brightness = __get_lcd_brightness(dev);
if (brightness < 0)
return 0;
+ /*
+ * If transflective backlight is supported and the brightness is zero
+ * (lowest brightness level), the set_lcd_brightness function will
+ * activate the transflective backlight, making the LCD appear to be
+ * turned off, simply increment the brightness level to avoid that.
+ */
+ if (dev->tr_backlight_supported && brightness == 0)
+ brightness++;
ret = set_lcd_brightness(dev, brightness);
if (ret) {
pr_debug("Backlight method is read-only, disabling backlight support\n");