Re: Can't change brightness on HP Compaq 6715b laptop
Dne ponedeljek 13 april 2009 ob 22:28:19 je Harry Rickards napisal(a):
> On 13 Apr 2009, at 21:16, Klistvud <quotations@aliceadsl.fr> wrote:
> > Dne ponedeljek 13 april 2009 ob 21:17:12 je Klistvud napisal(a):
> >> Hiya,
> >>
> >> since I installed my fresh Lenny system several days ago, this
> >> thing has
> >> been bugging me: although the brightness buttons "work", ie the
> >> brightness
> >> slider/icon appears onscreen, it has no effect - the brightness of
> >> the LCD
> >> screen remains the same regardless of where I slide the brightness
> >> slider.
> >> Ditto when I unplug the power cord: the laptop automatically
> >> changes power
> >> schemes and the slider/icon appears onscreen for a second, showing
> >> different slider levels, but the brightness as such does not change
> >> a bit.
> >>
> >> Anyone bumped into this bug before?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Registered Linux User 481801 and proud of it
> >
> > Forgot to tell: it's a HP Compaq 6715b. In other distros the
> > brightness keys
> > work perfectly oob (tested on OpenSuSE/KDE, Ubuntu/Gnome, Mandriva/
> > KDE and
> > then some).
>
> Try switching to a TTY (Ctrl Alt f2), then using the brightness keys.
> That works for my Dell Latitude C610. To switch back just use Ctrl Alt
> f7.
>
> Thanks
> Harry
Thanx. Did that and it works. Does this mean I'm doomed to use this ridiculous
workaround for such a simple task? Or will this be solved by the forthcoming
updates?
Anyone?
--
Registered Linux User 481801 and proud of it
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