For my future reference, and possibly others: After installing Xubuntu 14.04 on my Thinkpad W510, generating /etc/X11/xorg.conf with nvidia-settings and adding the EnableBrightnessControl line to the Devices section and rebooting did not work (it worked in Xubuntu 12.10). Instead, I had to create a /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-nvidia-brightness.conf file and add the Devices section to that. It's described in this blog post:
http://blog.pearce.org.nz/2012/08/enabling-external-monitor-on- lenovo.html You should probably change the BoardName to whatever it is for your system (mine is "Quadro FX 880M"). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562005 Title: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-certification/+bug/562005/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
