1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/libopie2/opiecore/device/odevice_palm.cpp b/libopie2/opiecore/device/odevice_palm.cpp
index 399c08c..d40dfce 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiecore/device/odevice_palm.cpp
+++ b/libopie2/opiecore/device/odevice_palm.cpp
@@ -226,23 +226,25 @@ bool Palm::suspend()
 }
 
 
 int Palm::displayBrightnessResolution() const
 {
     int res = 1;
+    int fd = -1;
 
     switch ( d->m_model )
     {
       case Model_Palm_LD:
       case Model_Palm_TX:
       case Model_Palm_Z72:
-        int fd = ::open( m_backlightdev + "max_brightness", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK );
-        if ( fd )
+        fd = ::open( m_backlightdev + "max_brightness", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK );
+        if ( fd != -1)
         {
           char buf[100];
-          if ( ::read( fd, &buf[0], sizeof buf ) ) ::sscanf( &buf[0], "%d", &res );
+          if ( ::read( fd, &buf[0], sizeof buf ) > 0 )
+              ::sscanf( &buf[0], "%d", &res );
           ::close( fd );
         }
         break;
 
       default:
         res = 1;
@@ -258,27 +260,29 @@ bool Palm::setDisplayBrightness( int bright )
 
     if ( bright > 255 ) bright = 255;
     if ( bright < 0 ) bright = 0;
 
     int numberOfSteps = displayBrightnessResolution();
     int val = ( bright == 1 ) ? 1 : ( bright * numberOfSteps ) / 255;
+    int fd = -1;
 
     switch ( d->m_model )
     {
 
       case Model_Palm_LD:
       case Model_Palm_TX:
       case Model_Palm_Z72:
-        int fd = ::open( m_backlightdev + "brightness", O_WRONLY|O_NONBLOCK );
-        if ( fd )
+        fd = ::open( m_backlightdev + "brightness", O_WRONLY|O_NONBLOCK );
+        if ( fd  != -1 )
         {
             char buf[100];
             int len = ::snprintf( &buf[0], sizeof buf, "%d", val );
             res = ( ::write( fd, &buf[0], len ) == 0 );
             ::close( fd );
         }
         break;
       
-      default: res = false;
+      default:
+        res = false;
     }
     return res;
 }