Nice work man. On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 10:11 PM, nielsslot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi guys, > > I've made a patch using code from Mikes and seek. My patch makes more > use of code already in NVClock. It therefore works, for the user, the > same as with older GeForce 7xxx cards. This means that you have to > supply a percentage instead of just a value. Because of this I had to > choose a 0% value. Right now it's at 256 or 0x80000100. This might be to > high, feel free to change :). > > You can apply the patch on a clean NVClock 0.8b3 tarball, which you can > find on the NVClock homepage. > > I had to add the device id of my graphics card in the soure code. If > your graphics card is not recognized as a NV5X card, add your device id > in the code. > > ** Attachment added: "Patch for nvclock 0.8b3 with smartdimmer support for > GeForce 8" > http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18778823/nvclock-8400M-smartdimmer.patch > > -- > 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 direct subscriber > of the bug. > > 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 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!). See these hacked nvclock > sources for fixed versions which can set backlight on Sony Vaios: > > http://stud.matrixcode.de/nvclock_hacked_seek.tgz > http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18755253/nvclock_hacked.tgz > > To install nvclock, download one of the tgz files above (these instructions > assume you use seek's version), then: > ]$ tar -zxvf nvclock_hacked_seek.tgz > ]$ cd nvclock0.8b3a > ]$ ./autogen.sh > ]$ ./configure > ]$ make > ]$ sudo make install > > To test, make sure you are using nVidia's proprietary driver, then: > ]$ sudo nvclock -S 128 > > So far mikes' registers have been found to work on: > 8400M GS on VGN SZ650N > 8400M GT on VGN FZ38M, FZ11Z, NR31, AR41E, FZ11S, FZ290 > 8600M GS on VGN FZ31Z > > 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. > > Invoking sonybright.sh with hotkeys will do nothing until the script calls > new versions of either SmartDimmer or nvclock properly. I have opened bug > #286978 against smartdimmer to encourage support for nVidia 8 series on Sony > Vaios. Please feel free to visit that bug and click on the 'me too' link at > the top. > > 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. > -- 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
