Dear Adrian, Thanks for the speedy reply! I will compile this kernel tonight and give it a try.
Sincerely, Andrew On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 3:57 PM, Adrian Vielsack <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > > the simplest way to get intel graphics to work with brightness control is > 2.6.35-rc6 kernel and the brightness-control applet. works perfekt for me. > > My kernel config attached. > > Greets Adri > > > On 30.07.2010 21:54, [email protected] wrote: > > Dear Adam, > > You mentioned you have the Intel graphics working. Do you also have > brightness control working? > > Also would you mind sharing the particulars of the kernel you used to > achieve this? I have been struggling the past few days trying to get Intel > alone to work with brightness control by compiling various kernels with > various patches. The only luck I've had was with 2.6.34 kernel with Zhao > Yakui's i915 patch > http://lowl.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/i915patch.txt However this does > not allow brightness control as far as I am concerned. > > Sincerely, > Andrew > > On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 3:01 AM, Adam Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Xavier/Aleix/Anyone whos interested(!), >> >> Thanks for this. Sorry for the delay but I've been having no end of >> trouble getting this to work, because it seems to be a very specific set >> of >> modules and configs which make it possible. Hopefully this will improve >> over >> time, but for now we are where we are. I'm also running out of time to >> work on >> it, so it won't be perfect by any means. >> >> What I hope to end up with once I've tested everything is: >> >> - You will be able to switch to "speed", select an old kernel from the >> boot >> menu, and the machine will automatically boot then re-boot in to my >> kernel, >> which will allow the proprietary NVidia drivers to run with only that card >> enabled. Without booting the old kernel first there is no easy way to stop >> the >> Intel card from stealing resources at boot and so the NVidia drivers don't >> work. The Neoveau ones nearly work, but don't detect any outputs being >> connected, so this may be fixed soon, but for now to use the NVidia card >> you >> are stuck with this solution. >> >> - In "speed" or "auto" mode, you should just be able to boot my kernel, >> and >> everything will work with the Intel drivers ( i.e. no booting an old >> kernel >> first. ) >> >> I could not get the Debian kernel to work, and so I am having to >> use the >> normal Linux 2.6.35-rc6 without Debian patches, but that should be ok for >> this >> - better to have a machine which doesn't eat the battery. >> >> Hopefully I'll have something later today. >> >> Adam. >> >> >> On Wednesday 28 July 2010 17:27:56 [email protected] wrote: >> > Hi >> > I'm ok to host it. >> > send me a mail when your kernel is ready. >> > >> > Xavier. >> > >> > ----- Message d'origine ----- >> > >> > > On Wednesday 28 July 2010 08:46:05 Aleix Solà wrote: >> > > > Hi Adam is there any way to hack kernel without compiling it? I'm >> not >> > > > able to make Intel work. >> > > >> > > There is no way without compiling a kernel or getting someone to >> > > compile one for you, no. I could maybe look at building a Ubuntu >> lucid >> > > kernel with my changes in, but would then need to find some kind >> soul >> > > to host it. >> > > >> > > Adam. >> > > >> > > > 2010/7/28, Adam Hill <[email protected]>: >> > > > > On Wednesday 28 July 2010 03:36:45 Ben Wilson wrote: >> > > > > > All of the bios modification threads I've come across thus far >> are >> > > > > > for the 2009 version of the laptop, do you know of any links for >> > > > > > the 2010 (VPCZ1290) models? >> > > > > >> > > > > Unfortunately I don't, though I'm sure that the BIOS will be >> > > > > pretty much >> > > > > >> > > > > the same between the two versions since the laptops are identical. >> > > > > >> > > > > Personally, I'm working on getting both graphics cards to work >> > > > > WITHOUT >> > > > > >> > > > > having to mod the bios - I've got the Intel card working, though >> with >> > > > > kernel hacks etc. The NVidia card almost works I think, but >> currently >> > > > > the X server driver thinks that the primary card is in fact the >> Intel >> > > > > one and so doesn't try to initialise the correct one. I'm hoping >> > > > > that this is the only issue, but since I wasn't that bothered >> about >> > > > > getting that card working I haven't looked in to it further yet. >> > > > > >> > > > > In the mean time, booting an old kernel in speed mode, then >> > > > > booting the >> > > > > >> > > > > correct one, lets you use the NVidia card with the NVidia >> proprietary >> > > > > drivers >> > > > > - that works fine. >> > > > > >> > > > > Adam. >> > > > > >> > > > > > - Ben >> > > > > > >> > > > > > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Adam Hill < >> [email protected]> >> > > > > > >> > > > > > wrote: >> > > > > > > Yes, you can either boot an older kernel first ( pre 2.6.30 >> ish >> > > > > > > ) and then reboot, or you can modify the bios. In either case >> > > > > > > having the switch set to speed mode will result in only the >> > > > > > > NVidia card showing up. There are many references to bios >> > > > > > > modding around. >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Adam >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > On 27 Jul 2010 21:57, "Ben Wilson" <[email protected]> >> > > > > > > wrote: Is there some way to simply disable the intel graphics >> > > > > > > device such that it won't be recognized by the OS at all? >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Thanks, >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > - Ben >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > > > > Mailing list: >> > > > > > > https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series<https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series> >> > > > > > > Post to : [email protected] >> > > > > > > Unsubscribe : >> > > > > > > https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series<https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series> >> > > > > > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > > > > Mailing list: >> > > > > > > https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series<https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series> >> > > > > > > Post to : [email protected] >> > > > > > > Unsubscribe : >> > > > > > > https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series<https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series> >> > > > > > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > > > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > > Mailing list: >> > > > > https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series<https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series> >> > > > > Post to : [email protected] >> > > > > Unsubscribe : >> > > > > https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series<https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series> >> > > > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > Mailing list: >> > > https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series<https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series> >> > > Post to : [email protected] >> > > Unsubscribe : >> > > https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series<https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series> >> > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: >> https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series<https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series> >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : >> https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series<https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series> >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series > <https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series> > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series > <https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: > https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series<https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series> > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : > https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series<https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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