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Re: ubuntu tech samsung backlight issue

 

Yes, if you do not apply any "patch", that is the problem you get with
Ubuntu 10.10.

If you use the modeset.915, X won't boot (No Screen detected).

And if you use the xrandr in the StartUp apps, you won't be able to log in
w/ that user :-7 .



On 21 October 2010 12:29, James Blake <jimmyblake@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I had a different problem on my X360 - using the fn+brightness keys
> changes the brightness but the keys appear to 'stick on' so a single
> depress will result in dozens of adjustments of the brightness.  Even
> worse after these have happened the keyboard ceases to function and
> the only choice is to press the power button and select reboot from
> the menu.
>
> With regards other distros, I have also found that the keys do not
> work with Fedora 13 either.  I've had to go back to using my Thinkpad
> X200s, which is heavier than I'd like with less screen real estate
> than my X360.
>
> Regards
>
> James
>
> On 21 October 2010 08:50, Fco. Javier Rubio <fjrubio@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > If any one interested. I tried the voria repositories in Ubuntu 10.10
> > (VirtualBox) and they are not correcting the brightness issue in the
> X360.
> > Actually, the keybindings for brightness do not work at all, and the
> panel
> > brightness control appears with the crossed red circle on it to no avail.
> >
> > Personally, I am keeping the 10.04 with the i915.modeset=0 and xrandr
> > tricks. It is a LTS release after all...
> >
> >
> > Which distros are you, people, working with?
> >
> >
> >
> > On 13 October 2010 13:36, Fco. Javier Rubio <fjrubio@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:voria/ppa
> >> sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
> >> sudo apt-get-install samsung-tools samsung-backlight
> >
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