Comment 230 for bug 95444

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By §h@wæ
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2009/2/15 Icapa <email address hidden>

> I'm sure your script is good, nvclock works perfectly but my Fn5 and Fn6
> couldn't be detected, is there any test reading directly from keyboard
> driver to see if keys are detected?
>
>
> 2009/2/15 Shawe Ewahs <email address hidden>
>
> > Icapa, if works manually, works with this scripts adding your model in
> > the file that I say you. Not work perfectly, but works.
> >
> > --
> > No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq,
> Samsung,
> > Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444
> > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> > of the bug.
> >
> > Status in Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL): Invalid
> > Status in "hal" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> > Status in "hotkey-setup" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> > Status in "linux" source package in Ubuntu: New
> > Status in "nvclock" source package in Ubuntu: New
> > Status in "nvidia-graphics-drivers-180" source package in Ubuntu: New
> >
> > Bug description:
> > Using Ubuntu on laptops with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro vga card:
> >
> > On various laptops from Sony, HP, Samsung and others there is no way to
> > control backlight brightness. In case of Sony e.g. on 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 address hidden>:/cvsroot/nvclock
> > login
> > ]$ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:<email address hidden>:
> /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:
> >
> > Apple laptops
> > {
> > Macbook 5,1 Aluminum 13.3" (Geforce 9400M)
> > }
> >
> > HP/Compaq laptops
> > {
> > 8510W (Quadro FX 570M, MXM)
> > 8710P (Quadro NVS 320M, MXM)
> > }
> >
> > Samsung laptops:
> > {
> > Q210 (Geforce 9200M)
> > Q310 (Geforce 9200M)
> > R510 (Geforce 9200M)
> > }
> >
> > Sony laptops:
> > {
> > 8400M GS:
> > VGN SZ650N, SZ61MN/B, SZ730E, SZ750N, SZ71MN/B, SZ71E SZ95S
> >
> > 8400M GT:
> > VGN FZ38M, FZ31M, FZ11Z, NR31, AR41E, FZ11S, FZ290, FZ250AE, FZ21E,
> FZ21M,
> > FZ21S, FZ470E, FZ340E, FZ190N, FZ18M, FZ31E, FZ18E, FZ260E NR21Z, NR38S,
> > NR21S,FZ280E
> >
> > 8600M GS:
> > VGN FZ31Z, FZ21Z, FZ31S
> >
> > 8600M GT:
> > VGN AR51SU, AR71S
> > }
> >
> > Zepto laptops
> > {
> > Geforce 9600GT based laptops using MXM cards
> > }
> >
> > 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
> > or install the package at :
> >
> >
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/111
> >
> > 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; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung,
> Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>