On 4/14/10, Chris Bagwell <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've seen the following issue reported on various web pages but not sure if
> it was directly reported. First up, you guys know about issue with acpi_osi
> of "Windows 2009" disables eeepc_backend and thats were eeepc_wmi comes in.
[Subsequent messages from Chris clarified that both eeepc-laptop and
eeepc-wmi suffer as described below]
> There is a secondary bug though if you boot with acpi_osi="!Windows 2009"
> (or "Linux"). The ACPI driver will take control of backlight controls with
> Fn-F5/F6. Those keys will work but has issues with Gnome and other user
> processes.
>
> Anything that uses any of the /sys/* interfaces to control backlight do not
> work correctly. When software cycles threw levels, the behavior is kinda
> odd. It will cycle each time you dim to something like
> Bright->Dim->Bight->Off->Bright->etc. Also, Gnome will give no feedback
> because eeepc_laptop discards the events and it will not make it to
> /dev/input/event*. And last, the status of current brightness is never
> updated under /sys/* correctly which confuses Gnome as well.
>
> The secondary work around is to add acpi_backlight=vendor to boot options.
> Then eepc_backlight takes charge and life is good. Gnome gives visual
> feedback and dimmer works as expected.
>
> Baring a firmware fix from Asus, would it be possible to enable some sort of
> backlist for using ACPI backlight support and have 1005P's use eeepc_laptop?
>
> Chris
I suggest you contact the ACPI video maintainer, Zhang Rui
<rui.zhang@xxxxxxxxx>, and attach the output of "dmidecode". The best
way would probably be to report the problem on bugzilla.kernel.org (on
the ACPI video driver).
I think it will indeed be possible to blacklist your machine, because
someone has already anticipated this problem :-).
drivers/acpi/video_detect.c:
long acpi_video_get_capabilities(acpi_handle graphics_handle)
...
/* Add blacklists here. Be careful to use the right *DMI* bits
* to still be able to override logic via boot params, e.g.:
*
* if (dmi_name_in_vendors("XY")) {
...
* acpi_video_support |=
* ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT_DMI_VENDOR;
*}
*/
Regards
Alan
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