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.

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No Screen Backlight Control; Sony Vaio with nvidia 8 series graphics
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