when forcefully switching to internal mode, check brightness of internal screen and...

diff --git a/dsl.py b/dsl.py
index d05c4704fbd6c769247bee20973795775a37414b..2baca7dddbf9c64677a8ef65b2925679c0d23aa3 100755 (executable)
--- a/dsl.py
+++ b/dsl.py
@@ -236,6 +236,12 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                        call += ["--output", name] + connectorArgs[name]
                print("Call that will be made:",call)
                subprocess.check_call(call)
+               
+               # make sure the internal screen is really, *really* turned on if requested
+               if cmdArgs.internal_only:
+                       backlight = float(subprocess.check_output(["xbacklight", "-get"]).strip())
+                       if backlight == 0: # it's completely turned off, we better enable it
+                               subprocess.check_call(["xbacklight", "-set", "100"])
        except Exception as e:
                frontend.error(str(e))
                raise