[tlinux-users:07856] Re: LCD Brightness not working

Mark Livingstone wrote:
> Hi Jaime,
> 
> I cannot directly help you but I have a suggestion.
> 
> I have a Tecra A3 and I have found that the Black Security Screen
> Saver on Win XP turns the backlight off completely and that the
> Fn+F6/F7 keys turn brightness off and on even when I have linux
> running. If your kbd works this way, maybe you can find a way of
> generating those keystrokes / work out how the screensaver works?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> MarkL
> 
If the Fn+Fx key combinations work then they are bing processed by
the BIOS, and do not generate any key codes. Depending on the BIOS,
the Fn+Fx combinations may generate an ACPI event. The toshiba_acpi
module lets you generate the same ACPI actions, but it does not work
with all Toshiba models.

Mikkel
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