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[VMonHeros]

Hi,

It seems there is some change with OSX 10.7.4 as I've got a KP now with ACPIBacklight kext (it works fine with 10.7.3). Seems that AppleACPIPlatform (in v1.5 now) change something. As someone encounter the same issue ?

Fred.

P.S.: I need also to revert back to an older AppleACPIPlatform to ensure AppleACPIBatteryManager works again!

[mindlessmissy]

As someone encounter the same issue ?

Yeah ... I got a bunch of error messages in Console about missing dependencies right after installing the 10.7.4 update ... I also noticed that I could no longer control the backlight with the hotkeys or the slider ...

I have always used the ACPIPlatform kext from Snow since 10.7 (to fix a problem I had with the backlight refusing to turn on after sleep) so I just replaced the one from the update with the old one from Snow ...

[VMonHeros]

Hi,

Yes, I did the same. As i'd got also issues with AppleACPISmartBattery kext... So, there is certainly API change here. Will wait with "old" AppleACPIPlatform until someone is able to fix that (I'm not a developper, sadly ).

[rr7]

Hi, i have an All-in-one system with intel HD4000. the display is detected as 1920x1080 connected via displayport, but if IntelFramebuffferCapri.kext is loaded, the monitor goes off (backligh seems to go out too).

i am wondering if this isn an ACPI brightness issue, as the panel is LVDS to eDP connected it seems.

with no kexts loaded display is fine, also works in windows too so no hardware issue.

i tried the injections shown here, but the display is still showing as AppleDisplay instead of AppleBacklightDisplay.

also, i've installed this kext but i cannot see any evidence that its loading.

i have posted a copy of my dsdt and ioreg here BEFORE adding the injections, so you can see what my DSDT looks like. it lists the _DOS method, whatever that is, but not the others.

they are attach to this topic: http://www.insanelym...howtopic=281275

i hope you she some light on this for me!
thanks

[timp]

Hi hotKoffy,
Thanks for sharing your work. I've almost got it working on an HP 8760w. The brightness slider shows up in preferences, and the Fn + .. keys show the OSD brightness widget. But I can't actually get it to change the brightness of the display. In the console I see the following messages

Aug 21 01:28:14 noodle kernel[0]: ACPIBacklightPanel: ACPI Methods _DOS _BCL _BCM _BQC found. Device path: _SB.PNLF
Aug 21 01:28:14 noodle kernel[0]: ACPIBacklightPanel: getIndexForLevel(100) not found in _BCL table !
Aug 21 01:28:14 noodle kernel[0]: ACPIBacklightPanel: Version 1.2

I've tried changed the 'BQC use index' property in Info.plist but it doesn't have any effect. Still get the 'getIndexForLevel(100) not found in _BCL table' message. Please could you have a look at the DSDT. It's a bit odd as it never had the _BCL, _BCM, _BQC methods just BCL, BCM and BQC. Also the BCL table seems to be generated rather than a list of predefined values, so I'm not sure I've done the right thing..

Cheers,
Tim.

Attached Files

•  DSDT8760w.dsl.gz   80.46KB   6 downloads

[factory]

Hi,
It works on my Lenovo Y550P with Lion 10.7.4 & GeForce G 110M.
Now backlight works using Fn+F11 down and Fn+F9 up.
Is there any way to use Fn+F9 down and Fn+F11 up?
By the way besides new function keys, backlight works using Fn+DownKey down and Fn+UpKey up.

Waiting for your comments.

[Mietas]

I have other problem with this kext. Brightness bar in System Preferences works well, same as dim after disconnecting AC, but if I try to change brightness with a new combination of keys (Fn+F12 and Fn+Pause) I see the change brightness image but no effect. Anyone have a tip for me?

eMachines E730G, Radeon HD 5470, AppleBacklightDisplay loaded, all methods in DSDT exists.

[maximo76]

hello

I tried on 10.8.2 :

I put my dsdt.aml and ACPIBacklight.kext to restart the brightness and very low and in the application settings the brightness is at a minimum (does this automatically) and in any case if I try to manually raise the brightness remains the same

Attached Files

•  DSDT.aml.zip   13.68KB   4 downloads

[maximo76]

hello

I tried on 10.8.2 :

I put my dsdt.aml and ACPIBacklight.kext to restart the brightness and very low and in the application settings the brightness is at a minimum (does this automatically) and in any case if I try to manually raise the brightness remains the same

PLEASE HELP ME

I JUST NEED TO INCREASE BRIGHTNESS !!!!!!

CURSOR RUNS BUT THE BRIGHTNESS IS LOW

[谣言似山]

Hello.
I'm using AsusK70IO notebook.
But there's no brightness bar in SystemPreferences. Fn Hotkey doesn't work either.
In IORegistryExplorer, my LCD is already built-in and recognized as AppleBacklightDisplay.
Anyone knows why?
In system log, there's an error.
ACPIBacklightPanel: getIndexForLevel(-256) not found in _BCL table !

