could mean that more MXM boards use this register.
I plan to release a new version of NVClock soon. What sort of issues are
you guys still seeing? I'll see if I can do something about flckering
(caused by bios dumping) and the need for a home directory. The bios
info is needed in a lot of cases for instance for proper temperature
reading and other features but I'll see what I can do about it. Most
likely I will try to read the bios from a copy inside videoram instead
of the rom when it is in videoram.
What other issues are you guys seeing?
Thanks,
Thunderbird
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Re: [Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
Could some people try the latest nvclock cvs? Some time ago I added proper smartdimmer detection but I still don't know if it works for everyone. Thanks, Roderick -- No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
I haven't studied the packages posted here but I would recommend to
use the kanotix package as a base. The kanotix packager updated some
portions based on my input. Debian might receive new packages soon
too. I contacted Randy about it a while ago but I didn't hear anything
back from him. (I'm the author of nvclock)
Quoting Steve Langasek :
> Sebastien, why have you opened tasks against all of these different
> packages? I see no information that would explain that this is a bug in
> linux, hal, or acpi-support.
>
> The patches you've submitted for sponsorship are against the nvclock
> package, which is one package for which a task has *not* been opened
> here. Your first patch, as you noted, appears to include the upstream
> diff relative to the current Ubuntu version; that's not much of a
> problem, but you also appear to have repackaged nvclock from scratch,
> discarding all of the package history. Is there a reason for this?
>
> ** Changed in: nvclock (Ubuntu)
> Sourcepackagename: acpi-support => nvclock
>
> --
> No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq,
> Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series
> graphics
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444
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> of the bug.
>
> Status in Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL): Invalid
> Status in “hal” source package in Ubuntu: New
> Status in “hotkey-setup” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
> Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
> Status in “nvclock” source package in Ubuntu: New
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-177” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
>
> Bug description:
> Using Ubuntu on laptops with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro vga card:
>
> On various laptops from Sony, HP, Samsung and others there is no way
> to control backlight brightness. In case of Sony e.g. on Vaios with
> 8-series adapters, e.g.
> nVidia Corporation GeForce 8400M GS
> nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600M GT (rev a1)
>
> The registers have been found (kudos to mikes!) and incorporated into
> nvclock, which you can check out by anonymous cvs and install:
>
> ]$ sudo apt-get install cvs
> ]$ cvs
> -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock
> login
> ]$ cvs -z3
> -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock co
> -P nvclock
> ]$ cd nvclock
> ]$ ./autogen.sh
> ]$ ./configure
> ]$ make
> ]$ sudo make install
>
> To test, make sure you are using nVidia's proprietary driver, then:
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S 100
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S 15
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S +10
>
> So far mikes' registers have been found to work on:
>
> Apple laptops
> {
> Macbook 5,1 Aluminum 13.3" (Geforce 9400M)
> }
>
> HP/Compaq laptops
> {
> 8510W (Quadro FX 570M, MXM)
> 8710P (Quadro NVS 320M, MXM)
> }
>
> Samsung laptops:
> {
> Q210 (Geforce 9200M)
> Q310 (Geforce 9200M)
> R510 (Geforce 9200M)
> }
>
> Sony laptops:
> {
> 8400M GS:
> VGN SZ650N, SZ61MN/B, SZ730E, SZ750N, SZ71MN/B, SZ71E
>
> 8400M GT:
> VGN FZ38M, FZ31M, FZ11Z, NR31, AR41E, FZ11S, FZ290, FZ250AE, FZ21E,
> FZ21M, FZ21S, FZ470E, FZ340E, FZ190N, FZ18M, FZ31E, FZ18E, FZ260E
> NR21Z, NR38S, NR21S
>
> 8600M GS:
> VGN FZ31Z, FZ21Z, FZ31S
>
> 8600M GT:
> VGN AR51SU, AR71S
> }
>
> Zepto laptops
> {
> Geforce 9600GT based laptops using MXM cards
> }
>
> Add your model to the list by clicking on the "Update description /
> tags" link, NOT by asking in a bug comment for someone else to do it.
