You have been subscribed to a public bug: The Fn keys does show the brightness indicator, but the brightness itself is not changed. The brightness regulator in the power applet in the notification area does not work either.
lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 02) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor PCI Express x16 Root Port (rev 02) 00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset HECI Controller (rev 06) 00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 05) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 05) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev 05) 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev 05) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 05) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev a5) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 5 Series Chipset LPC Interface Controller (rev 05) 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 4 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller (rev 05) 00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Thermal Subsystem (rev 05) 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 0a7a (rev a2) 02:00.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1) 03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01) 05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 06) 3f:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-core Registers (rev 02) 3f:00.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture System Address Decoder (rev 02) 3f:02.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link 0 (rev 02) 3f:02.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Physical 0 (rev 02) 3f:02.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 02) 3f:02.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 02) lspci -n 00:00.0 0600: 8086:0044 (rev 02) 00:01.0 0604: 8086:0045 (rev 02) 00:16.0 0780: 8086:3b64 (rev 06) 00:1a.0 0c03: 8086:3b3c (rev 05) 00:1b.0 0403: 8086:3b56 (rev 05) 00:1c.0 0604: 8086:3b42 (rev 05) 00:1c.3 0604: 8086:3b48 (rev 05) 00:1d.0 0c03: 8086:3b34 (rev 05) 00:1e.0 0604: 8086:2448 (rev a5) 00:1f.0 0601: 8086:3b09 (rev 05) 00:1f.2 0106: 8086:3b29 (rev 05) 00:1f.3 0c05: 8086:3b30 (rev 05) 00:1f.6 1180: 8086:3b32 (rev 05) 02:00.0 0300: 10de:0a7a (rev a2) 02:00.1 0403: 10de:0be3 (rev a1) 03:00.0 0280: 14e4:4727 (rev 01) 05:00.0 0200: 10ec:8168 (rev 06) 3f:00.0 0600: 8086:2c62 (rev 02) 3f:00.1 0600: 8086:2d01 (rev 02) 3f:02.0 0600: 8086:2d10 (rev 02) 3f:02.1 0600: 8086:2d11 (rev 02) 3f:02.2 0600: 8086:2d12 (rev 02) 3f:02.3 0600: 8086:2d13 (rev 02) --- AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: stetzen 1930 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: stetzen 1930 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfc800000 irq 43' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC269VB' Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,144dc581,00100100' Controls : 15 Simple ctrls : 10 Card1.Amixer.info: Card hw:1 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xddefc000 irq 17' Mixer name : 'Nvidia GPU 0b HDMI/DP' Components : 'HDA:10de000b,10de0101,00100200' Controls : 16 Simple ctrls : 4 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=36180a3f-7e23-0aef-edb8-a90176900ecd InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) MachineType: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. RV411/RV511/E3511/S3511 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl Package: linux (not installed) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic-pae root=UUID=ad954864-2a64-4185-9262-b45aa1ef5427 ro quiet acpi_backlight=vendor acpi_osi=Linux acpi_brightness=vendor splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.21~ppa4~loms~oneiric-generic-pae 3.0.4 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.0.0-12-generic-pae N/A linux-backports-modules-3.0.0-12-generic-pae N/A linux-firmware 1.60 StagingDrivers: brcmutil mei brcmsmac Tags: oneiric staging Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic-pae i686 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare dmi.bios.date: 01/07/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies Ltd. dmi.bios.version: 02PA.M003.20110107.XW dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345 dmi.board.name: RV411/RV511/E3511/S3511 dmi.board.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. dmi.board.version: Not Applicable dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLtd.:bvr02PA.M003.20110107.XW:bd01/07/2011:svnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:pnRV411/RV511/E3511/S3511:pvrNotApplicable:rvnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:rnRV411/RV511/E3511/S3511:rvrNotApplicable:cvnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:ct9:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: RV411/RV511/E3511/S3511 dmi.product.version: Not Applicable dmi.sys.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-collected oneiric staging -- [Kubuntu 11.10] Screen brightness control does not work on Samsung RV511 laptop https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/886820 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. -- 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