FIXED - sort of. I just upgraded BIOS and kernel, and was still having trouble. I discovered the following restores FN-Home/End functionality as long as it's run _after_ X starts... No dice if I put it in /etc/rc.local, and I can't change permission of a /proc file to let .xinitrc do it:
# Happy times are here until reboot! sudo /etc/init.d/acpid restart It looks like this has been around a while: http://friend-of-misery.blogspot.com/2007/07/me-and-thinkpad-r61.html self() <- { uname -a = Linux ravel 2.6.24-14-generic #1 SMP Thu Apr 3 04:49:29 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux bios = 7LETB0WW (2.10-1.08) model = T61, Intel graphics, 14" WXGA+ dist = Hardy, freshly updated wm = openbox+nautilus } -- [REGRESSION] Impossible to change LCD brightness on Thinkpad R61/T61/X61 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/198476 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