Disable the ambient light sensor - Revision history

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-	~~==Introduction==~~	+	The [[Nokia N900\|N900]] contains a [http://www.taosinc.com/productfamily.aspx?sel=als Taos TSL2563]<ref>http://natisbad.org/N900/n900-commented-hardware-specs.html</ref> Ambient Light Sensor (ALS). This light sensor is used to auto-adjust the screen brightness relative to your preferred brightness setting. Some users may find this auto-adjusting to be annoying, when the screen dims every time you hold your finger over the screen, or trying to use the phone outdoors.
-	The [[Nokia N900\|N900]] contains a [http://~~topmeds10~~.com/?~~aid~~=~~73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien~~ Taos TSL2563]<ref>http://~~topmeds10~~.~~com~~/~~?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien~~</ref> Ambient Light Sensor (ALS). This light sensor is used to auto-adjust the screen brightness relative to your preferred brightness setting. Some users may find this auto-adjusting to be annoying, when the screen dims every time you hold your finger over the screen, or trying to use the phone outdoors.	+
-		+

	==Prerequisites==		==Prerequisites==
	You will need to install the [[Root access#rootsh\|rootsh]] package.		You will need to install the [[Root access#rootsh\|rootsh]] package.
-

	==Disabling the ALS==		==Disabling the ALS==
-	[http://~~topmeds10~~.~~com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien~~ TMO] user dr_frost_dk discovered<ref>http://~~topmeds10~~.~~com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien~~/showpost.php?p=947958&postcount=97</ref> a simple way to disable the ALS:	+	[http://talk.maemo.org TMO] user dr_frost_dk discovered<ref>http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=947958&postcount=97</ref> a simple way to disable the ALS:
	sudo gainroot		sudo gainroot
	sed -ie 's/brightness-als/brightness-simple/' /etc/mce/mce.ini		sed -ie 's/brightness-als/brightness-simple/' /etc/mce/mce.ini
-	~~Then~~ reboot ~~and~~ the new setting ~~should~~ take effect.	+	killall mce
-		+	No reboot is required for the new setting to take effect.
-	~~Please note that the actual ALS device is not disabled; it still functions and can be used by other applications. This setting only disables its influence on the backlight~~.	+

		+	Please note that the actual ALS device is not disabled; it still functions and can be used by other applications. This setting only disables its influence on the screen's backlight.

	==Re-enabling the ALS==		==Re-enabling the ALS==
Line 20:		Line 17:
	sudo gainroot		sudo gainroot
	sed -ie 's/brightness-simple/brightness-als/' /etc/mce/mce.ini		sed -ie 's/brightness-simple/brightness-als/' /etc/mce/mce.ini
-	~~Then~~ reboot ~~and~~ the ~~backlight will once again be influenced by the ALS~~.	+	killall mce
		+	No reboot is required for the new setting to take effect.

		+	The backlight will once again be influenced by the ALS.

	==References==		==References==

109.104.184.132 at 12:26, 26 November 2011

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-	The [[Nokia N900\|N900]] contains a [http://~~www.taosinc~~.com/~~productfamily.aspx~~?~~sel~~=~~als~~ Taos TSL2563]<ref>http://~~natisbad~~.~~org~~/~~N900/n900-commented-hardware-specs.html~~</ref> Ambient Light Sensor (ALS). This light sensor is used to auto-adjust the screen brightness relative to your preferred brightness setting. Some users may find this auto-adjusting to be annoying, when the screen dims every time you hold your finger over the screen, or trying to use the phone outdoors.	+	==Introduction==
		+	The [[Nokia N900\|N900]] contains a [http://topmeds10.com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien Taos TSL2563]<ref>http://topmeds10.com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien</ref> Ambient Light Sensor (ALS). This light sensor is used to auto-adjust the screen brightness relative to your preferred brightness setting. Some users may find this auto-adjusting to be annoying, when the screen dims every time you hold your finger over the screen, or trying to use the phone outdoors.
		+

