** Description changed: - It seems that it does not work on VGN-FZ190N - it has GF 8400M GT installed on it. + 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot/nvclock login + ]$ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/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: + 8400M GS on VGN SZ650N, SZ61MN/B, SZ750N, SZ71MN/B + 8400M GT on VGN FZ38M, FZ11Z, NR31, AR41E, FZ11S, FZ290, FZ250AE, FZ21E, FZ21M, FZ470E + 8600M GS on VGN FZ31Z, FZ21Z + 8600M GT on VGN AR51SU, AR71S + + 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 + + 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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