setting dev.acpi_ibm.0.events at boot time

[Takashi Inoue]

Hi friends,

I have a similar probrem with 7.0R on X61s.

"dev.acpi_ibm.0.lcd_brightness=4" in sysctl.conf
does NOT work with xorg(gdm).

I think changing VT reset it.


> I'm trying to set dev.acpi_ibm.0.events to 1.  I'm failing.  I can set 
> it from the command line:
> 
> $ sudo sysctl dev.acpi_ibm.0.events=1
> Password:
> dev.acpi_ibm.0.events: 0 -> 1
> 
> $ sysctl dev.acpi_ibm.0.events
> dev.acpi_ibm.0.events: 1
> 
> 
> This allows the special keys (screen brightness etc) to work on my 
> ThinkPad X61s (see 
> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-mobile/2008-March/010567.html).
> 
> I have tried /etc/sysctl.conf:
> 
> $ grep ibm /etc/sysctl.conf
> dev.acpi_ibm.0.events=1
> 
> and /boot/loader.conf:
> 
> $ grep ibm /boot/loader.conf
> acpi_ibm_load="YES"
> dev.acpi_ibm.0.events="1"
> 
> Neither of which result in the desired results.
> 
> Clues?
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-- 
Takashi Inoue