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Re: Asus UL30A - Ubuntu 10.04 - Function Keys

 

Hmm .....   wish I could say the same here :(

Looks like It is a worse problem for the UL30VT models vs UL30A

On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 2:49 AM, Ralf Barth <ubuntu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hey,
>


> On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 20:10 +0000, Paul wrote:
> > For those of you who are experiencing issues in Ubuntu 10.04 with the
> > function keys supposed to control screen brightness, there's a solution
> > to this problem:
> >
> > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1466758
>
> After upgrading to some more recent kernel (.33, .34rc6 atm) all the
> issues with non-working brightness controls / Fn keys were gone as well.
> You can get recent kernel from the Mainline ppa:
>
> http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/<http://kernel.ubuntu.com/%7Ekernel-ppa/mainline/>
>
> As a sidenote, i think my battery lasts way longer with .34 - powertop
> shows power draw below 6W sometimes. I never had such figures with
> 9.10 / kernel .31.
>
> Good luck,
> Ralf.
>
>
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