Comment 61 for bug 95444

On Tuesday 21 October 2008 12:48:04 Alberto Milone wrote:
> I have added VGN-NR31 to the description.
>
> ** Description changed:
>
> 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
>
> So far mikes' registers have been found to work on:
> 8400M GS on Vaio SZ650
> - 8400M GT on Vaio FZ38M, FZ11Z
> + 8400M GT on Vaio FZ38M, FZ11Z, VGN-NR31
> 8600M GS on Vaio FZ31Z
>
> Invoking sonybright.sh with hotkeys will do nothing until the script
> calls new versions either SmartDimmer or nvclock properly.
>
> 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.

Oh, Add the VGN-FZ11-S 8400M GT.

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