Stopping the MacBook Half-Dim
Posted June 27th, 2009 @ 08:21pm by Erik J. Barzeski
My MacBook Pro has an annoying habit of "half dimming" even though I've turned off the screen saver and most everything else appropriate.
Fortunately, others have managed to solve the problem.
pmset -g lists the "halfdim" parameter's value, often 1. To set it to 0, use sudo pmset -a halfdim 0. The "a" specifies all profiles.
Thanks to gibbilicious and this Apple support thread for more. I may still give Caffeine a try, though.
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Posted 02 Jul 2009 at 1:45am #
Isn't that "Slightly dim the display when using this power source" in Energy Saver?
Posted 02 Jul 2009 at 9:13am #
[quote comment="54646"]Isn't that "Slightly dim the display when using this power source" in Energy Saver?[/quote]
No, strangely. The half dim occurs regardless of that setting.
Posted 17 Aug 2009 at 11:54pm #
Wouldn't that be this? http://links.elmak.org/3