I'm pretty sure I've fixed this in dsdt.
Here's my dsdt.  WSY dsdt.dsl.zip   47.5KB   2 downloads

[ugokind]

New version 1.2:

• Added Boolean property in info.plist "BQC use index" to be use if your _BQC returns an index to _BCL entries (not tested)
• Added an optional DSDT optimization : you can add a method SAVE with same parameters than _BCM and on the same device in order to split the DSDT code that set the backlight value in the PWM control register (usually located in EC) and the DSDT code that save the value in CMOS (usually in the RTC second bank of RAM : OperationRegion (xxxx, SystemIO, 0x72, 0x02) but triggered by a SMI interrupt to ensure CMOS checksum computation)

Source:

Ciao
I want to tell you my progress.
we are a team trying to use it in the ASUS ROG family.
--> I want to attach my IOREG and my DSDT

We tried to manage the DSDT adding a good and complete PNLF to tell to your driver that it has the 4 methods.
those methods attach to GFX0._DOS and GFX0.LCDD._BCM/_BCL/_BCQ

in your source I've commented the 1st IF to bypass the pnlf discovering.. in fact if we force the gpuDevice function the slider is more well indexed and point directly to the 1st BCL method.

the 1st bcl is in the DPOD device. So I tested it and I've also erased the DPOD device to permit to your kext to attach to LCDD device correctly. which is the 2nd device with BCL method.

well..
in those 3 tries (pnlf, DPOD, LCDD) the output is THE SAME
a good slider.. a good verbose log
but no SET brightness

this is what i think to be corrected

i'm not able to touch that.. but I think the binary is able to work until the SET
i think that because the log in the debug version is showing all the important thing we can see to verify that
it can invoke the gpu.. discover the methods.. initialize the index.. initialize the bat

but .. the routing shows the SET bcm .. when I move the slider. without success.
so the only think in my mind is that either the BCM is not good.. or the BCM is linked in the wrong device in DSDT.. or the routine is bad.
my dsdt has 2 bcm.. but those are equal and invokes the same external method.
remains the bcm itself in the dsdt.. so in ubuntu or windows I cannot test it with a slider.. but I can test the ATKD fn+ keyboard buttons. and they works.

remains the routine

void ACPIBacklightPanel::setACPIBrightnessLevel(UInt32 level)
{
    DbgLog("%s::%s()\n", this->getName(),__FUNCTION__);
   
OSObject * ret = NULL;
OSNumber * number = OSNumber::withNumber(level, 32);
   
if (kIOReturnSuccess == backLightDevice->evaluateObject("_BCM", &ret, (OSObject**)&number,1))
    {
if (ret)
  ret->release();
   
DbgLog("%s: setACPIBrightnessLevel _BCM(%u)\n", this->getName(), (unsigned int) level);
    }
    else
	    IOLog("%s: Error in setACPIBrightnessLevel _BCM(%u)\n", this->getName(), (unsigned int) level);
}

ah.
another question:
and I discovered that if i have the ACPICodec.dylib
in the Modules folder of Extra (Chameleon module)
the acpibacklight is not loaded..

Attached Files

•  Archivio.zip   471.74KB   5 downloads

[Macrow_wh]

Hi, everyone!

I have load the ACPIBacklight Driver, and I can adjust the brightness through the slide bar, but I still have some problem:

1.Can't store brightness level, it will set to 100% when reboot.
2.Keyboard control is not working, it just display the sun, but no value changing.

Anybody can help ? Thanks!!

---------------------- Log --------------------------

ACPIBacklightPanel: Found Backlight Device: LCD0
ACPIBacklightPanel: ACPI Method _DOS found. Device path: _SB.PCI0.GFX0
ACPIBacklightPanel: ACPI Methods _BCL _BCM _BQC found. Device path: _SB.PCI0.GFX0.LCD0
ACPIBacklightPanel: Version 1.2

------------------------- My DSDT -----------------------

Method (_BCL, 0, NotSerialized)
{
Return (Package (0x0A)
{
0x1C,
0x0E,
Zero,
0x0E,
0x1C,
0x2A,
0x38,
0x46,
0x54,
0x64
})
}
Method (_BCM, 1, NotSerialized)
{
If (LEqual (Arg0, Zero))
{
Store (Arg0, ^^^LPCB.EC.OEM2)
}
Else
{
Divide (Arg0, 0x0E, Local0, ^^^LPCB.EC.OEM2)
}
If (^^^LPCB.EC.ECOK)
{
Add (^^^LPCB.EC.OEM2, 0xE0, \_WMI.EVNT)
Notify (WMI, 0xD0)
}
}
Method (_BQC, 0, NotSerialized)
{
If (^^^LPCB.EC.ECOK)
{
If (LEqual (^^^LPCB.EC.OEM2, 0x07))
{
Return (0x64)
}
Multiply (^^^LPCB.EC.OEM2, 0x0E, Local0)
Return (Local0)
}
Else
{
Return (0x1C)
}
}

Edited by Macrow_wh, 06 March 2013 - 05:46 AM.

[nerone]

Just upgraded to 10.8.3 from 10.7.5 and noticed brightness control is broken when using shortcut keys, slider in preferences pane works well though.
Any comments on this?

[mindlessmissy]

Just upgraded to 10.8.3 from 10.7.5 and noticed brightness control is broken when using shortcut keys, slider in preferences pane works well though.
Any comments on this?

Yep. Noticed this too ..

Brightness increase stops halfway through and then refuses to decrease with the hotkeys ...

[avcoura]

Hello,
I do not know how to apply the methods except the PNLF.
I have the brightness slider only.

I need help ..

Thank you!