sony-vaio-z-series team mailing list archive
-
sony-vaio-z-series team
-
Mailing list archive
-
Message #01354
Re: VPCZ11 backlight control
I did. My bios version is R1180C3.
I still get panic for intel GPU. I've tried 2.6.33-rc1, but still I
get a panic after screen flickers and turns black when xorg starts.
On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Adrian Vielsack
<advielsack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I thought about modifiing my BIOS, but i don't really want to do that.
> Has anyone done that, and if yes, what's your bios version?
>
> On 19.06.2010 11:59, Farshad Khoshkhui wrote:
>>
>> You can use "enabling advanced bios menu" trick to be able to use nvidia
>> GPU.
>> It's a bit risky but works.
>>
>> http://forum.notebookreview.com/sony/473226-insyde-hacking-new-vaio-z-advanced-menu-bios.html
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Adrian Vielsack
>> <advielsack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I am using the Intel GPU and I can control the Backlight.
>>> I am using Kernel 2.6.35-rc1.
>>> rc2 won't even load.
>>> rc3 just shows a bootscreen.
>>>
>>> Everything is working except my nVidia Card and standby.
>>>
>>> On 19.06.2010 11:31, Farshad Khoshkhui wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Which GPU are you using? Intel or Nvidia?
>>>> I've tried many methods to make nvidia backlight working(acpi video
>>>> module on 2.6.34 and 2.6.35rc[2,3], nvidia_bl module with added GT330M
>>>> id) but none of them works for me. I'm stuck with using
>>>> nvidia-settings color correction.
>>>> Intel GPU still panics on every kernel I tried.
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 4:55 PM, Michael Schramm
>>>> <michael.schramm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> in kubuntu maverici can simply change it with the battery widget.
>>>>> (running 2.6.35 kernel)
>>>>> (this doesn't work for the monitor on VGA, haven't tried with hdmi)
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Leonid Novitsky<for_leo@xxxxxxxx>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Good Day/Night.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is anybody find the possibility of change the brightness of the screen
>>>>>> on VAIO VPCZ11?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series
>>>>>> Post to : sony-vaio-z-series@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series
>>>>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series
>>>>> Post to : sony-vaio-z-series@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series
>>>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series
>>> Post to : sony-vaio-z-series@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series
>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series
> Post to : sony-vaio-z-series@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series
> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
>
--
Farshad Khoshkhui
Follow ups
References