Package Details: nvidia-bl 0.17.3-10

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/nvidia-bl.git (read-only)
Package Base: nvidia-bl
Description: Driver to adjust display backlight on modern mobile NVidia graphics adapters.
Upstream URL: https://launchpad.net/~mactel-support/+archive/ppa
Licenses: GPL
Submitter: paulburton
Maintainer: dlandau
Last Packager: dlandau
Votes: 49
Popularity: 0.000419
First Submitted: 2009-04-11 10:34
Last Updated: 2016-11-05 20:45

Latest Comments

E5ten commented on 2018-03-06 13:12

Could you please add linux-lts as one of the options for "linux>=3.8"? It is currently at 4.14.23 so it obviously satisfies the requirement.

dlandau commented on 2017-06-18 10:08

Having to reinstall kernel modules after every kernel upgrade is expected.

pezcurrel commented on 2017-05-28 16:48

@grim_sleepless: I have to reinstall nvidia-bl every time I do a kernel upgrade in order to have the module working. HTH.

grim_sleepless commented on 2017-03-18 14:25

Hi, I am running this package on kernel 4.10, and it is unable to load the module on boot. Any idea why?

I am running a the latest Nvidia drivers : 378.13.

nagar commented on 2016-12-22 20:57

@bacondropped

Thanks for your effort :)
Patch and new package didn't work for me :(
I have nvidia Geforce 410M Card, latest Kernel Linux 4.8.13-1-ARCH x86_64, with latest NVIDIA Driver Version: 375.26 installed
any tip to fix brightness controller?
Thanks in advance :)

bacondropped commented on 2016-11-06 01:47

@nagar
This package now includes the patch, but just for posterity, here's how you would patch a package:

1) Clone the package with git
2) Apply the patch
3) Build and install the package with makepkg

So, in this case you'd do something like this:

$ cd /tmp
$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/nvidia-bl.git
$ cd nvidia-bl
$ curl --silent https://gist.githubusercontent.com/bacondropped/fdb1e71228dd4b100a8e9304f95d465a/raw/6f26b3dc3d436a436b415b71fc77a2bb670b74f5/nvidia-bl-0.17.3-linux4.8fix-3bea3c4.patch | patch -Np1
$ makepkg -ci
< makepkg builds the package and prompts you to install it >

dlandau commented on 2016-11-05 20:45

Thank you all, updated package.

nagar commented on 2016-10-31 01:43

@bacondropped
Can you please share with me how to apply your patch?!
Thanks

bacondropped commented on 2016-10-27 21:45

@habbbe @nakki87 @dlandau
I can confirm that edit works for me on a 4.8.4 kernel.
Made it into a patch: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/bacondropped/fdb1e71228dd4b100a8e9304f95d465a/raw/6f26b3dc3d436a436b415b71fc77a2bb670b74f5/nvidia-bl-0.17.3-linux4.8fix-3bea3c4.patch

habbbe commented on 2016-10-25 07:13

@nakki87
It seems the problem is that the macro DEFINE_PCI_DEVICE_TABLE is no longer available since the last kernel update.
The offending line is 212 in nvidia_bl.c:
static DEFINE_PCI_DEVICE_TABLE(nvidia_bl_device_table) = {

If you replace this with (as described here https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/6813061/):
static const struct pci_device_id nvidia_bl_device_table[] = {


it compiled for me (and worked).

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