hai..im using acer aspire 4736 laptop.
im also having the same problem as you guys.
My diplay brightness is not functioning.
i hve a simple solution but working. It works like charm for Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty.
Here my solution and tutorial.
My solution is:
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1. Install COmpiz (Advanced Desktop Effect Settings (ccsm) from
Add/Remove..
2. After finished, go to System > Preferences > CompizConfig Settings
Manager.
3. At Accessibility Column, tick the Opacity, Brightness And Saturation
and click at the word.
4. There are Opacity| Brightness | Saturation tab. Choose the brightness
tab.
5. You will see
keyboard(increase),mouse(increase),keyboard(decrease),mouse(decrease)
icon at the left. At the right of it, you will see Disable button.
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-Brightness Increase-
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6. Click at the disable button of keyboard(increase) and tick the enable box.
7. Now, put your own combination. Lets say we want to make it as CTRL +
right button. There are a choice:
Shift Super
Ctrl Alt
8. Click at the Grab key combination.
9. ccsm windows will pop up. Press ctrl + right button on your keyboard
and press ok..
10. Now you have done for the Brightness increase button.
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-Brightness Decrease-
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11. Click at the disable button of keyboard(decrease) and tick the enable box.
12. Now, put your own combination. Lets say we want to make it as CTRL +
left button. There are a choice:
Shift Super
Ctrl Alt
13. Click at the Grab key combination.
14. ccsm windows will pop up. Press ctrl + left button on your keyboard
and press ok..
15. Now you have done for the Brightness decrease button.
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-Try it OUT-
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Now, go to the desktop and press CTRL + left button on your keyboard repeatedly
and CTRL + right repeatedly.
It is working??
Note: this brightness working at all active windows.
try open up mozilla and press the CTRL + left button. Mozilla will get dimmer.
Try open up terminal and do the same things. The terminal will get dimmer to.
press CTRL + right to get it brighter.
Hope you will understand my simple tutorial. Please drop your comment
and suggestion.
Happy playing!!!
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