Also sprach "David Berg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Sat, 18 Feb 2006 14:12:02 -0600): > On 2/18/06, Richard Mittendorfer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Also sprach "David Berg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Sat, 18 Feb 2006 > > 12:37:30 -0600): > > > [...] > > > My current problem is the backlight. Running `xset dpms force > > > off` works just fine and the system wakes up with no problem. The > > > problem is with a lid event the backlight goes off (though the > > > screen doesn't blank) and I haven't been able to get it to come > > > back on with out rebooting. This happens whether the acpi script > > > is empty or contains the `xset dpms force off` command. > > > [...] > > > > First, can you switch it back on with some tool, maybe via ssh or by > > blindly typing it in? 'cause I've heard of some issues with broken > > (display)drivers too. > > xset dpms force [off|on] -- neither of these turned the backlight on > once it had been shut off by the lid event. > > Is there another command I should try to toggle the state of the > backlight? a cli to the driver or something similar?
Yeah. Various. On my toshiba I use "toshset -bl on" (there are other ways too). I can't tell which one is suitable for your chipset/box; apt-cache search, what chipset/laptop is it? Also have a look at www.linux-laptop.net and tuxmobile.org > [...] > --Dave sl ritch -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
