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[Chris Van Hoof <627075@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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[MAVERICK] brightness (function/hotkey) key does not work.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/627075
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Status in Canonical HWE Popular Project: Incomplete
Status in The Linux Kernel: Unknown
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete

Bug description:
Fn+F6/F7 controls the brightness of the screen, but this key combination does not work. Similarly, Fn+F8,F9 wifi and mouse control also does not work.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: linux-image-2.6.35-19-generic 2.6.35-19.28
Regression: No
Reproducible: No
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-19.28-generic 2.6.35.3
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-19-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC272 Analog [ALC272 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC272 Analog [ALC272 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 Cannot stat file /proc/3650/fd/37: Stale NFS file handle
 Cannot stat file /proc/3650/fd/43: Stale NFS file handle
                      USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  ubuntu     3662 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0x40a00000 irq 46'
   Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC272'
   Components	: 'HDA:10ec0272,1179ff30,00100001'
   Controls      : 17
   Simple ctrls  : 10
Date: Mon Aug 30 16:44:28 2010
Frequency: Once a day.
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha i386 (20100830)
MachineType: TOSHIBA TOSHIBA NB305
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.38
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
 	Soft blocked: no
 	Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
dmi.bios.date: 03/16/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.bios.version: V1.40
dmi.board.name: NPVAA
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: 1.00
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: *
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrV1.40:bd03/16/2010:svnTOSHIBA:pnTOSHIBANB305:pvrPLL3AU-00L00C:rvnTOSHIBA:rnNPVAA:rvr1.00:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: TOSHIBA NB305
dmi.product.version: PLL3AU-00L00C
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA