On Thu, 2005-08-25 at 09:55 +0200, Michael Schmitz wrote: > > > something odd happened to me today after installing the latest OsX > > > security update: after the mandatory reboot, the backlight of my PB would > > > only shortly flash on, then immediately turn off while in OF (regardless > > > of whether I booted into the OF console, into the yaboot menu, or straight > > > into MacOS after zapping the PRAM). fblevel in linux wouldn't change > > > anything either. > > > > > > The only thing that helped was attaching an external monitor via the > > > DDI/VGA connector and rebooting. > > > > > > Any explanations? > > > > No idea, that's really strange... Looks like the nvram saved backlight > > was fucked up by the video driver update... > > Must've been more than that - neither X nor Linux fblevel/backlight could > talk to the backlight controller, apparently. The backlight on these > machines isn't controlled via the PMU, rather via the graphics chipset, > right?
Yes. Is it an ATI based or an nVidia based model ? Ben. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
