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Re: NetBSD-current (4.99.60) on a Dell Latitude D610



> I cannot seem to come up with a working XF86config file.  "xf86cfg"
> starts the X server, but it either powers off the LCD backlight, or just
> doesn't start up.
> 
> Closing the lid causes the LCD backlight to go out, and opening it again
> does not cause it to come on again.  This is true under text mode.  It
> will never come on again without a reboot.
> 
> Anyone else have one of these and have a fix?

Hey Michael

Have a look at 
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-help/2008/03/12/msg000111.html

My workaround: installed vbetool from packages; enabled powerd and run at
"released" for lid_switch script:  /usr/pkg/sbin/vbetool dpms on



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