--- On Fri, 8/22/08, umesh debian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: umesh debian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Thinkpad R61i : Brightness Problem with Fn keys > To: "SmartList" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, August 22, 2008, 9:00 AM > Hi All, > > I have installed Debian Lenny on my machine(Thinkpad R61i). > I am using > custom kernel 2.6.25.6 with changes for USB modems. > The ALSA sound module is working fine and the Volume keys > are working > with the GUI indication(volume is going up and down). > > But the Brightness keys (Fn+Pgup or Pgdwn) are not working > fine. The > GUI indication is happening but the Brightness is neither > going down > nor up. > > But if in ROOT console i manipulate brightness through the > proc file > system, then brightness is getting changed. > > This brings down brightness > echo 4 > /proc/acpi/ibm/cmos > > > This brings up brightness > echo 5 > /proc/acpi/ibm/cmos > > During this too i am getting the GUI indication from the > tpb module. > > Any suggestions on how to debug this?? I am using KDE 3.5.9 > > Regards, > Umesh > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You can try to replace the driver I had the same problem with Nvidia drivers. Try new one! ------------------------------------ Live Free , Or Die!!! - Unix Use Linux!!! Home Page: http://systembreaker.org ----------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
