Re: [Trisquel-users] Acer Aspire laptop too dark
Do, didn't do any updates. Agreed, i'll try that. The laptop display is so hard to read when in that state, I'll use an external monitor to get updates. Thanks Mzee.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Acer Aspire laptop too dark
Few things you could try is another *Linux-libre kernel, e.g. a binary from http://www.jxself.org/linux-libre/ If this helps and you'd be willing to dig deeper you could compare the kernel configs to see what they do differently (although this will likely be a long list) *free distro from https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html if this helps then we'd at least know it's possible in the free world.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Acer Aspire laptop too dark
The updates installed. I was embarrased to find that the brightness could be adjusted in the settings panel, but the setting only lasts the one session. Next boot it comes on darkened, the brighness 'slider' at 0. I find if the brightness is as it should be, mine looks ok at about 60%, if I then boot into Windows it is the same. Doesn't his indicate that something is happening at the hardware level? It seems to be an issue relating to laptops only, and admittedly this is the first time i've installed Linux on anything other than a desktop machine. I've seen this or similar issues in forums elsewhere, dating back to 2011. Users say older kernels did not produce this issue, that it appeared somewhere between 2.6 3 versions. Not overly concerned about a solution, but if one should happen along, i'd like to try to implement it.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Acer Aspire laptop too dark
Since you seem to be able to change the brightness, this thread might be of interest (long messy thread, sorry) https://trisquel.info/en/forum/toutatis-brightness-control
Re: [Trisquel-users] Acer Aspire laptop too dark
Can you adjust the brightness on your monitor?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Acer Aspire laptop too dark
The brightness buttons on the laptop itself, and the corresponding ones on the external keyboard have F5/F6 set up to adjust brightness. Neither work. I wouldn't be surprised if it had something to do with the Radeon. Thanks.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Acer Aspire laptop too dark
I have Trisquel installed on an Acer Aspire 7739 and don't experience any problems like this. Did you install all the updates after installing the system? Maybe there is a fix already in the updated packages.
