* Damian (damian.only@gmail.com) [23.02.09 10:19]:
> Hi,
> 
> I cannot find the way to dim the brightness of the display on my
> laptop. It doesn't seem to be nothing useful in /proc/acpi neither I
> can find anything in google.
> 
Did you enable the apropiate acpi drivers in the kernel? They depend on 
your laptop model...

> I would like the brightness of the screen to be dimmed when the
> computer is idle for a certain amount of time. Do you have any clues
> where I can start digging?

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/power-management-guide.xml

> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Damian.
> 

HTH
Sebastian

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