Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH] updated proper-backlight-selection-for-fbdev-drivers.patch

[Ville Syrjälä]

On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 03:32:09PM +0000, James Simmons wrote:
> 
> Signed-Off-By: James Simmons <jsimmons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Here is the updated patch for proper backlight selection.
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/video/Kconfig b/drivers/video/Kconfig
...
> @@ -1135,8 +1140,7 @@ config FB_ATY_GX
>  
>  config FB_ATY_BACKLIGHT
>  	bool "Support for backlight control"
> -	depends on FB_ATY && PMAC_BACKLIGHT
> -	select FB_BACKLIGHT
> +	depends on FB_ATY
>  	default y
>  	help
>  	  Say Y here if you want to control the backlight of your display.

Is there some non-Mac hardware on which the backlight control actually 
works? IIRC I tried it on some x86 laptops at some point and it didn't 
do anything, and that is why I added the generic backlight voltage 
on/off thing. Just to be sure I can re-test my laptops next weekend...

-- 
Ville Syrjälä
syrjala@xxxxxx
http://www.sci.fi/~syrjala/
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