04-26-2009
laptop - flickering display
i have installed ubuntu 9.0.4 on my laptop and i have a display problem
my laptop display flickers from time to time while i am using it
and to me it is kind of annoying
please reply
thanks
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LEARN ABOUT FREEBSD
acpi_sony
ACPI_SONY(4) BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual ACPI_SONY(4)
NAME
acpi_sony -- ACPI notebook controller driver for Sony laptops
SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following line in your kernel configuration file:
device acpi_sony
Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):
acpi_sony_load="YES"
DESCRIPTION
The acpi_sony driver provides support for the notebook controller in Sony laptops. Note that not all features will work on all laptop mod-
els.
SYSCTLS
The following sysctl nodes are currently implemented:
dev.acpi_sony.0.brightness
Current brightness level of the display.
dev.acpi_sony.0.brightness_default
Default brightness level of the display (survives reboot).
dev.acpi_sony.0.contrast
Current contrast level of the display.
dev.acpi_sony.0.bass_gain
Enable or disable the Bass Gain feature.
dev.acpi_sony.0.cdp
Turns the CD power on or off.
dev.acpi_sony.0.azp
Turns the audio power on or off.
dev.acpi_sony.0.lnp
Turns the wired network interface power on or off.
SEE ALSO
acpi(4), sysctl(8)
HISTORY
The acpi_sony driver first appeared in FreeBSD 6.0.
AUTHORS
The acpi_sony driver was written by Takanori Watanabe <takawata@FreeBSD.org>.
BSD
February 8, 2010 BSD