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Re: make thinkpad Fn-F12 work in sid



On Wed, 2006-11-29 at 15:33 +0800, Paolo Alexis Falcone wrote:
> I went back to debian sid after using ubuntu for a few months. So far,
> i've been able to configure my thinkpad t42p to resemble some ubuntu
> goodies except for fn-f12: nothing happens when i hit it, as supposed
> to hibernate using ubuntu. I have verified that echo disk >
> /sys/power/state just works though. Any hint how ubuntu did it?

I'm guessing Ubuntu uses gnome-power-manager, you need to be in group
powerdev, and possibly bind the correct key to "Sleep" in "Keyboard
Shortcuts".

> Also, how do i enable graphical notification of screen brightness in
> gnome when i use the appropriate fn-key combination, similar to
> ubuntu? Thanks.

Not sure if this is supported in g-p-m 2.14 or if it was added in 2.16.
What version did Ubuntu use?

Also found this,
http://cvs.gnome.org/viewcvs/*checkout*/gnome-power-manager/docs/faq.html#faq-ibm-brightness

HTH,

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