Ubuntu 8.04 Laptop Screen Brightness
It seems like every other day I’m posting an article about Ubuntu these days. Unfortunately most of them appear to be about solving issues that should have been sorted out at beta stage.
After applying the fix for the heat issues, My laptop is runnig like a dream, very rarely getting above 50C whereas previously it would soar to the mid 70C! Now its the turn of the LCD screen brightness issues that seem to be plagueing Hardy Heron on some laptops.
The issue is that no matter what you try, the combination of Fn and Up Arrow/Down Arrow just fails to register with the laptop and you can’t adjust screen brightness. If you’re experiences are anything like mine, then you’ll know that even if you add the Gnome brightness applet, nothing happens.
This workaround is still very much a work in progress but I’ve found that if you bring up a terminal and enter:
