Package: kernel-source-2.6.8 Version: 2.6.8-13.djo Severity: wishlist
Good day, Actual kernel-source-2.6.8 doesn't provide support for backlight control on newer powerbooks (12", NV30 based) which reduce a lot battery's autonomy. Could you consider include rivafb backlight control support and set CONFIG_FB_RIVA=y (see #297627) ? Note that Guido Guenther wrote : > Well, backlight support is in rivafb since quiet some time but only > > 2.6.10 has everything to get rivafb to work at all on newer powerbooks > > (NV30 based). The backport would basically be to use the > > drivers/video/rivafb/ directory from 2.6.10, everything else make little > > sense. This in fact shouldn't be very painfull... > > Cheers, Regards. -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: powerpc (ppc) Kernel: Linux 2.6.10-powerpc Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ISO-8859-15) Versions of packages kernel-source-2.6.8 depends on: ii binutils 2.15-5 The GNU assembler, linker and bina ii bzip2 1.0.2-5 high-quality block-sorting file co ii coreutils [fileutils] 5.2.1-2 The GNU core utilities -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
