Re: [gentoo-user] Updates = slow firefox

[Bartosz Szatkowski <bulislaw@linux.com>]

Dnia 2010-04-26, pon o godzinie 19:10 -0700, Grant pisze:
> >> >> Strangely, now my laptop's brightness adjustment doesn't work via the
> >> >> keyboard shortcuts.  Any ideas on that?
> >> >>
> >> >> - Grant
> >> >>
> >> > Please share the beast model :P (or maybe ive missed it).
> >> > in kernel config You have multiple option for backlight eg. for thinkpad
> >> > there is extra one in "thinkpad specific acpi" maybe You have something
> >> > similar for Yours stuff.
> >>
> >> It's a Dell Vostro 1320.  The keyboard shortcuts to change brightness
> >> were working great until I enabled DRM in the kernel.  Can you tell me
> >> where in the kernel those options can be found, or part of the
> >> variable name that defines them?
> >>
> > Try running xev and punching brightness keys, if you would see
> > "effects" (some text in terminal) then its OK :P You should change the
> > Acpi configs (etc/acpi/) or Gnome/KDE/Xfce/... bindings.
> 
> I do see text in xev when pressing the brightness keys.
> 
> > (if You dont know it already)
> > For acpi config You'll need "event id" try running acpi_listen.
> > eg. /etc/acpi/events/sleep:
> > event=ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001004
> > action=/etc/acpi/actions/sleep.sh
> >
> > and into actions you put scripts, try using xbacklight.
> 
> You think I should use xbacklight or similar even though it was
> working on its own before?
> 
> - Grant
> 
> 
> > If You wouldn't have any reaction in xev and acpi_listen i check the
> > option in kernel.
> 
I think that its better to have things done even if would be around then
dont done it at all. :)
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