Re: [PATCH] Dell laptop backlight driver

2007-11-01 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! > > this driver implements backlight control on Dell laptops > > which use SMI for changing brightness levels. > > > > The driver is INCOMPLETE since it is unable to probe some required > > parameters > > in order to perform backlight control. Such parameters are found in a Dell > >

Re: [PATCH] Dell laptop backlight driver

2007-11-01 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! this driver implements backlight control on Dell laptops which use SMI for changing brightness levels. The driver is INCOMPLETE since it is unable to probe some required parameters in order to perform backlight control. Such parameters are found in a Dell proprietary DMI

Re: [PATCH] Dell laptop backlight driver

2007-10-29 Thread Matthew Garrett
On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 02:20:31PM -0500, Matt Domsch wrote: > I've had this discussion on lkml before. Short story is, until Dell > laptops implement the ACPI methods that the backlight API expects, the > only sane way to do it is to let libsmbios handle it. Moving the > fairly large and

Re: [PATCH] Dell laptop backlight driver

2007-10-29 Thread Matthew Garrett
On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 02:20:31PM -0500, Matt Domsch wrote: I've had this discussion on lkml before. Short story is, until Dell laptops implement the ACPI methods that the backlight API expects, the only sane way to do it is to let libsmbios handle it. Moving the fairly large and complex

Re: [PATCH] Dell laptop backlight driver

2007-10-28 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Matt Domsch wrote: On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 07:06:23PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Matt Domsch wrote: On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 05:12:37PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, this driver implements backlight control on Dell laptops which use SMI for changing brightness levels. The

Re: [PATCH] Dell laptop backlight driver

2007-10-28 Thread jack
Fixed style. jacopo --- linux-2.6.23.1/Documentation/dell-laptop.txt1970-01-01 01:00:00.0 +0100 +++ b/Documentation/dell-laptop.txt 2007-10-28 23:25:26.0 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,107 @@ +This driver is EXPERIMENTAL, use it at YOUR OWN RISK. + +BEFORE TRYING THIS DRIVER

Re: [PATCH] Dell laptop backlight driver

2007-10-28 Thread Matt Domsch
On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 07:06:23PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Matt Domsch wrote: > >On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 05:12:37PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>Hello, > >>this driver implements backlight control on Dell laptops > >>which use SMI for changing brightness levels. > >> > >>The

Re: [PATCH] Dell laptop backlight driver

2007-10-28 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Matt Domsch wrote: On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 05:12:37PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, this driver implements backlight control on Dell laptops which use SMI for changing brightness levels. The driver is INCOMPLETE since it is unable to probe some required parameters in order to

Re: [PATCH] Dell laptop backlight driver

2007-10-28 Thread Matt Domsch
On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 05:12:37PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > this driver implements backlight control on Dell laptops > which use SMI for changing brightness levels. > > The driver is INCOMPLETE since it is unable to probe some required > parameters > in order to perform

[PATCH] Dell laptop backlight driver

2007-10-28 Thread jack
Hello, this driver implements backlight control on Dell laptops which use SMI for changing brightness levels. The driver is INCOMPLETE since it is unable to probe some required parameters in order to perform backlight control. Such parameters are found in a Dell proprietary DMI table which

[PATCH] Dell laptop backlight driver

2007-10-28 Thread jack
Hello, this driver implements backlight control on Dell laptops which use SMI for changing brightness levels. The driver is INCOMPLETE since it is unable to probe some required parameters in order to perform backlight control. Such parameters are found in a Dell proprietary DMI table which

Re: [PATCH] Dell laptop backlight driver

2007-10-28 Thread Matt Domsch
On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 05:12:37PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, this driver implements backlight control on Dell laptops which use SMI for changing brightness levels. The driver is INCOMPLETE since it is unable to probe some required parameters in order to perform backlight

Re: [PATCH] Dell laptop backlight driver

2007-10-28 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Matt Domsch wrote: On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 05:12:37PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, this driver implements backlight control on Dell laptops which use SMI for changing brightness levels. The driver is INCOMPLETE since it is unable to probe some required parameters in order to

Re: [PATCH] Dell laptop backlight driver

2007-10-28 Thread Matt Domsch
On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 07:06:23PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Matt Domsch wrote: On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 05:12:37PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, this driver implements backlight control on Dell laptops which use SMI for changing brightness levels. The driver is INCOMPLETE

Re: [PATCH] Dell laptop backlight driver

2007-10-28 Thread jack
Fixed style. jacopo --- linux-2.6.23.1/Documentation/dell-laptop.txt1970-01-01 01:00:00.0 +0100 +++ b/Documentation/dell-laptop.txt 2007-10-28 23:25:26.0 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,107 @@ +This driver is EXPERIMENTAL, use it at YOUR OWN RISK. + +BEFORE TRYING THIS DRIVER

Re: [PATCH] Dell laptop backlight driver

2007-10-28 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Matt Domsch wrote: On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 07:06:23PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Matt Domsch wrote: On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 05:12:37PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, this driver implements backlight control on Dell laptops which use SMI for changing brightness levels. The