Index: tools/hal-system-lcd-get-brightness
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/hal/hal/tools/hal-system-lcd-get-brightness,v
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -p -u -p -r1.7 hal-system-lcd-get-brightness
--- tools/hal-system-lcd-get-brightness	18 Feb 2006 23:11:23 -0000	1.7
+++ tools/hal-system-lcd-get-brightness	24 Apr 2006 20:00:27 -0000
@@ -25,9 +25,18 @@ fi
 
 # Check for file existance and that it's readable
 if [ ! -r $HAL_PROP_LINUX_ACPI_PATH ]; then
-	echo "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel.NotSupported" >&2
-	echo "$1 not readable!" >&2
-	exit 1
+	if  [ "$HAL_PROP_LAPTOP_PANEL_ACCESS_METHOD" == "sony" ] && [ -x /usr/sbin/spicctrl ]; then
+		# spicctrl -B
+		# 70
+		# 0..255, but HAL expects 0..7
+		value="`/usr/sbin/spicctrl -B`"
+		let "value = ( ${value} + 1 ) / 32"
+		exit ${value}
+	else
+		echo "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel.NotSupported" >&2
+		echo "$1 not readable!" >&2
+		exit 1
+	fi
 fi
 
 if [ "$HAL_PROP_LAPTOP_PANEL_ACCESS_METHOD" == "toshiba" ]; then
Index: tools/hal-system-lcd-set-brightness
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/hal/hal/tools/hal-system-lcd-set-brightness,v
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -u -p -u -p -r1.8 hal-system-lcd-set-brightness
--- tools/hal-system-lcd-set-brightness	10 Mar 2006 19:45:27 -0000	1.8
+++ tools/hal-system-lcd-set-brightness	24 Apr 2006 20:00:27 -0000
@@ -27,20 +27,30 @@ if [ "$HAL_PROP_LAPTOP_PANEL_ACCESS_METH
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-# Check for file existance and that it's writable
-if [ ! -w $HAL_PROP_LINUX_ACPI_PATH ]; then
-	echo "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel.NotSupported" >&2
-	echo "$1 not writable!" >&2
-	exit 1
-fi
-
 # Check for values outside range
-if [ ${value} -lt 0 ] || [ ${value} -gt $HAL_PROP_LAPTOP_PANEL_NUM_LEVELS ]; then
+if [ ${value} -lt 0 ] || [ ${value} -ge $HAL_PROP_LAPTOP_PANEL_NUM_LEVELS ]; then
 	echo "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel.Invalid" >&2
 	echo "Brightness has to be between 0 and $HAL_PROP_LAPTOP_PANEL_NUM_LEVELS!" >&2
 	exit 1
 fi
 
+# Check for file existance and that it's writable
+if [ ! -w $HAL_PROP_LINUX_ACPI_PATH ]; then
+	if [ "$HAL_PROP_LAPTOP_PANEL_ACCESS_METHOD" == "sony" ] && [ -x /usr/sbin/spicctrl ]; then
+		# spicctrl -b "{0..255}"
+		case "$value" in
+		0) /usr/sbin/spicctrl -b 0 ;;
+		*) let "value = ( ( ${value} + 1 ) * 32 ) - 1";
+		/usr/sbin/spicctrl -b ${value};;
+		esac
+		exit $?
+	else
+		echo "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel.NotSupported" >&2
+		echo "$1 not writable!" >&2
+		exit 1
+	fi
+fi
+
 if [ "$HAL_PROP_LAPTOP_PANEL_ACCESS_METHOD" == "toshiba" ]; then
 	# echo "brightness: {0..x}" >/proc/acpi/toshiba/lcd
 	echo "brightness: $value" > $HAL_PROP_LINUX_ACPI_PATH