Re: i915kms.ko regression?

Hi,

That fix came from the linux commit hash i mentioned in the commit.
I found the backlight tunable in the i915 source. :)

(My asus zenbook works with that in -head, btw. But I dn't have
acpi_asus_wmi loaded.)



-adrian


On 22 May 2015 at 01:39, Johannes Jost Meixner <xmj_at_freebsd.org> wrote:
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> So,
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> here's what I know.
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> My UX32VD "works" okay if you back out
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> https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/277959
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> The problem with it is, once you do back that out, you won't be able
> to set the brightness anymore (via acpi_asus_wmi).
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> Adrian- do you remember where you found the backlight tunable and
> which it was?
>
> I could back out those changes, install "stock" lemul (instead of
> backed-out 277959 + lemul), and see what happens.
>
>
> - -Johannes
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>
> On 05/22/2015 10:10, Adrian Chadd wrote:
>> On 22 May 2015 at 00:00, Stefan Parvu <sparvu_at_kronometrix.org>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does -HEAD do the same thing still?
>>>
>>> I tried that couple of days back. Yes, same problem: blank
>>> screen, no luck with any settings like backlight. I can easily
>>> ssh and reboot or CTRL-ALT-F1 and CTRL-C and reboot (you see
>>> nothing on the screen) :)
>>
>> ok. i really do bet it's a backlight config problem, and
>> unfortunately I don't have the laptop to be able to debug it. Sorry
>> :(
>>
>>
>>
>> -a
>>
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