Subject: Re: ACPI S3
From: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
To: Anders Karlsson <anders@trudheim.com>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
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On Thu, 2004-04-22 at 07:46, Anders Karlsson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Got a little problem with ACPI on a Thinkpad X31. I am running kernel
> 2.6.5 on it, and am experimenting with suspending it (to state S3).
> 
> It suspends alright, but switches on the backlight. That is not quite so
> useful. Is there anything I can do to switch that backlight of through
> ACPI?
> 
> The sleep script switches off the displays in X (works, tried and
> tested) but once ACPI drops into sleep state, the backlight comes back
> on. :-/
> 
> I am game for testing patches etc.

This is handled differently on different systems.
Probably best to file a bug to make sure we don't miss your kind of
system.

thanks,
-Len
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How to file a bug against ACPI:

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=ACPI
pick a Component, "Other" is okay if not choice is not clear.

Please attach the output from acpidmp, available in /usr/sbin/, or in
pmtools:
http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/lenb/acpi/utils/


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