	==Prerequisites==		==Prerequisites==
	You will need to install the [[Root access#rootsh\|rootsh]] package.		You will need to install the [[Root access#rootsh\|rootsh]] package.
		+

	==Disabling the ALS==		==Disabling the ALS==
-	[http://~~talk~~.~~maemo.org~~ TMO] user dr_frost_dk discovered<ref>http://~~talk~~.~~maemo.org~~/showpost.php?p=947958&postcount=97</ref> a simple way to disable the ALS:	+	[http://topmeds10.com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien TMO] user dr_frost_dk discovered<ref>http://topmeds10.com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien/showpost.php?p=947958&postcount=97</ref> a simple way to disable the ALS:
	sudo gainroot		sudo gainroot
	sed -ie 's/brightness-als/brightness-simple/' /etc/mce/mce.ini		sed -ie 's/brightness-als/brightness-simple/' /etc/mce/mce.ini
-	~~killall mce~~	+	Then reboot and the new setting should take effect.
-	No reboot ~~is required for~~ the new setting to take effect.	+
		+	Please note that the actual ALS device is not disabled; it still functions and can be used by other applications. This setting only disables its influence on the backlight.

-	~~Please note that the actual ALS device is not disabled; it still functions and can be used by other applications. This setting only disables its influence on the screen's backlight.~~

	==Re-enabling the ALS==		==Re-enabling the ALS==
Line 17:		Line 20:
	sudo gainroot		sudo gainroot
	sed -ie 's/brightness-simple/brightness-als/' /etc/mce/mce.ini		sed -ie 's/brightness-simple/brightness-als/' /etc/mce/mce.ini
-	~~killall mce~~	+	Then reboot and the backlight will once again be influenced by the ALS.
-	No reboot ~~is required for~~ the ~~new setting to take effect~~.	+

-	~~The backlight will once again be influenced by the ALS.~~

	==References==		==References==

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-	~~==Introduction==~~	+	The [[Nokia N900\|N900]] contains a [http://www.taosinc.com/productfamily.aspx?sel=als Taos TSL2563]<ref>http://natisbad.org/N900/n900-commented-hardware-specs.html</ref> Ambient Light Sensor (ALS). This light sensor is used to auto-adjust the screen brightness relative to your preferred brightness setting. Some users may find this auto-adjusting to be annoying, when the screen dims every time you hold your finger over the screen, or trying to use the phone outdoors.
-	The [[Nokia N900\|N900]] contains a [http://~~topmeds10~~.com/?~~aid~~=~~73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien~~ Taos TSL2563]<ref>http://~~topmeds10~~.~~com~~/~~?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien~~</ref> Ambient Light Sensor (ALS). This light sensor is used to auto-adjust the screen brightness relative to your preferred brightness setting. Some users may find this auto-adjusting to be annoying, when the screen dims every time you hold your finger over the screen, or trying to use the phone outdoors.	+
-		+

	==Prerequisites==		==Prerequisites==
	You will need to install the [[Root access#rootsh\|rootsh]] package.		You will need to install the [[Root access#rootsh\|rootsh]] package.
-

	==Disabling the ALS==		==Disabling the ALS==
-	[http://~~topmeds10~~.~~com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien~~ TMO] user dr_frost_dk discovered<ref>http://~~topmeds10~~.~~com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien~~/showpost.php?p=947958&postcount=97</ref> a simple way to disable the ALS:	+	[http://talk.maemo.org TMO] user dr_frost_dk discovered<ref>http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=947958&postcount=97</ref> a simple way to disable the ALS:
	sudo gainroot		sudo gainroot
	sed -ie 's/brightness-als/brightness-simple/' /etc/mce/mce.ini		sed -ie 's/brightness-als/brightness-simple/' /etc/mce/mce.ini
-	~~Then~~ reboot ~~and~~ the new setting ~~should~~ take effect.	+	killall mce
-		+	No reboot is required for the new setting to take effect.
-	~~Please note that the actual ALS device is not disabled; it still functions and can be used by other applications. This setting only disables its influence on the backlight~~.	+

		+	Please note that the actual ALS device is not disabled; it still functions and can be used by other applications. This setting only disables its influence on the screen's backlight.

