>> >> >> Strangely, now my laptop's brightness adjustment doesn't work via the >> >> >> keyboard shortcuts. Any ideas on that? >> >> >> >> >> >> - Grant >> >> >> >> >> > Please share the beast model :P (or maybe ive missed it). >> >> > in kernel config You have multiple option for backlight eg. for thinkpad >> >> > there is extra one in "thinkpad specific acpi" maybe You have something >> >> > similar for Yours stuff. >> >> >> >> It's a Dell Vostro 1320. The keyboard shortcuts to change brightness >> >> were working great until I enabled DRM in the kernel. Can you tell me >> >> where in the kernel those options can be found, or part of the >> >> variable name that defines them? >> >> >> > Try running xev and punching brightness keys, if you would see >> > "effects" (some text in terminal) then its OK :P You should change the >> > Acpi configs (etc/acpi/) or Gnome/KDE/Xfce/... bindings. >> >> I do see text in xev when pressing the brightness keys. >> >> > (if You dont know it already) >> > For acpi config You'll need "event id" try running acpi_listen. >> > eg. /etc/acpi/events/sleep: >> > event=ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001004 >> > action=/etc/acpi/actions/sleep.sh >> > >> > and into actions you put scripts, try using xbacklight. >> >> You think I should use xbacklight or similar even though it was >> working on its own before? >> >> - Grant >> >> >> > If You wouldn't have any reaction in xev and acpi_listen i check the >> > option in kernel. >> > I think that its better to have things done even if would be around then > dont done it at all. :)
Yes but I think I should find the built-in mechanism which was allowing it to work before instead of writing my own script to make it work. Don't you think so? - Grant
