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Originally Posted by Aleron Ives
Based on the KOReader code, it looks like you can also do something like:
echo 10 > /sys/class/backlight/mxc_msp430.0/brightness
to set the backlight to 10%
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On recent devices, yes (assuming the right sysfs path is used ;p). On older devices, not so much. The ioctl has the advantage of (currently) working *everywhere*

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But, if you happen to also be changing the color, then going full sysfs looks mildly cleaner

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