SONY(4) | Device Drivers Manual | SONY(4)

# NAME

`sony` —
Sony Miscellaneous Controller

# SYNOPSIS

`sony* at acpi?`

# DESCRIPTION

Some Sony notebook computers have a controller that handles various built-in devices. The `sony` driver provides support for accessing/modifying the settings of some of these devices via the sysctl(8) interface.

The following sysctl(8) variables are available:

hw.sony0.brt [R/W]
  Controls current LCD brightness. Range [0-8].
hw.sony0.pbr [R/W]
  Controls power on LCD brightness. Range [0-8].
hw.sony0.cdp [R/W]
  Controls CD power.
hw.sony0.pid [R/O]
  Unknown
hw.sony0.ctr [R/W]
  Unknown
hw.sony0.pcr [R/W]
  Unknown
hw.sony0.cmi [R/W]
  Unknown
hw.sony0.ams [R/W]
  Audio control (mute when 0)
hw.sony0.hke [R/O]
  Indicates a Host Key Event. Bits are set when an event occurs and cleared when this value is read. The following table describes the bit set for each button pressed:

  0x1000
    S1 button
  0x0800
    S2 button
  0x0200
    Fn + F10 (magnify)
  0x0100
    Mute button
  0x0020
    Fn + F12 (suspend to disk)
  0x0010
    Fn + F7 (LCD/external monitor)
  0x0008
    Fn + F6 (brighter backlight)
  0x0004
    Fn + F5 (darker backlight)
  0x0002
    Fn + F4 (volume up)
  0x0001
    Fn + F3 (volume down)

# SEE ALSO

acpi(4), i386/spic(4)

# HISTORY

The `sony` driver appeared in NetBSD 4.0.

# AUTHORS

Sami Kantoluoto for the original driver and manual information. Christos Zoulas for cleaning up the driver and this manual page.

# BUGS

- The `sony` driver just parses integer values from the acpi(4) tree. It could be more intelligent and parse other controls.
- The sysctl(8) interface is not great. The names of the sysctl(8) tree are not self-explanatory.
- No validity checks are performed on the user input. Playing with random values and/or unknown controls can harm your machine.
- The name of the driver is too generic.

August 25, 2020 | NetBSD 10.0