HP Pavilion dv2500 shows the same issue. The "acpi=off" brings FN+F7/F8 back to life but at the cost of WiFi. I can be a hint but it's not good enough even as a workaround, as far as I'm concerned.
-- [Karmic & Lucid Beta 1] Brightness fn keys lost functionality (Lenovo laptops) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/406515 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