>
> To get hotkeys to work, follow the instructions in this comment:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/75
> or install the package at :
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/111
>
> Dual-adapter models (SZ6 among others) can get backlight control
> with the Intel adapter using xbacklight, and can get hotkey
> functionality as per bug #173652.
>
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Re: [Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
I verified what I was looking for in bioses from sony, hp and apple. I
expect others to use the same way, so I have added some experimental
code to nvclock cvs. It should be tested to see if it works well and I
still need to know if it works on samsung laptops.
Roderick
Quoting Shawe Ewahs :
> Thunderbird what coincidencies are you found on the current bios shared?
>
> --
> No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq,
> Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series
> graphics
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL): Invalid
> Status in “hal” source package in Ubuntu: New
> Status in “hotkey-setup” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
> Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-177” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
>
> Bug description:
> Using Ubuntu on laptops with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro vga card:
>
> On various laptops from Sony, HP, Samsung and others there is no way
> to control backlight brightness. In case of Sony e.g. on Vaios with
> 8-series adapters, e.g.
> nVidia Corporation GeForce 8400M GS
> nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600M GT (rev a1)
>
> The registers have been found (kudos to mikes!) and incorporated into
> nvclock, which you can check out by anonymous cvs and install:
>
> ]$ sudo apt-get install cvs
> ]$ cvs
> -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock
> login
> ]$ cvs -z3
> -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock co
> -P nvclock
> ]$ cd nvclock
> ]$ ./autogen.sh
> ]$ ./configure
> ]$ make
> ]$ sudo make install
>
> To test, make sure you are using nVidia's proprietary driver, then:
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S 100
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S 15
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S +10
>
> So far mikes' registers have been found to work on:
>
> Apple laptops
> {
> Macbook 5,1 Aluminum 13.3" (Geforce 9400M)
> }
>
> HP/Compaq laptops
> {
> 8510W (Quadro FX 570M, MXM)
> 8710P (Quadro NVS 320M, MXM)
> }
>
> Samsung laptops:
> {
> Q210 (Geforce 9200M)
> Q310 (Geforce 9200M)
> R510 (Geforce 9200M)
> }
>
> Sony laptops:
> {
> 8400M GS:
> VGN SZ650N, SZ61MN/B, SZ730E, SZ750N, SZ71MN/B, SZ71E
>
> 8400M GT:
> VGN FZ38M, FZ31M, FZ11Z, NR31, AR41E, FZ11S, FZ290, FZ250AE, FZ21E,
> FZ21M, FZ21S, FZ470E, FZ340E, FZ190N, FZ18M, FZ31E, FZ18E, FZ260E
> NR21Z, NR38S, NR21S
>
> 8600M GS:
> VGN FZ31Z, FZ21Z, FZ31S
>
> 8600M GT:
> VGN AR51SU, AR71S
> }
>
> Zepto laptops
> {
> Geforce 9600GT based laptops using MXM cards
> }
>
> Add your model to the list by clicking on the "Update description /
> tags" link, NOT by asking in a bug comment for someone else to do it.
>
> To get hotkeys to work, follow the instructions in this comment:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/75
> or install the package at :
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/111
>
> Dual-adapter models (SZ6 among others) can get backlight control
> with the Intel adapter using xbacklight, and can get hotkey
> functionality as per bug #173652.
>
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Re: [Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
This issue is specific to various nvidia based laptops including some sony models. It is a real issue. Quoting Steve Langasek : > This is definitely not a hotkey-setup issue; the hotkey-setup package > only handles setting kernel keymaps for hotkeys, and is deprecated in > favor of hal-info besides. > > I had the opportunity this week to test out hotkey mappings on a variety > of laptops, including one Sony Vaio, and the brightness keys appear to > be recognized correctly as keys - and the brightness was adjusted as > well. I don't know if this was an nvidia-based system, but at least I > didn't see any evidence that the keypresses themselves were not > recognized correctly. > > If you have reason to think that the keypresses are not being recognized > on your system (as opposed to us just not having a good way to *handle* > those keypresses on Ubuntu), please follow > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Hotkeys/Troubleshooting and report back with > your results. > > ** Changed in: hotkey-setup (Ubuntu) >Status: In Progress => Invalid > > ** Changed in: hal (Ubuntu) >Status: New => Invalid > > ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-177 (Ubuntu) >Status: In Progress => New > > ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) >Status: In Progress => New > -- No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
Hi,
The steps are the same as before, so:
]$ sudo apt-get install cvs
]$ cvs -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock login
]$ cvs -z3
-d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock co
-P nvclock
]$ cd nvclock
]$ ./autogen.sh
]$ ./configure
]$ make
]$ sudo make install
Thanks,
Roderick
Quoting Schmirrwurst :
> Hi thunderbird,
>
> If I've the previous cvs version installed, could you describe the
> steps to properly uninstall and install, and what to test ? There so
> many posts now, that it's pretty confusing...
