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["Fco. Javier Rubio" <fjrubio@xxxxxxxxx>]

HI, if any one still interested.

Fresh install of Ubuntu 10.10, voria repositories added, sudo apt-get
update, installed backlight and slowdown... and it is not working. After
rebooting, Fn+Up/Dn still provokes the sticked-keys effect. The brightness
applet for the panel is also not working.

Additionally I get random freezes with the screen + mouse frozen, in moments
with no extra CPU usage or anything like that. I suppose (from my poor
understanding of these matters) that is a graphic driver thing.


If the freezing thing persists I am installing 10.04 again.

I make around the brightness thing with the setpci command.

FYI,






2010/10/22 Сергей Кобельков <sergeyko81@xxxxxxxxx>

> Yes, I've upgraded from 10.04, which I had to patch manually. Sorry for
> misinforming you, it seems that my changes were kept while upgrading.
> So, what I can suggest:
> The file /lib/udev/rules.d/95-keyboard-force-release.rules contains a list
> of models, which require special processing of Fn-keys (and most of them are
> the Samsung models). Include *X360* into this list and reboot.
> To fix the brightness issue, install a .deb package from
> http://code.google.com/p/easy-slow-down-manager/
> (note that it requires dkms package and linux kernel headers to be
> installed beforehand).
> To enable it, add an option 'acpi_backlight=vendor' to the boot cmdline.
>
> Slow down manager also installs kernel modules for fan control
> (performance/silence/normal, corrensponds to Fn-F8), wi-fi control (turns
> on/off, corresponds to Fn-F9) and backlight on/off control (corrensponds to
> Fn-F4). There are simple python scripts for Gnome that could be assigned to
> these keys; they are available in sources for this .deb package.
>
> All of this stuff is included and managed by voria in his package, so it
> could be easier to install it.
>
> If you have any questions, I'll be glad to answer
> Best regards
> Sergey
>
>
>
> 2010/10/22 Fco. Javier Rubio <fjrubio@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>> Lucky you!
>>
>> For me (as for the other colleague) a fresh install of 10.10 gives the
>> error of sticking the keys, I mean, if you press Fn+BrightnesUp (or Down),
>> the control appears at the top right, but it keeps going up (as if the key
>> were stuck) and soon all the keyboard stops working with a reboot the only
>> solution (or killing X through a different console, etc.).
>>
>> From your message I understand you upgraded from 10.04? Did you have any
>> changed configuration relevant to the brightness issue that your laptop may
>> have kept after the upgrade? Did you install the easy-slow-down-manager AND
>> the brightness-controls from voria?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> FJR
>>
>> 2010/10/22 Сергей Кобельков <sergeyko81@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I use Ubuntu 10.10 together with easy-slow-down-manager, no modeset or
>>> xrandr tricks; seems that a udev patch for the keyboard is introduced in
>>> ubuntu since I have no problems with fn-keys after upgrade.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Sergey
>>>
>>> 2010/10/21 Fco. Javier Rubio <fjrubio@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> 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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