Paul B, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. As per http://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/X551MA/HelpDesk_Download/ an update to your BIOS is available (513). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BiosUpdate does it change anything? If it doesn't, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command: sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. As well, you don't have to create a new bug report. For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette . Once the BIOS is updated, then please mark this report Status Confirmed. Thank you for your understanding. ** Tags added: bios-outdated-513 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1389675 Title: Function keys will not adjust brightness Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I have just installed Ubuntu 14.04, and I cannot make the function keys adjust the brightness. I have been trying to get a solution to the problem in this forum http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2250862&page=2&p=13159626#post13159626 . ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: linux-image-3.13.0-39-generic 3.13.0-39.66 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-39.66-generic 3.13.11.8 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-39-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: paul 1336 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: paul 1336 F...m pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Nov 5 13:31:30 2014 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=6357ccbf-2f39-4ca6-9cc1-65eb05bf30f6 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-29 (6 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f2:b404 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Bus 001 Device 006: ID 1c4f:0003 SiGma Micro HID controller Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X551MA ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-39-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=730dc0d2-8142-4bc0-a5ee-a2928da9bd65 ro quiet splash acpi_backlight=vendor vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-39-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-39-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.127.7 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 06/27/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: X551MA.510 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: X551MA dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrX551MA.510:bd06/27/2014:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnX551MA:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnX551MA:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: X551MA dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1389675/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp