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[Danilo Šegan <danilo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

У сре, 22. 12 2010. у 21:25 +0000, Lyle Gordon пише:

> First, I wanted to say thanks very much for all the information/code to
> help get my newly repaired VGN-Z590 running well with Ubuntu. I followed
> the instructions and installed the janitor script following the kernal
> command line modifications.

> Everything seems to work (ie, the stamina/speed light and the switch
> changing the gfx on reboot), however, as my subject suggests the
> brightness adjustment (fn+f5/f6) doesn't do anything (for either
> intel/nvidia, although I guess it shouldnt work for nvidia). When I am
> on battery or when idle the screen dims so it appears linux does have
> control of the brightness just the hotkey isnt working.

ACPI events have changed somehow with Maverick (it used to work with
Lucid).  Keys still work but are not linked to anything (try checking
that with 'acpi_listen').  Also, brightness setting itself works fine,
and I just added a brightness control applet to the panel to control it
(I am just lazy to add appropriate ACPI events).

FWIW, I've got a Z790 so it should be roughly the same deal.

Others have described how to best set up ACPI events on this list in the
past, I suggest you search the archives.

[Dunno about nvidia though, never used it]

Cheers,
Danilo