FS#8285 - hal - dell backlight support

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Vinay S Shastry (shastry) - Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 16:25 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Sunday, 28 October 2007, 20:08 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Jan de Groot (JGC)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 2007.08-2
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
hal needs to be compiled with --with-dell-backlight to allow control of laptop display panel brightness on dell laptops.

(I had to recompile hal with this option to allow kpowersave to control brightness.)
This task depends upon

Closed by  Jan de Groot (JGC)
Sunday, 28 October 2007, 20:08 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  hal has been updated to 0.5.10, should support dell backlight.
Comment by Vinay S Shastry (shastry) - Thursday, 11 October 2007, 15:02 GMT
Well, actually i noticed that just a recompile (even without that option.. as it supposedly autodetects) made brightness control work.

If i install the official hal package, brightness control is greyed out in app(kpowersave).

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