Same symptoms on an HP dv6565us. Most of the other fn (function) keys work like they're supposed to, but not brightness control. (Fn + F7/F8) Running most up to date kernel - 2.6.31rc9
Linux grayhat 2.6.31-9-generic #29-Ubuntu SMP Sun Aug 30 17:39:26 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- [Karmic alpha 4] Brightness fn keys lost functionality 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