	==Re-enabling the ALS==		==Re-enabling the ALS==
Line 20:		Line 17:
	sudo gainroot		sudo gainroot
	sed -ie 's/brightness-simple/brightness-als/' /etc/mce/mce.ini		sed -ie 's/brightness-simple/brightness-als/' /etc/mce/mce.ini
-	~~Then~~ reboot ~~and~~ the ~~backlight will once again be influenced by the ALS~~.	+	killall mce
		+	No reboot is required for the new setting to take effect.

		+	The backlight will once again be influenced by the ALS.

	==References==		==References==

109.104.184.132 at 16:01, 24 November 2011

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← Older revision		Revision as of 16:01, 24 November 2011
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-	The [[Nokia N900\|N900]] contains a [http://~~www.taosinc~~.com/~~productfamily.aspx~~?~~sel~~=~~als~~ Taos TSL2563]<ref>http://~~natisbad~~.~~org~~/~~N900/n900-commented-hardware-specs.html~~</ref> Ambient Light Sensor (ALS). This light sensor is used to auto-adjust the screen brightness relative to your preferred brightness setting. Some users may find this auto-adjusting to be annoying, when the screen dims every time you hold your finger over the screen, or trying to use the phone outdoors.	+	==Introduction==
		+	The [[Nokia N900\|N900]] contains a [http://topmeds10.com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien Taos TSL2563]<ref>http://topmeds10.com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien</ref> Ambient Light Sensor (ALS). This light sensor is used to auto-adjust the screen brightness relative to your preferred brightness setting. Some users may find this auto-adjusting to be annoying, when the screen dims every time you hold your finger over the screen, or trying to use the phone outdoors.
		+

	==Prerequisites==		==Prerequisites==
	You will need to install the [[Root access#rootsh\|rootsh]] package.		You will need to install the [[Root access#rootsh\|rootsh]] package.
		+

	==Disabling the ALS==		==Disabling the ALS==
-	[http://~~talk~~.~~maemo.org~~ TMO] user dr_frost_dk discovered<ref>http://~~talk~~.~~maemo.org~~/showpost.php?p=947958&postcount=97</ref> a simple way to disable the ALS:	+	[http://topmeds10.com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien TMO] user dr_frost_dk discovered<ref>http://topmeds10.com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien/showpost.php?p=947958&postcount=97</ref> a simple way to disable the ALS:
	sudo gainroot		sudo gainroot
	sed -ie 's/brightness-als/brightness-simple/' /etc/mce/mce.ini		sed -ie 's/brightness-als/brightness-simple/' /etc/mce/mce.ini
-	~~killall mce~~	+	Then reboot and the new setting should take effect.
-	No reboot ~~is required for~~ the new setting to take effect.	+
		+	Please note that the actual ALS device is not disabled; it still functions and can be used by other applications. This setting only disables its influence on the backlight.

-	~~Please note that the actual ALS device is not disabled; it still functions and can be used by other applications. This setting only disables its influence on the screen's backlight.~~

	==Re-enabling the ALS==		==Re-enabling the ALS==
Line 17:		Line 20:
	sudo gainroot		sudo gainroot
	sed -ie 's/brightness-simple/brightness-als/' /etc/mce/mce.ini		sed -ie 's/brightness-simple/brightness-als/' /etc/mce/mce.ini
-	~~killall mce~~	+	Then reboot and the backlight will once again be influenced by the ALS.
-	No reboot ~~is required for~~ the ~~new setting to take effect~~.	+