> Can I test it also under jaunty ? So far as I know, the
> sonybright.sh ... and other scripts aren't yet available ?
>
> --
> No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq,
> Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series
> graphics
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL): Invalid
> Status in “hal” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in “hotkey-setup” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: New
> Status in “nvclock” source package in Ubuntu: New
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-180” source package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Using Ubuntu on laptops with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro vga card:
>
> On various laptops from Sony, HP, Samsung and others there is no way
> to control backlight brightness. In case of Sony e.g. on Vaios with
> 8-series adapters, e.g.
> nVidia Corporation GeForce 8400M GS
> nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600M GT (rev a1)
>
> The registers have been found (kudos to mikes!) and incorporated into
> nvclock, which you can check out by anonymous cvs and install:
>
> ]$ sudo apt-get install cvs
> ]$ cvs
> -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock
> login
> ]$ cvs -z3
> -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock co
> -P nvclock
> ]$ cd nvclock
> ]$ ./autogen.sh
> ]$ ./configure
> ]$ make
> ]$ sudo make install
>
> To test, make sure you are using nVidia's proprietary driver, then:
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S 100
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S 15
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S +10
>
> So far mikes' registers have been found to work on:
>
> Apple laptops
> {
> Macbook 5,1 Aluminum 13.3" (Geforce 9400M)
> }
>
> HP/Compaq laptops
> {
> 8510W (Quadro FX 570M, MXM)
> 8710P (Quadro NVS 320M, MXM)
> }
>
> Samsung laptops:
> {
> Q210 (Geforce 9200M)
> Q310 (Geforce 9200M)
> R510 (Geforce 9200M)
> }
>
> Sony laptops:
> {
> 8400M GS:
> VGN SZ650N, SZ61MN/B, SZ730E, SZ750N, SZ71MN/B, SZ71E SZ95S
>
> 8400M GT:
> VGN FZ38M, FZ31M, FZ11Z, NR31, AR41E, FZ11S, FZ290, FZ250AE, FZ21E,
> FZ21M, FZ21S, FZ470E, FZ340E, FZ190N, FZ18M, FZ31E, FZ18E, FZ260E
> NR21Z, NR38S, NR21S,FZ280E
>
> 8600M GS:
> VGN FZ31Z, FZ21Z, FZ31S
>
> 8600M GT:
> VGN AR51SU, AR71S
> }
>
> Zepto laptops
> {
> Geforce 9600GT based laptops using MXM cards
> }
>
> Add your model to the list by clicking on the "Update description /
> tags" link, NOT by asking in a bug comment for someone else to do it.
>
> To get hotkeys to work, follow the instructions in this comment:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/75
> or install the package at :
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/111
>
> Dual-adapter models (SZ6 among others) can get backlight control
> with the Intel adapter using xbacklight, and can get hotkey
> functionality as per bug #173652.
>
--
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Re: [Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
What is different when you run it as a user and at startup? In both
cases the nvidia drivers aren't loaded yet? You are certain that you
use the same binary in both cases?
Perhaps it failed to report bios info when running from a startup
script. Could you check if the output of 'nvclock -i' shows bios info
in both situations?
Thanks,
Roderick
Quoting Bem Jones-Bey :
> On 02/18/2009 10:38 AM, Thunderbird wrote:
>> Could some people try the latest nvclock cvs? Some time ago I added
>> proper smartdimmer detection but I still don't know if it works for
>> everyone.
