API to turn off the display

[Sebastian Yepes F. [ESN]]

> I wrote a driver that handles what John told.
>
> http://access.cent.saitama-u.ac.jp/~taku/freebsd/acpi_vid-20031013.tar.gz
> MD5 (acpi_vid-20031013.tar.gz) = adbfa6931e505544fb784e00c7b974e7
>
> This driver uses ACPI video extension to control display switching and
> backlight brightness. So working ACPI is a requisition for this driver.
>
> Whether it does or does not work depends heavily on how well the BIOS written,
> however, I hope it worth trying.
>
> Suggestions, working/not-working reports etc are very appreciated.


Working 100% in my Dell Inspironn 8500 with nvidia0: <GeForce4 4200 Go>

Thanx for tis this mod. i really needed it..
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