-	~~The backlight will once again be influenced by the ALS.~~

	==References==		==References==

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-	~~==Introduction==~~	+	The [[Nokia N900\|N900]] contains a [http://www.taosinc.com/productfamily.aspx?sel=als Taos TSL2563]<ref>http://natisbad.org/N900/n900-commented-hardware-specs.html</ref> Ambient Light Sensor (ALS). This light sensor is used to auto-adjust the screen brightness relative to your preferred brightness setting. Some users may find this auto-adjusting to be annoying, when the screen dims every time you hold your finger over the screen, or trying to use the phone outdoors.
-	The [[Nokia N900\|N900]] contains a [http://~~topmeds10~~.com/?~~aid~~=~~73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien~~ Taos TSL2563]<ref>http://~~topmeds10~~.~~com~~/~~?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien~~</ref> Ambient Light Sensor (ALS). This light sensor is used to auto-adjust the screen brightness relative to your preferred brightness setting. Some users may find this auto-adjusting to be annoying, when the screen dims every time you hold your finger over the screen, or trying to use the phone outdoors.	+
-		+

	==Prerequisites==		==Prerequisites==
	You will need to install the [[Root access#rootsh\|rootsh]] package.		You will need to install the [[Root access#rootsh\|rootsh]] package.
-

	==Disabling the ALS==		==Disabling the ALS==
-	[http://~~topmeds10~~.~~com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien~~ TMO] user dr_frost_dk discovered<ref>http://~~topmeds10~~.~~com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien~~/showpost.php?p=947958&postcount=97</ref> a simple way to disable the ALS:	+	[http://talk.maemo.org TMO] user dr_frost_dk discovered<ref>http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=947958&postcount=97</ref> a simple way to disable the ALS:
	sudo gainroot		sudo gainroot
	sed -ie 's/brightness-als/brightness-simple/' /etc/mce/mce.ini		sed -ie 's/brightness-als/brightness-simple/' /etc/mce/mce.ini
-	~~Then~~ reboot ~~and~~ the new setting ~~should~~ take effect.	+	killall mce
-		+	No reboot is required for the new setting to take effect.
-	~~Please note that the actual ALS device is not disabled; it still functions and can be used by other applications. This setting only disables its influence on the backlight~~.	+

		+	Please note that the actual ALS device is not disabled; it still functions and can be used by other applications. This setting only disables its influence on the screen's backlight.

	==Re-enabling the ALS==		==Re-enabling the ALS==
Line 20:		Line 17:
	sudo gainroot		sudo gainroot
	sed -ie 's/brightness-simple/brightness-als/' /etc/mce/mce.ini		sed -ie 's/brightness-simple/brightness-als/' /etc/mce/mce.ini
-	~~Then~~ reboot ~~and~~ the ~~backlight will once again be influenced by the ALS~~.	+	killall mce
		+	No reboot is required for the new setting to take effect.

		+	The backlight will once again be influenced by the ALS.

	==References==		==References==

109.104.184.132 at 08:06, 24 November 2011

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← Older revision		Revision as of 08:06, 24 November 2011
Line 1:		Line 1:
-	The [[Nokia N900\|N900]] contains a [http://~~www.taosinc~~.com/~~productfamily.aspx~~?~~sel~~=~~als~~ Taos TSL2563]<ref>http://~~natisbad~~.~~org~~/~~N900/n900-commented-hardware-specs.html~~</ref> Ambient Light Sensor (ALS). This light sensor is used to auto-adjust the screen brightness relative to your preferred brightness setting. Some users may find this auto-adjusting to be annoying, when the screen dims every time you hold your finger over the screen, or trying to use the phone outdoors.	+	==Introduction==
		+	The [[Nokia N900\|N900]] contains a [http://topmeds10.com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien Taos TSL2563]<ref>http://topmeds10.com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien</ref> Ambient Light Sensor (ALS). This light sensor is used to auto-adjust the screen brightness relative to your preferred brightness setting. Some users may find this auto-adjusting to be annoying, when the screen dims every time you hold your finger over the screen, or trying to use the phone outdoors.
		+

	==Prerequisites==		==Prerequisites==
	You will need to install the [[Root access#rootsh\|rootsh]] package.		You will need to install the [[Root access#rootsh\|rootsh]] package.
		+

