Jens, as per http://www.toshiba.co.uk/innovation/download_bios.jsp?service=UK an update is available for your BIOS (4.10). If you update to this, does it change anything?
If not, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command: sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date Thank you for your understanding. ** Summary changed: - Screen brightness not changable via applet or hotkeys in Ubuntu 12.04 on Toshiba R850 notebook + https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1178205 ** Summary changed: - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1178205 + [Toshiba Tecra R850-19Z] Screen brightness not changable via applet or hotkeys in Ubuntu 12.04 ** Tags removed: needs-full-computer-model ** Tags added: bios-outdated-4.10 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1178205 Title: [Toshiba Tecra R850-19Z] Screen brightness not changable via applet or hotkeys in Ubuntu 12.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1178205/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
