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.