Re: Squeeze. nVidia video. How to change brightness with functional (Fn) keys?[SOLVED]
On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Alex <macgeek417@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 9/28/10, Mark Goldshtein <mark.goldshtein@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 2:33 AM, Alex <macgeek417@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 9/27/10, Mark Goldshtein <mark.goldshtein@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>> From: Mark Goldshtein <mark.goldshtein@gmail.com>
>>>> Date: Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 3:49 PM
>>>> Subject: Squeeze. nVidia video. How to change brightness with
>>>> functional (Fn) keys?
>>>> To: Debian User Mailing List <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hello, list!
>>>>
>>>> Lenovo Y450-3M laptop with:
>>>> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GT216 [GeForce
>>>> GT 240M] (rev a2)
>>>> Subsystem: Lenovo Device 38fd
>>>> Kernel driver in use: nvidia
>>>>
>>>> Would you, please, to explain how to configure a system or edit
>>>> configuration files in order to bring laptop brightness funktional
>>>> keys (Fn+key) to thier normal work? It is impossible to adjust
>>>> brightness pressing Fn+UpArrow and Fn+DownArrow keys. The symbol of
>>>> brightness is displaying well, but no adjust actually happen.
>>>>
>>>> Googling left me unsure about what I have to do to correct this issue.
>>>> There are mostly comments from Ubuntu users. I know Ubuntu is Debian
>>>> based but need to be understanding what I am doing with my system. If
>>>> you have a little time, please, help.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> The solution is to add a line into your /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>>>>
>>>> On the “Device” section append the following line:
>>>>
>>>> Option "RegistryDwords" "EnableBrightnessControl=1"
>>>>
>>>> After that I have reboot the machine and ta-da: Fn keys serve well to
>>>> adjust a brightness.
>>>>
>>>> I have found that solution at
>>>> http://www.andresclari.com/blog/enable-nvidia-brightness-control-in-ubuntu-10-04/
>>>> and believe it is harmless, easy to apply and rollback.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks to one who made it first available to public and everyone who
>>>> disscuss that.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely Yours'
>>>> Mark Goldshtein
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>
>>> This does not work for me. I don't even get a brightness meter
>>> appearing when I use the Fn. keys - yet the volume ones work
>>> perfectly. Any ideas?
>>>
>>
>> Videocard model, your operating system?
>
> Samsung NP-Q430 laptop
> 500GB HD
> Intel Core i5 CPU
> 4GB DDR2 SDRAM
> 1366x768 LCD screen
>
> Nvidia 310M graphics card
> Xubuntu 10.04 (Yes, I know this is a Debian list, but I have a slow
> connection and already had the Xubuntu ISO handy - waiting to switch
> to Squeeze until Squeeze is stable =P )
>
IMHO Ubuntu distribution is set somewhere in a middle between Debian
Testing and Debian Unstable. So, according to that, using Ubuntu you
have already using some kind of Debian Testing. Therefore, if you
switch to Debian Squeeze, I will gain even more stability, I guess.
Well, we see your hardware. What driver you using for your videocard?
If unsure, please type 'lspci -k' in a console and post here a section
about nVidia videocard.
--
Sincerely Yours'
Mark Goldshtein
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