Re: [gentoo-user] How to dim the display brightness

2009-02-24 Thread Damian
Hi Steffen, and take a look if /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/ is present: > On an IBM T61 i have acpi_video1 too. Video0 represents the vga/dvi output > where video1 represents the LCD. > Also have a look on max_brightness on this dirs for the maximum value. No, I only have video0. > As

Re: [gentoo-user] How to dim the display brightness

2009-02-24 Thread Steffen Loos
Hello Damian, >>> and take a look if /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/ is present: On an IBM T61 i have acpi_video1 too. Video0 represents the vga/dvi output where video1 represents the LCD. Also have a look on max_brightness on this dirs for the maximum value. >> >>> You can use xev to see whi

Re: [gentoo-user] How to dim the display brightness

2009-02-24 Thread Damian
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Damian wrote: > Hi Sebastian, > >> acpi_os-name = "Linux" as kernel parameter might help. > Ok, I've changed the grub menu.lst file. After the reboot I will write > if something changes. Nope :( >> >> and take a look if /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/ is present

Re: [gentoo-user] How to dim the display brightness

2009-02-23 Thread Damian
Hi Sebastian, > acpi_os-name = "Linux" as kernel parameter might help. Ok, I've changed the grub menu.lst file. After the reboot I will write if something changes. > > and take a look if /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/ is present: > this is the kernel interface to set the brightness. I have it,

Re: [gentoo-user] How to dim the display brightness

2009-02-23 Thread Sebastian Günther
* Damian (damian.o...@gmail.com) [23.02.09 19:21]: > On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Sebastian Günther > wrote: > > * Damian (damian.o...@gmail.com) [23.02.09 10:19]: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I cannot find the way to dim the brightness of the display on my > >> laptop. It doesn't seem to be nothing use

Re: [gentoo-user] How to dim the display brightness

2009-02-23 Thread Damian
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Sebastian Günther wrote: > * Damian (damian.o...@gmail.com) [23.02.09 10:19]: >> Hi, >> >> I cannot find the way to dim the brightness of the display on my >> laptop. It doesn't seem to be nothing useful in /proc/acpi neither I >> can find anything in google. >> >

Re: [gentoo-user] How to dim the display brightness

2009-02-23 Thread Damian
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Antonio Quartulli wrote: > Damian ha scritto: >> Hi, >> >> I cannot find the way to dim the brightness of the display on my >> laptop. It doesn't seem to be nothing useful in /proc/acpi neither I >> can find anything in google. >> >> I would like the brightness of

Re: [gentoo-user] How to dim the display brightness

2009-02-23 Thread Sebastian Günther
* Damian (damian.o...@gmail.com) [23.02.09 10:19]: > Hi, > > I cannot find the way to dim the brightness of the display on my > laptop. It doesn't seem to be nothing useful in /proc/acpi neither I > can find anything in google. > Did you enable the apropiate acpi drivers in the kernel? They depen

Re: [gentoo-user] How to dim the display brightness

2009-02-23 Thread Antonio Quartulli
Damian ha scritto: > Hi, > > I cannot find the way to dim the brightness of the display on my > laptop. It doesn't seem to be nothing useful in /proc/acpi neither I > can find anything in google. > > I would like the brightness of the screen to be dimmed when the > computer is idle for a certain

[gentoo-user] How to dim the display brightness

2009-02-23 Thread Damian
Hi, I cannot find the way to dim the brightness of the display on my laptop. It doesn't seem to be nothing useful in /proc/acpi neither I can find anything in google. I would like the brightness of the screen to be dimmed when the computer is idle for a certain amount of time. Do you have any clu