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>> >> >> Strangely, now my laptop's brightness adjustment doesn't work via the |
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>> >> >> keyboard shortcuts. Any ideas on that? |
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>> >> >> - Grant |
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>> >> > Please share the beast model :P (or maybe ive missed it). |
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>> >> > in kernel config You have multiple option for backlight eg. for thinkpad |
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>> >> > there is extra one in "thinkpad specific acpi" maybe You have something |
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>> >> > similar for Yours stuff. |
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>> >> It's a Dell Vostro 1320. The keyboard shortcuts to change brightness |
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>> >> were working great until I enabled DRM in the kernel. Can you tell me |
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>> >> where in the kernel those options can be found, or part of the |
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>> >> variable name that defines them? |
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>> > Try running xev and punching brightness keys, if you would see |
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>> > "effects" (some text in terminal) then its OK :P You should change the |
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>> > Acpi configs (etc/acpi/) or Gnome/KDE/Xfce/... bindings. |
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>> I do see text in xev when pressing the brightness keys. |
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>> > (if You dont know it already) |
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>> > For acpi config You'll need "event id" try running acpi_listen. |
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>> > eg. /etc/acpi/events/sleep: |
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>> > event=ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001004 |
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>> > action=/etc/acpi/actions/sleep.sh |
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>> > and into actions you put scripts, try using xbacklight. |
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>> You think I should use xbacklight or similar even though it was |
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>> working on its own before? |
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>> - Grant |
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>> > If You wouldn't have any reaction in xev and acpi_listen i check the |
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>> > option in kernel. |
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> I think that its better to have things done even if would be around then |
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> dont done it at all. :) |
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Yes but I think I should find the built-in mechanism which was |
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allowing it to work before instead of writing my own script to make it |
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work. Don't you think so? |
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- Grant |
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