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.Dd March 03, 2004
.Dt ACPI_VIDEO 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm acpi_video
.Nd ACPI Video Extensions driver
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Cd "device acpi_video"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
This driver uses the ACPI Video Extensions to control display switching and
backlight brightness.
The availability of the
.Xr sysctl 8
variables depends on the functions offered by the hosts ACPI implementation.
.Sh SYSCTLS
The following sysctls are currently implemented,
where <device> is "crt", "lcd" or "tv":
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Va hw.acpi.video.<device>.active
Current state of the device.
.It Va hw.acpi.video.<device>.levels
List of supported brightness levels.
.It Va hw.acpi.video.<device>.brightness
Current brightness level of the device.
.It Va hw.acpi.video.<device>.fullpower
Preset brightness level to be used in full power mode.
.It Va hw.acpi.video.<device>.economy
Preset brightness level to be used in economy mode.
.El
.Pp
Defaults for these variables can be set in
.Xr sysctl.conf 5 ,
which is parsed at boot-time.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr acpi 4 ,
.Xr loader.conf 5 ,
.Xr sysctl.conf 5 ,
.Xr sysctl 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
driver first appeared in
.Fx 5.3 .
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
The
.Nm
driver was written by
.An Taku YAMAMOTO Aq taku@cent.saitama-u.ac.jp .
This manual page was written by
.An Mark Santcroos Aq marks@ripe.net .