On Tuesday 21 October 2008 12:48:04 Alberto Milone wrote: > I have added VGN-NR31 to the description. > > ** Description changed: > > Using Ubuntu on Sony Vaio laptop with Nvidia 8 vga card: > > There is no way to control backlight brightness on Sony Vaios with > 8-series adapters, e.g. nVidia Corporation GeForce 8400M GS > nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600M GT (rev a1) > > The registers have been found (kudos to mikes!). See these hacked > nvclock sources for fixed versions which can set backlight on Sony > Vaios: > > http://stud.matrixcode.de/nvclock_hacked_seek.tgz > http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18755253/nvclock_hacked.tgz > > So far mikes' registers have been found to work on: > 8400M GS on Vaio SZ650 > - 8400M GT on Vaio FZ38M, FZ11Z > + 8400M GT on Vaio FZ38M, FZ11Z, VGN-NR31 > 8600M GS on Vaio FZ31Z > > Invoking sonybright.sh with hotkeys will do nothing until the script > calls new versions either SmartDimmer or nvclock properly. > > Dual-adapter models (SZ6 among others) can get backlight control with > the Intel adapter using xbacklight, and can get hotkey functionality as > per bug #173652.
Oh, Add the VGN-FZ11-S 8400M GT. x -- No Screen Backlight Control; Sony Vaio with nvidia 8 series graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
