Zhang Rui <email address hidden> posted a work around for this bug in http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=22598
I hope someone from ubuntu team take a look on this:
DMI workaroudn for broken backlight control on Acer Aspire 4736Z
Signed-off-by: Zhang Rui <email address hidden> --- drivers/acpi/video.c | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
Index: linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/video.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/acpi/video.c +++ linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/video.c @@ -595,6 +595,14 @@ static struct dmi_system_id video_dmi_ta DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "Aspire 7720"), }, }, + { + .callback = video_set_bqc_offset, + .ident = "Acer Aspire 4736Z", + .matches = { + DMI_MATCH(DMI_BOARD_VENDOR, "Acer"), + DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "Aspire 4736Z"), + }, + }, {} };
Zhang Rui <email address hidden> posted a work around for this bug in bugzilla. kernel. org/attachment. cgi?id= 22598
http://
I hope someone from ubuntu team take a look on this:
DMI workaroudn for broken backlight control on Acer Aspire 4736Z
Signed-off-by: Zhang Rui <email address hidden> acpi/video. c | 8 ++++++++
---
drivers/
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
Index: linux-2. 6/drivers/ acpi/video. c ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ==== 6.orig/ drivers/ acpi/video. c 6/drivers/ acpi/video. c MATCH(DMI_ PRODUCT_ NAME, "Aspire 7720"), bqc_offset, DMI_BOARD_ VENDOR, "Acer"), DMI_PRODUCT_ NAME, "Aspire 4736Z"),
=======
--- linux-2.
+++ linux-2.
@@ -595,6 +595,14 @@ static struct dmi_system_id video_dmi_ta
DMI_
},
},
+ {
+ .callback = video_set_
+ .ident = "Acer Aspire 4736Z",
+ .matches = {
+ DMI_MATCH(
+ DMI_MATCH(
+ },
+ },
{}
};