Comment 48 for bug 173652

step by step - (you may contact me via IM - jabber: <email address hidden> or MSN - same adress or ICQ 477995243)

benste@vaiofe31m:~$ nvclock -S 50%
Changing Smartdimmer level from 100% to 50%
New Smartdimmer level: 50%
--> chaneing to 50% for start --> ok

benste@vaiofe31m:~$ sudo su
[sudo] password for benste:
root@vaiofe31m:/home/benste# /usr/bin/nvclock -S +10
Error: Can't open '/root/.nvclock'. Is it really a directory?

--> didn't change brightness !!! -> error

root@vaiofe31m:/home/benste# /usr/bin/nvclock -S -10
Changing Smartdimmer level from 50% to 40%
New Smartdimmer level: 40%

--> all fine - dimed display

root@vaiofe31m:/home/benste# /usr/bin/nvclock -S +10
Changing Smartdimmer level from 40% to 50%
New Smartdimmer level: 50%
-->ok
root@vaiofe31m:/home/benste# export DISPLAY="" HOME=/root
-> no output (no idea what it does)
root@vaiofe31m:/home/benste# /usr/bin/nvclock -S +10
Changing Smartdimmer level from 50% to 60%
New Smartdimmer level: 60%
--> worked !

changed to tty1:

used sudo su
k
/usr/bin/nvclock -S -10
worked!!

I'll change the events now - but please contact me to inform me how to go on