Public bug reported: I have a Sony Vaio VPC EB11FM, on it the keys to control screen brightness (Fn+F5/6) don't do anything. I'm not exactly sure what's causing this, so I apologize if I included the wrong packages. Also, if I go into the power manager, and play with the screen brightness knobs, the brightness does actually change.
Thank you. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-23.40-generic 2.6.35.7 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-23-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 DRM.card0.DisplayPort.1: status: disconnected enabled: disabled dpms: On modes: edid-base64: DRM.card0.HDMI_Type_A.1: status: disconnected enabled: disabled dpms: On modes: edid-base64: DRM.card0.LVDS.1: status: connected enabled: enabled dpms: On modes: 1366x768 edid-base64: DRM.card0.VGA.1: status: disconnected enabled: disabled dpms: On modes: edid-base64: Date: Fri Nov 26 08:43:02 2010 DkmsStatus: blcr, 0.8.2: added virtualbox-ose, 3.2.8, 2.6.35-22-generic, x86_64: installed virtualbox-ose, 3.2.8, 2.6.35-23-generic, x86_64: installed InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) MachineType: Sony Corporation VPCEB11FM ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-23-generic root=UUID=4aafe574-40c4-4837-b315-866a30e85ea2 ro quiet splash ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display dmi.bios.date: 01/26/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: R0230Y8 dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A dmi.board.name: VAIO dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation dmi.board.version: N/A dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR0230Y8:bd01/26/2010:svnSonyCorporation:pnVPCEB11FM:pvrC6044G8W:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: VPCEB11FM dmi.product.version: C6044G8W dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation system: distro: Ubuntu codename: maverick architecture: x86_64 kernel: 2.6.35-23-generic ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug maverick -- Screen Brightness not working in Sony Vaio https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/681833 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs