I did some research. According to this original Ubuntu bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hal/+bug/76593
the event is specified as event=hotkey ATKD 0000001[123456789abcdef] because other Asus laptops specify the actual brightness with the last number. So, we can't just take 1 out of the list. Could you show me the output of: cat /var/lib/acpi-support/system-manufacturer cat /var/lib/acpi-support/system-product-name This will give me the info on your machine, so that I can build an exception. Furthermore, I'm not sure what the exceptional code should do. According to the Ubuntu bug report, the current Asus brightness support relies on the hardware to change the brightness, and only registers the keys in order to let gnome-power-manager display the brightness level in a pop-up window. Just checking: you're saying the brightness doesn't change when you press the brightness up/down keys? Could you check what happens if you run the following commands: acpi_fakekey 224 acpi_fakekey 225 The first command *might* decrease brightness, the second command *might* increase it. If it doesn't, we (and by we I mean you or somebody else with an Eee who wants this fixed) have to find something else that works. Cheers, Bart
