Thanks Shawe I have tried with "showkey" to see if the laptop "understand" these keys and It doesn't, with nvclock I can change brightness manually but it's a bit tedious. I run your script..but it seems it doesn't work for me... I'm going to try the modifications yo said
Thank you very much 2009/2/15 Shawe Ewahs <[email protected]> > Icapa try this comments: > > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/161 > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/164 > > On it's it have a little scripts for change files, but is possible that > your model of laptop are not included on > /usr/share/hal/fdi/information/10freedesktop/10-sony-laptop-panel-mgmt-policy.fdi, > it your isn't on list add your model, like this: > <match > key="/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer:system.hardware.product" > string="VGN-FZ38M"> > <merge key="laptop_panel.num_levels" type="int">20</merge> > <merge key="laptop_panel.access_method" > type="string">sony-nvidia</merge> > </match> > > Changing VGN-FZ38M for your model. It's the one thing that I can help > you. > > -- > No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, > Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL): Invalid > Status in "hal" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid > Status in "hotkey-setup" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid > Status in "linux" source package in Ubuntu: New > Status in "nvclock" source package in Ubuntu: New > Status in "nvidia-graphics-drivers-180" source package in Ubuntu: New > > Bug description: > Using Ubuntu on laptops with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro vga card: > > On various laptops from Sony, HP, Samsung and others there is no way to > control backlight brightness. In case of Sony e.g. on Vaios with 8-series > adapters, e.g. > nVidia Corporation GeForce 8400M GS > nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600M GT (rev a1) > > The registers have been found (kudos to mikes!) and incorporated into > nvclock, which you can check out by anonymous cvs and install: > > ]$ sudo apt-get install cvs > ]$ cvs -d:pserver:[email protected]:/cvsroot/nvclock > login > ]$ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:[email protected]:/cvsroot/nvclock > co -P nvclock > ]$ cd nvclock > ]$ ./autogen.sh > ]$ ./configure > ]$ make > ]$ sudo make install > > To test, make sure you are using nVidia's proprietary driver, then: > ]$ sudo nvclock -S 100 > ]$ sudo nvclock -S 15 > ]$ sudo nvclock -S +10 > > So far mikes' registers have been found to work on: > > Apple laptops > { > Macbook 5,1 Aluminum 13.3" (Geforce 9400M) > } > > HP/Compaq laptops > { > 8510W (Quadro FX 570M, MXM) > 8710P (Quadro NVS 320M, MXM) > } > > Samsung laptops: > { > Q210 (Geforce 9200M) > Q310 (Geforce 9200M) > R510 (Geforce 9200M) > } > > Sony laptops: > { > 8400M GS: > VGN SZ650N, SZ61MN/B, SZ730E, SZ750N, SZ71MN/B, SZ71E SZ95S > > 8400M GT: > VGN FZ38M, FZ31M, FZ11Z, NR31, AR41E, FZ11S, FZ290, FZ250AE, FZ21E, FZ21M, > FZ21S, FZ470E, FZ340E, FZ190N, FZ18M, FZ31E, FZ18E, FZ260E NR21Z, NR38S, > NR21S,FZ280E > > 8600M GS: > VGN FZ31Z, FZ21Z, FZ31S > > 8600M GT: > VGN AR51SU, AR71S > } > > Zepto laptops > { > Geforce 9600GT based laptops using MXM cards > } > > Add your model to the list by clicking on the "Update description / tags" > link, NOT by asking in a bug comment for someone else to do it. > > To get hotkeys to work, follow the instructions in this comment: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/75 > or install the package at : > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hotkey-setup/+bug/95444/comments/111 > > Dual-adapter models (SZ6 among others) can get backlight control with the > Intel adapter using xbacklight, and can get hotkey functionality as per bug > #173652. > -- No Screen Backlight Control; Notebooks (Vaio, Macbook, HP/Compaq, Samsung, Zepto et al.) with Nvidia Geforce8/Geforce9/Quadro series graphics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95444 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
