Dne ponedeljek 13 april 2009 ob 22:28:19 je Harry Rickards napisal(a): > On 13 Apr 2009, at 21:16, Klistvud <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dne ponedeljek 13 april 2009 ob 21:17:12 je Klistvud napisal(a): > >> Hiya, > >> > >> since I installed my fresh Lenny system several days ago, this > >> thing has > >> been bugging me: although the brightness buttons "work", ie the > >> brightness > >> slider/icon appears onscreen, it has no effect - the brightness of > >> the LCD > >> screen remains the same regardless of where I slide the brightness > >> slider. > >> Ditto when I unplug the power cord: the laptop automatically > >> changes power > >> schemes and the slider/icon appears onscreen for a second, showing > >> different slider levels, but the brightness as such does not change > >> a bit. > >> > >> Anyone bumped into this bug before? > >> > >> -- > >> Registered Linux User 481801 and proud of it > > > > Forgot to tell: it's a HP Compaq 6715b. In other distros the > > brightness keys > > work perfectly oob (tested on OpenSuSE/KDE, Ubuntu/Gnome, Mandriva/ > > KDE and > > then some). > > Try switching to a TTY (Ctrl Alt f2), then using the brightness keys. > That works for my Dell Latitude C610. To switch back just use Ctrl Alt > f7. > > Thanks > Harry
Thanx. Did that and it works. Does this mean I'm doomed to use this ridiculous workaround for such a simple task? Or will this be solved by the forthcoming updates? Anyone? -- Registered Linux User 481801 and proud of it -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
