Does this control just keyboard backlight only or will it enable the ambient light sensor to change display backlight as well since this is the full use of the sensor? I haven't tried your solution yet but I would still flag this as a bug if it doesn't control display backlight. I will report back later today
On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 5:36 AM, Damian Beltrami <804...@bugs.launchpad.net>wrote: > Seems like this is a kernel issue, with users of other Distros > experiencing the same problem. > > A fix is: > > Added file sony-laptop.conf with single line: > options sony-laptop kbd_backlight=1 > to /etc/modprobe.d/ and it seems to work fine now. > > As per http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=268249 > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/804595 > > Title: > Sony Vaio VPCS132FX/B Ambient Light sensor does not work > > Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > Sony Vaio VPCS132FX/B Ambient Light sensor does not work to dim > backlit keyboard and display. Backlight for Keyboard stays on > constantly with every key stroke and times out after a bit. Also Power > Manager does not dim display when "On Battery" when the option is > checked. This dramatically kills battery and makes the whole Intel > IPM(Intelligent Power Management) patch useless.... There is a patch > for the F Series posted on http://code.google.com/p/vaio-f11-linux/. > This patch only works with a plain linux kernel meaning I would lose > all the Ubuntu related patches to the plain linux kernel. I'm sure It > wouldn't be hard to apply this to a new kernel release. There has been > support added for Macbooks with the same type of ambient light sensor > hardware, is it possible that this can be streamlined to the Sony Vaio > line? > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 > Package: gnome-control-center 1:2.32.1-0ubuntu15 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 > Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64 > Architecture: amd64 > Date: Fri Jul 1 19:12:12 2011 > ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-keyboard-properties > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 > (20110427.1) > ProcEnviron: > SHELL=/bin/bash > PATH=(custom, user) > LANGUAGE=en_US:en > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SourcePackage: gnome-control-center > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/804595/+subscriptions > -- Kyrillos Mossad BS Electrical Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/804595 Title: Sony Vaio VPCS132FX/B Ambient Light sensor does not work To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/804595/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
