Thanks for that jeannich, it works really well (though I like to set -time 100 -steps 10 for smooth changing).
You still have to run these 2 lines after each reboot though: :~$ xrandr --output LVDS --set BACKLIGHT_CONTROL native :~$ sudo /etc/init.d/acpid restart And GNOME does not recognise a change in backlight state. -- unable to adjust screen brightness on recent Sony Vaio notebooks https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/173652 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
