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2007-11-19
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Yes, this was reported for 770 http://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=375 and it is constantly getting worse. Let's wait for real N800 image maybe n810 has different screen so this in not final.
But anyway I really don't know what's wrong with normal slider allowing full range. This is so microsoftish (i.e. they know better what you want). And the new OS even nicely fades into one of the five (!!) predefined levels showing you it is possible but you are simply not worthy to have your own level. Luckily the solution is (relatively) easy with custom kernel http://fanoush.wz.cz/maemo/#backlight but one simply wonders how this is possible and who does such decisions and why.
Last edited by fanoush; 2007-11-19 at 16:46. Reason: five not four
But anyway I really don't know what's wrong with normal slider allowing full range. This is so microsoftish (i.e. they know better what you want). And the new OS even nicely fades into one of the five (!!) predefined levels showing you it is possible but you are simply not worthy to have your own level. Luckily the solution is (relatively) easy with custom kernel http://fanoush.wz.cz/maemo/#backlight but one simply wonders how this is possible and who does such decisions and why.
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Last edited by fanoush; 2007-11-19 at 16:46. Reason: five not four
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2007-11-19
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I would suggest waiting for the official N800 image before judging the settings, don't forget the N810 has a different screen that is brighter and daylight friendly, so I would imagine they arn't tweaked for the N800's screem which isn't as bright and not daylight friendly.
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2007-11-19
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N810 has this ambient light sensor to adjust the light which N800 don't have and since this OS2008 is N810 version it could be that N800 version has more range to adjust manually light.
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2007-11-19
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My laptop has a light sensor. When you manually decrease or increase the light the automatic control is disabled. I would expect that the N810 does the same and then you are left with a 5 step setting only. Plus, I don't think they will have different GUIs for the two devices.
It looks quite bad but it seems that it's easy for them to make it better. The question is why they haven't done it already..
It looks quite bad but it seems that it's easy for them to make it better. The question is why they haven't done it already..
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2007-11-19
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Maybe they are afraid some user will turn their screen too dark and not be able to find the control to turn it back up again?
But it could still safely go quite a bit dimmer than what they allow now.
But it could still safely go quite a bit dimmer than what they allow now.
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2007-11-30
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Originally Posted by fanoush
Still the same with 1.2007.44-4, the excessive brightness really hurt my eyes in the dark.
Yes, this was reported for 770 http://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=375 and it is constantly getting worse. Let's wait for real N800 image maybe n810 has different screen so this in not final.
But anyway I really don't know what's wrong with normal slider allowing full range. This is so microsoftish (i.e. they know better what you want). And the new OS even nicely fades into one of the five (!!) predefined levels showing you it is possible but you are simply not worthy to have your own level. Luckily the solution is (relatively) easy with custom kernel http://fanoush.wz.cz/maemo/#backlight but one simply wonders how this is possible and who does such decisions and why.
Fanoush, I have tried your solution, but I cannot get it to work on OS2008. Any advice?
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2007-11-30
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Originally Posted by arman68
You need to flash different kernel for this.
Fanoush, I have tried your solution, but I cannot get it to work on OS2008. Any advice?
Try the one inside this
http://fanoush.wz.cz/maemo/kernel-rx-34-2.6.21.0.tar.gz
It has USB OTG whitelist disabled (more usb devices may work), SD/MMC high speed mode (=48MHz) enabled, extended brightness cotrol and crypto api (for PPTP) enabled.
With this kernel the blset script should work. Just run it like
Code:
./blset 1
Code:
./blset 1 1
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2007-11-30
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Yes, I would be happy if the lowest setting were really the lowest setting. As it is right now, it's stupidly bright.
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2007-11-30
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Originally Posted by fanoush
Tested and confirmed working. Thanks!
Try the one inside this
http://fanoush.wz.cz/maemo/kernel-rx-34-2.6.21.0.tar.gz
It has USB OTG whitelist disabled (more usb devices may work), SD/MMC high speed mode (=48MHz) enabled, extended brightness cotrol and crypto api (for PPTP) enabled.
With this kernel the blset script should work.
FYI, the software levels on N800 OS2008 are 2,3,4,5. There is one additional one, maximum brightness, which cannot be changed. Assigning a custom hardware level to one of those 4 software levels survives a reboot :-)
Now I have got my n800 (almost) working as it should, no thanks to nokia.
An now, in OS2008, instead of improving on it, we get an even more cut down version, with even less brightness step, and, if I am correct, the darkest setting is not available anymore (I now find it too bright to read books in the dark). to make it worse, there is now a fade effect when changing settings, whcih makes it difficult and slow to adjust the brightness and judge which setting is right.
Grrrrr...