Hello.

    I am using xfce4 on my laptop with an Intel LVDS screen.

    The brightness is controlled through 3 files in /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight, named actual_brightness, brightness and max_brightness.

    The brightness can be controlled by writing to these files. But these files do not exist if xfce4-power-manager isn't installed. So it seems I need this package (or an equivalent in another DE) to be able to set a decent brightness.

    What I don't undertand is how these 3 files are created. AFAIU, sysfs is a pseudo-filesystem managed by kernel and kernel modules, but xfce4-power-manager doesn't install any module. I doubt I could create these files from userspace, and I don't even dared to try.

    I guess somebody has the explanation.

            Didier


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