Confirming this issue on Kubuntu 15.04 on Asus UX305. "acpi_osi" hack doesn't fix the problem. I am able to change brightness using xbacklight.
$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version UX305FA.203 $ uname -a Linux asus 3.19.0-15-generic #15-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 16 23:32:37 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1348890 Title: Asus UX32LN: Brightness keys Fn+F5 and Fn+F6 don't generate evdev event To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1348890/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs