On 25 January 2013 14:51, Kevin Oberman <kob6...@gmail.com> wrote: > There are several threads in the archives of acpi@ and mobile@ > discussing this. Most things are pretty easy. Use xev to find the > events generated by the volume buttons.
I'm handling the volume keys with xbindkeys. > Mute and the ThinkLight (if > your system has one) should work as is. Mute does not function - I am using xbindkeys to handle it. The "video" key generates no event. > Brightness is a bit bigger issue as Lenovo has completely revamped it > These buttons don't generate events. :-( Where *should* they be handled? How do they work on windows? FWIW they seem to change hw.acpi.video.brightness, but change nothing visible on the screen. > You can install the acpi_call > port and use it to set the brightness, but it is a pain as it does not > allow for setting incremental changes, only absolute values.(16 of > them). Any pointers for what to look at? I have no idea what I'm doing w.r.t. computers ^W ACPI. > Google for "FreeBSD acpi x220 notes". That should find the thread with > the details. I've been reading the thread and I think I may need a little bit more information / handholding while I figure this out -- Eitan Adler _______________________________________________ freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-acpi To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-acpi-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
