vald(4) [netbsd man page]

VALD(4) 						 BSD/i386 Kernel Interfaces Manual						   VALD(4)

NAME

     vald -- Toshiba Programmable I/O controller

SYNOPSIS

     vald* at acpi?

DESCRIPTION

     Some Toshiba computers have a special I/O controller that handles various interface devices.  This special I/O controller is accessed by the
     ``GHCI'' ACPI method.  The vald driver provides some support for it.

     The vald driver handles the following hot-keys:

	   Fn+F5  Switch between LCD and External Video output.
	   Fn+F6  Decrease LCD brightness.
	   Fn+F7  Increase LCD brightness.
	   Fn+F8  Switch fan (ON/OFF).

     The vald driver has only been tested on the Libretto L3 and on the Portege 3440.

SEE ALSO

     acpi(4)

HISTORY

     The vald driver appeared in NetBSD 1.6.

BUGS

     vald may have problems with X11 when switching between LCD and External Video output.

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ACPI_TOSHIBA(4) 					 BSD/i386 Kernel Interfaces Manual					   ACPI_TOSHIBA(4)

NAME

     acpi_toshiba -- Toshiba HCI interface

SYNOPSIS

     To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following line in your kernel configuration file:

	   device acpi_toshiba

     Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):

	   acpi_toshiba_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION

     HCI is Toshiba's Hardware Control Interface which is somewhat uniform across their models.  The acpi_toshiba driver allows the user to manip-
     ulate HCI-controlled hardware using a number of sysctl(8) variables.

SYSCTL VARIABLES

     The following sysctls are currently implemented:

     hw.acpi.toshiba.force_fan
	     Causes active cooling to be forcibly enabled ('1') or disabled ('0') regardless of the current temperature.

     hw.acpi.toshiba.video_output
	     Sets the active display to use according to a bitwise OR of the following:

	     0	     No display
	     1	     LCD
	     2	     CRT
	     4	     TV-Out

	     Only some systems (i.e., the Libretto L5) support video switching via this hardware-specific driver.  Use the acpi_video(4) driver
	     for generic video output support.

     hw.acpi.toshiba.lcd_brightness
	     Makes the LCD backlight brighter or dimmer (higher values are brighter).

     hw.acpi.toshiba.lcd_backlight
	     Turns the LCD backlight on and off.

     hw.acpi.toshiba.cpu_speed
	     Sets the CPU speed to the specified speed.  This provides functionality similar to the hw.acpi.cpu.throttle_state variable.  Higher
	     sysctl values mean lower CPU speeds.

     Defaults for these variables can be set in sysctl.conf(5), which is parsed at boot-time.

LOADER TUNABLES

     The hw.acpi.toshiba.enable_fn_keys tunable enables or disables the function keys on the keyboard.	Function keys are enabled by default.

     This behaviour can be changed at the loader(8) prompt or in loader.conf(5).

SEE ALSO

     acpi(4), acpi_video(4), loader.conf(5), sysctl.conf(5), sysctl(8)

HISTORY

     The acpi_toshiba driver first appeared in FreeBSD 5.1.

AUTHORS

     The acpi_toshiba driver was written by Hiroyuki Aizu <aizu@navi.org>.  This manual page was written by Philip Paeps <philip@FreeBSD.org>.

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