	==Disabling the ALS==		==Disabling the ALS==
-	[http://~~talk~~.~~maemo.org~~ TMO] user dr_frost_dk discovered<ref>http://~~talk~~.~~maemo.org~~/showpost.php?p=947958&postcount=97</ref> a simple way to disable the ALS:	+	[http://topmeds10.com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien TMO] user dr_frost_dk discovered<ref>http://topmeds10.com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien/showpost.php?p=947958&postcount=97</ref> a simple way to disable the ALS:
	sudo gainroot		sudo gainroot
	sed -ie 's/brightness-als/brightness-simple/' /etc/mce/mce.ini		sed -ie 's/brightness-als/brightness-simple/' /etc/mce/mce.ini
-	~~killall mce~~	+	Then reboot and the new setting should take effect.
-	No reboot ~~is required for~~ the new setting to take effect.	+
		+	Please note that the actual ALS device is not disabled; it still functions and can be used by other applications. This setting only disables its influence on the backlight.

-	~~Please note that the actual ALS device is not disabled; it still functions and can be used by other applications. This setting only disables its influence on the screen's backlight.~~

	==Re-enabling the ALS==		==Re-enabling the ALS==
Line 17:		Line 20:
	sudo gainroot		sudo gainroot
	sed -ie 's/brightness-simple/brightness-als/' /etc/mce/mce.ini		sed -ie 's/brightness-simple/brightness-als/' /etc/mce/mce.ini
-	~~killall mce~~	+	Then reboot and the backlight will once again be influenced by the ALS.
-	No reboot ~~is required for~~ the ~~new setting to take effect~~.	+

-	~~The backlight will once again be influenced by the ALS.~~

	==References==		==References==

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← Older revision		Revision as of 03:10, 16 November 2011
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-	~~==Introduction==~~	+	The [[Nokia N900\|N900]] contains a [http://www.taosinc.com/productfamily.aspx?sel=als Taos TSL2563]<ref>http://natisbad.org/N900/n900-commented-hardware-specs.html</ref> Ambient Light Sensor (ALS). This light sensor is used to auto-adjust the screen brightness relative to your preferred brightness setting. Some users may find this auto-adjusting to be annoying, when the screen dims every time you hold your finger over the screen, or trying to use the phone outdoors.
-	The [[Nokia N900\|N900]] contains a [http://~~topmeds10~~.com/?~~aid~~=~~73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien~~ Taos TSL2563]<ref>http://~~topmeds10~~.~~com~~/~~?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien~~</ref> Ambient Light Sensor (ALS). This light sensor is used to auto-adjust the screen brightness relative to your preferred brightness setting. Some users may find this auto-adjusting to be annoying, when the screen dims every time you hold your finger over the screen, or trying to use the phone outdoors.	+
-		+

	==Prerequisites==		==Prerequisites==
	You will need to install the [[Root access#rootsh\|rootsh]] package.		You will need to install the [[Root access#rootsh\|rootsh]] package.
-

	==Disabling the ALS==		==Disabling the ALS==
-	[http://~~topmeds10~~.~~com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien~~ TMO] user dr_frost_dk discovered<ref>http://~~topmeds10~~.~~com~~/?~~aid~~=~~73e86866e5~~&q=~~buy%20ambien~~</ref> a simple way to disable the ALS:	+	[http://talk.maemo.org TMO] user dr_frost_dk discovered<ref>http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=947958&postcount=97</ref> a simple way to disable the ALS:
	sudo gainroot		sudo gainroot
	sed -ie 's/brightness-als/brightness-simple/' /etc/mce/mce.ini		sed -ie 's/brightness-als/brightness-simple/' /etc/mce/mce.ini
-	~~Then~~ reboot ~~and~~ the new setting ~~should~~ take effect.	+	killall mce
-		+	No reboot is required for the new setting to take effect.
-	~~Please note that the actual ALS device is not disabled; it still functions and can be used by other applications. This setting only disables its influence on the backlight~~.	+

		+	Please note that the actual ALS device is not disabled; it still functions and can be used by other applications. This setting only disables its influence on the screen's backlight.

