It turns out that I have everything you mentioned installed already. I checked for ouput in /var/log/kern.log and found this:
Oct 19 08:48:51 GiantPSP kernel: [ 36.252000] sonypi: Sony Programmable I/O Controller Driver v1.26. Oct 19 08:48:51 GiantPSP kernel: [ 36.252000] sonypi: please try the sony-laptop module instead and report failures, see also http://www.linux.it/~malattia/wiki/index.php/Sony_drivers Oct 19 08:48:51 GiantPSP kernel: [ 36.252000] sonypi: detected type3 model, verbose = 0, fnkeyinit = off, camera = off, compat = off, mask = 0xffffffff, useinput = on, acpi = on Oct 19 08:48:51 GiantPSP kernel: [ 36.252000] sonypi: enabled at irq=11, port1=0x1080, port2=0x1084 Oct 19 08:48:51 GiantPSP kernel: [ 36.252000] sonypi: device allocated minor is 63 Oct 19 08:48:51 GiantPSP kernel: [ 36.252000] input: Sony Vaio Jogdial as /class/input/input9 Oct 19 08:48:51 GiantPSP kernel: [ 36.252000] input: Sony Vaio Keys as /class/input/input10 Oct 19 08:48:51 GiantPSP kernel: [ 36.332000] sonypi command failed at /build/buildd/linux-source-2.6.22-2.6.22/drivers/char/sonypi.c : sonypi_call1 (line 652) Oct 19 08:48:51 GiantPSP kernel: [ 36.372000] sonypi command failed at /build/buildd/linux-source-2.6.22-2.6.22/drivers/char/sonypi.c : sonypi_call2 (line 663) Oct 19 08:48:51 GiantPSP kernel: [ 36.412000] sonypi command failed at /build/buildd/linux-source-2.6.22-2.6.22/drivers/char/sonypi.c : sonypi_call2 (line 665) Oct 19 08:48:51 GiantPSP kernel: [ 36.452000] sonypi command failed at /build/buildd/linux-source-2.6.22-2.6.22/drivers/char/sonypi.c : sonypi_call1 (line 652) Oct 19 08:48:51 GiantPSP kernel: [ 36.500000] sony-laptop: Sony Notebook Control Driver v0.5. Oct 19 08:48:51 GiantPSP kernel: [ 36.500000] input: Sony Vaio Keys as /class/input/input11 Oct 19 08:48:51 GiantPSP kernel: [ 36.500000] input: Sony Vaio Jogdial as /class/input/input12 Is this anything like your output? -- Screen Brightness adjustment fails for Sony VAIO VGN-AR250G https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/152095 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
