Do you have CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT enabled in your .config? I get:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dmesg|grep -i backlight ~ Registered "ati" backlight controller, level: 15/15
Thanks for the tip. Actually it turns out to be caused by not having aty128fb activated (the 2.4.4 kernel version was badly behaved, it seems, for just about every imac-like machine including the ibook) as I discovered after downloading and compiling the 2.4.6 kernel (the 2.4.6 aty128fb works brilliantly). My thanks to all the people who fixed all those problems with the ATI 128 driver.
> I would prefer not using a more recent kernel as that would > likely require rebuilding glibc with new headers. While I fail to see why that should be necessary, I'm pretty sure you don't have to upgrade your kernel; backlight control has been working for me for a long time.
... but sound for the ibook does not work in the 2.2 kernel, and while this is not a problem for some, I am rather used to getting beeped when I do something dumb, especially when using vi. Cheers, Kin Hoong PS. It would be really helpful to add the backlight control function to the OF video driver. It may be slow, but given Apple's preference for the latest fashion in video cards, it is also the only consistent interface available. I am interested in helping, but I have no idea how the whole thing works... and my C programming is still rudimentary (might be a good way to learn C though). _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
