On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:57:55 -0500 Sam Varshavchik <mrsam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > My laptop seemingly has an ambient light sensor, of some kind, and the > kernel apparently knows about it, but won't let me access it. Are you sure it's kernel-controlled? Perhaps it's 100% hardware. Try covering that sensor when you're looking at Grub and see if it brightens or dims the screen then. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://www.melvilletheatre.com
