acpi_sony(4freebsd)

acpi_sony4freebsd

Acpi notebook controller driver for sony laptops

Usage

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"

Overview

The acpi_sony driver provides support for the notebook controller in Sony laptops. Note that not all features will work on all laptop models.

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.

Releases

9 releases since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); the text changed 6 times.

  1. 5.0
  2. 6.0
  3. 7
  4. 8
  5. 9
  6. 10
  7. 11–13

History

The acpi_sony driver first appeared in FreeBSD 6.0.

Authors

The acpi_sony driver was written by Takanori Watanabe ⟨[email protected]⟩.

From freebsd-manpages 12.2-2 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's mdoc source.