>
> Sorry it took me so long, I've been rather busy lately. I did get to
> compile the latest CVS, and while it works fine if I run it as myself
> from the commandline, hald fails to run it (for my brightness keys) with
> the following error:
>
> [28671]: 14:45:47.158 [D] addon-acpi.c:195: event is 'video C160
> 0086
> '
> 14:45:47.159 [I] hald_dbus.c:5127: OK for method 'GetBrightness' with
> signature '' on interface 'org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel' for
> UDI '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer_backlight' and execpath
> 'hal-system-lcd-get-brightness'
> 14:45:47.159 [I] hald_dbus.c:4018: no need to enqueue
> 14:45:47.550 [I] hald_dbus.c:4042: No more methods in queue
> 14:45:47.550 [I] hald_dbus.c:4105: failed with 'Error!' 'Smartdimmer is
> only supported on certain (HP/SamsungSony/Zepto) laptops using a Geforce
> 6200/7x00Go/8x00Go. If you want support on your laptop contact the author.'
> 14:45:47.551 [I] hald_dbus.c:5127: OK for method 'SetBrightness' with
> signature 'i' on interface 'org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel' for
> UDI '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer_backlight' and execpath
> 'hal-system-lcd-set-brightness'
> 14:45:47.551 [I] hald_dbus.c:4018: no need to enqueue
> 14:45:47.916 [I] hald_dbus.c:4042: No more methods in queue
> 14:45:47.917 [I] hald_dbus.c:4105: failed with 'Error!' 'Smartdimmer is
> only supported on certain (HP/SamsungSony/Zepto) laptops using a Geforce
> 6200/7x00Go/8x00Go. If you want support on your laptop contact the author.'
>
> While hald does claim to be running as root, I don't know what
> privileges it runs the scripts with.
>
> If I put the old smartdimmer 0.8b4 (without the detection logic), my
> brightness keys work fine.
>
> --
> Bem Jones-Bey (b...@jones-bey.org)
>
> --
> No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq,
> Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series
> graphics
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL): Invalid
> Status in “hal” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in “hotkey-setup” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: New
> Status in “nvclock” source package in Ubuntu: New
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-180” source package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Using Ubuntu on laptops with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro vga card:
>
> On various laptops from Sony, HP, Samsung and others there is no way
> to control backlight brightness. In case of Sony e.g. on Vaios with
> 8-series adapters, e.g.
> nVidia Corporation GeForce 8400M GS
> nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600M GT (rev a1)
>
> The registers have been found (kudos to mikes!) and incorporated into
> nvclock, which you can check out by anonymous cvs and install:
>
> ]$ sudo apt-get install cvs
> ]$ cvs
> -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock
> login
> ]$ cvs -z3
> -d:pserver:anonym...@nvclock.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nvclock co
> -P nvclock
> ]$ cd nvclock
> ]$ ./autogen.sh
> ]$ ./configure
> ]$ make
> ]$ sudo make install
>
> To test, make sure you are using nVidia's proprietary driver, then:
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S 100
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S 15
> ]$ sudo nvclock -S +10
>
> So far mikes' registers have been found to work on:
>
> Apple laptops
> {
> Macbook 5,1 Aluminum 13.3" (Geforce 9400M)
> }
>
> HP/Compaq laptops
> {
> 8510W (Quadro FX 570M, MXM)
> 8710P (Quadro NVS 320M, MXM)
> }
>
> Samsung laptops:
> {
> Q210 (Geforce 9200M)
> Q310 (Geforce 9200M)
> R510 (Geforce 9200M)
> }
>
> Sony laptops:
> {
> 8400M GS:
> VGN SZ650N, SZ61MN/B, SZ730E, SZ750N, SZ71MN/B, SZ71E SZ95S
>
> 8400M GT:
> VGN FZ38M, FZ31M, FZ11Z, NR31, AR41E, FZ11S, FZ290, FZ250AE, FZ21E,
> FZ21M, FZ21
Re: [Bug 95444] Re: No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
There must be a bug somewhere in my bios dumping code. I'll take a
look at it. Note smartdimmer and nvclock are internally the same. Only
from the outside smartdimmer looks different.