	==Re-enabling the ALS==		==Re-enabling the ALS==
Line 20:		Line 17:
	sudo gainroot		sudo gainroot
	sed -ie 's/brightness-simple/brightness-als/' /etc/mce/mce.ini		sed -ie 's/brightness-simple/brightness-als/' /etc/mce/mce.ini
-	~~Then~~ reboot ~~and~~ the ~~backlight will once again be influenced by the ALS~~.	+	killall mce
		+	No reboot is required for the new setting to take effect.

		+	The backlight will once again be influenced by the ALS.

	==References==		==References==

212.92.242.148 at 23:20, 15 November 2011

212.92.242.148 — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:20:00 GMT

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:20, 15 November 2011
Line 1:		Line 1:
-	The [[Nokia N900\|N900]] contains a [http://~~www.taosinc~~.com/~~productfamily.aspx~~?~~sel~~=~~als~~ Taos TSL2563]<ref>http://~~natisbad~~.~~org~~/~~N900/n900-commented-hardware-specs.html~~</ref> Ambient Light Sensor (ALS). This light sensor is used to auto-adjust the screen brightness relative to your preferred brightness setting. Some users may find this auto-adjusting to be annoying, when the screen dims every time you hold your finger over the screen, or trying to use the phone outdoors.	+	==Introduction==
		+	The [[Nokia N900\|N900]] contains a [http://topmeds10.com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien Taos TSL2563]<ref>http://topmeds10.com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien</ref> Ambient Light Sensor (ALS). This light sensor is used to auto-adjust the screen brightness relative to your preferred brightness setting. Some users may find this auto-adjusting to be annoying, when the screen dims every time you hold your finger over the screen, or trying to use the phone outdoors.
		+

	==Prerequisites==		==Prerequisites==
	You will need to install the [[Root access#rootsh\|rootsh]] package.		You will need to install the [[Root access#rootsh\|rootsh]] package.
		+

	==Disabling the ALS==		==Disabling the ALS==
-	[http://~~talk~~.~~maemo.org~~ TMO] user dr_frost_dk discovered<ref>http://~~talk~~.~~maemo.org~~/~~showpost.php~~?p=~~947958~~&~~postcount~~=97</ref> a simple way to disable the ALS:	+	[http://topmeds10.com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien TMO] user dr_frost_dk discovered<ref>http://topmeds10.com/?aid=73e86866e5&q=buy%20ambien</ref> a simple way to disable the ALS:
	sudo gainroot		sudo gainroot
	sed -ie 's/brightness-als/brightness-simple/' /etc/mce/mce.ini		sed -ie 's/brightness-als/brightness-simple/' /etc/mce/mce.ini
-	~~killall mce~~	+	Then reboot and the new setting should take effect.
-	No reboot ~~is required for~~ the new setting to take effect.	+
		+	Please note that the actual ALS device is not disabled; it still functions and can be used by other applications. This setting only disables its influence on the backlight.

-	~~Please note that the actual ALS device is not disabled; it still functions and can be used by other applications. This setting only disables its influence on the screen's backlight.~~

	==Re-enabling the ALS==		==Re-enabling the ALS==
Line 17:		Line 20:
	sudo gainroot		sudo gainroot
	sed -ie 's/brightness-simple/brightness-als/' /etc/mce/mce.ini		sed -ie 's/brightness-simple/brightness-als/' /etc/mce/mce.ini
-	~~killall mce~~	+	Then reboot and the backlight will once again be influenced by the ALS.
-	No reboot ~~is required for~~ the ~~new setting to take effect~~.	+

-	~~The backlight will once again be influenced by the ALS.~~

	==References==		==References==

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Re-enabling the ALS

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	sudo gainroot		sudo gainroot
	sed -ie 's/brightness-simple/brightness-als/' /etc/mce/mce.ini		sed -ie 's/brightness-simple/brightness-als/' /etc/mce/mce.ini
-	~~Then~~ reboot ~~and~~ the backlight will once again be influenced by the ALS.	+	killall mce
		+	No reboot is required for the new setting to take effect.
		+
		+	The backlight will once again be influenced by the ALS.

	==References==		==References==