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I can’t control my off-brand external monitor brightness connected from my laptop on w11, but I can just fine on Linux out of the box no fucking around needed
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Go to windows updates, click the little “optional updates” text.
Usually weird display stuff is in there.
- cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish49 minutes
What distro has ddc/ci support out of the box? I’ve always had to install a DKMS module to get an external monitor to show up in /sys/class/backlight.
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I used Monitorian when I was using Windows years ago, you can find it in the Microslop Store (if it’s still available)
- 3 hours
Either Linux’s built-in display drivers are black magic or microslop is incompetent
Why not both :) ?
I just realized that since switching to cachyos 4 months ago I have never had to install any driver or driver updates (outside of just running the system update).
Even during initial setup I don’t think I installed anything driver related.
It’s really a step up from Microslop. Last time I installed my W10 I had to prepare all the necessary drivers and collect them on each manufacturers websites.
It is so much more streamlined on Linux.
- 4 hours
I am no expert at all, but I am reminded of what a buttload of drivers are included in the package group
linux-firmware. Maybe that’s why. 🤔🪛🔧- 4 hours
Yeah maybe, and it’s only under 1gb to download, this show how bad and bloated w11 is
- 3 hours
Yeah, I only use Windows every now and then in a VM to flash Android devices, because I can’t figure out how to use the CLI version of Odin on Linux. 😫 Even then, I use Tiny10 and debloat it with The Ultimate Windows Utility.
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When I still had a Samsung phone I used Heimdall, but apparently it was not touched for 5 years, so I’m not sure if it still works for newer phones.
- 3 hours
Does windows let you control external monitor brightness at all? I don’t think ive ever seen the option for external displays on windows.
- badlotus@discuss.onlineEnglish3 hours
Windows doesn’t let you do this natively. But you can do this via PowerToys (third-party add-on): https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/power-display
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It’s not third-party – MS themselves published it. I like it and use it often for work!
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys
DevToys is third-party, but also very good.
1 hourafaik windows has no native capability to control brightness setting on external displays. an optional driver for the display may be available via windows update which might allow a third-party utility to control the setting directly.
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Can you enable DDC/CI in the monitors on-screen menus?
If so, and if there aren’t drivers available (I can’t find drivers when searching MF2208-A), then if you can enable DDC/CI you can use 3rd party tools to control the brightness. Display Dimmer and ClickMonitorDDC are 2 I found on a quick google.
If Linux can control the monitor, then it sounds like a lack of drivers for Windows but the display should still support DDC/CI; 3rd party tools do sometimes still work in this scenario for DDC/CI in Windows.