Roderick
Quoting Bem Jones-Bey :
> On 02/22/2009 01:53 AM, Thunderbird wrote:
>> What is different when you run it as a user and at startup? In both
>> cases the nvidia drivers aren't loaded yet? You are certain that you
>> use the same binary in both cases?
>
> I think you misunderstand: smartdimmer gives me that error every time
> hald tries to run it. hald runs it in response to me pressing the
> brightness up and down keys.
>
> It runs the following to set the brightness: ($value is passed into the
> script)
>
> if [ "$HAL_PROP_LAPTOP_PANEL_ACCESS_METHOD" = "nvidia8" ]; then
> smartdimmer -s $((($value +1)*5))
> exit 0
> fi
>
> And it runs the following to get the brightness:
>
> if [ "$HAL_PROP_LAPTOP_PANEL_ACCESS_METHOD" = "nvidia8" ]; then
> value=$((`smartdimmer -g | awk '{print $3;}'`))
> value=$((($value /5)-1))
> exit ${value}
> fi
>
> I am sure that it is running the same binary there that I am running by
> hand, as the only smartdimmer on my system is /usr/bin/smartdimmer, and
> it reliably stops working when I copy in the new binary, and works again
> when I copy in the old one. Both binaries work fine from the command
> line. I just checked, and hald seems to be running the script as root
> (according to 'id' and 'whoami'), so I'm completely not sure why I'm
> seeing different behavior.
>
> In all these cases, X is up and running with the nvidia drivers.
>
>>
>> Perhaps it failed to report bios info when running from a startup
>> script. Could you check if the output of 'nvclock -i' shows bios info
>> in both situations?
>
> Here's nvclock -i run from a gnome-terminal, as my normal user:
> -- General info --
> Card: nVidia QuadroFX 570M
> Architecture: G84 A2
> PCI id: 0x40c
> GPU clock:182.248 MHz
> Bustype: PCI-Express
>
> -- Shader info --
> Clock: 594.000 MHz
> Stream units: 32 (11b)
> ROP units: 8 (11b)
> -- Memory info --
> Amount: 256 MB
> Type: 128 bit DDR3
> Clock:601.712 MHz
>
> -- PCI-Express info --
> Current Rate: 16X
> Maximum rate: 16X
>
> -- Smartdimmer info --
> Backlight level: 85%
>
> -- Sensor info --
> Sensor: GPU Internal Sensor
> GPU temperature: 68C
>
> -- VideoBios information --
> Version: 60.84.56.01.02
> Signon message: HP VB10 Mobile NB8P-GLM VGA BIOS
> Performance level 0: gpu 275MHz/shader 550MHz/memory 301MHz/1.15V/100%
> Performance level 1: gpu 475MHz/shader 950MHz/memory 702MHz/1.20V/100%
> VID mask: 3
> Voltage level 0: 1.15V, VID: 3
> Voltage level 1: 1.20V, VID: 3
>
> And here's what it looks like when HAL runs it:
>
> -- General info --
> Card: nVidia QuadroFX 570M
> Architecture: G84 A2
> PCI id: 0x40c
> GPU clock:182.248 MHz
> Bustype: PCI-Express
>
> -- Shader info --
> Clock: 594.000 MHz
> Stream units: 32 (11b)
> ROP units: 8 (11b)
> -- Memory info --
> Amount: 256 MB
> Type: 128 bit DDR3
> Clock:601.712 MHz
>
> -- PCI-Express info --
> Current Rate: 16X
> Maximum rate: 16X
>
> -- Sensor info --
> Sensor: GPU Internal Sensor
> GPU temperature: 71C
>
> It does indeed look like it's missing BIOS info. Interestingly enough, I
> get the same behavior if I use the 0.8b4 version of nvclock, but its
> smartdimmer works from hald because it ignores the fact that it can't
> look it up.
>
> --
> Bem Jones-Bey (b...@jones-bey.org)
>
> --
> No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq,
> Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series
> graphics
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444
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> of the bug.
>
> Status in Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL): Invalid
> Status in “hal” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in “hotkey-setup” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: New
> Status in “nvclock” source package in Ubuntu: New
> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-180” source package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Using Ubuntu on laptops with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro vga card:
>
> On various laptops from Sony, HP, Samsung and others there is no way
> to control backlight
