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I am having the same problem on an HP Mini. I did a little digging and it appears that the ESC key is supposed to turn the screen back on. It did not work for me, but it might for you. If you are...

Hi Toz,

I never have "Num Lk" on, as there isn't a separate keypad. Sony basically put a pseudo keypad in the middle of the keyboard which is a pain to use.

There is no response on...

Hi Toz,

I am not worried about it. The only keys I needed were the ones to adjust the backlight, and I now have those set to "Ctrl d" and "Crtl u". The other keys, zoom, volume control, sleep,...

I got a weird message from the Software Center when I tried to install the package. It said "This package is of bad quality" and provided the following details:


Lintian check results for...

Hi Toz,

Here are the results for lsmod:


Module Size Used by
xt_limit 12541 8
xt_tcpudp 12531 7
ipt_LOG 12784 8 ...

Hi Toz,

My numbered function keys do work(eg. F5 in Chromium refreshes the page). It is when I press the "Fn" key and then press the numbered keys that they are ignored.

I set the brightness to...

@123662981: You and me both!:)

@Toz: The "50" command dims the screen to 50% and the "100" command brings it back up to full brightness.

The script contents are exactly like you typed them. I...

Hi Toz,

I used "brightness down" before using the "up" command. I even set the backlight to 50% and the "up" command still doesn't work.

As for the shortcuts, I discovered that the "Fn" key is...

Hi Toz,

There are no error messages, but nothing happens when I enter the command, "brightness up". However, "brightness down" does work.

I tried to create the keyboard shortcut FN+F5 for the...

Hi Toz,

Absolutely. If I could dim the screen by pressing FN+F5 and brighten it by pressing FN+F6 that would match the keys on my keyboard.

Hi Toz,

:D Success! I can adjust the brightness with xbacklight. Now I can finally say that I have resurrected this poor old laptop from Windows. Plus, I learned a lot about Grub, installing a...

Hi Toz,

I installed the new kernel, but the function keys still do not work. However, I noticed that the screen is now a little dimmer, and I don't feel like I am staring into the sun every time...

[QUOTE=Toz;11106390]It should work for xfce as well (he makes i915-specific changes to the kernel for the intel driver like you have). You won't be able to use the gnome utilities but the Fn keys...

Hi Toz,

1. None of the parameters worked.

2. No Luck.

3. According to the page this kernel is only for Gnome or Unity.

4. I don't get any responses when I press the buttons.

Hi Toz,

Thank you for your help. The model number is: PCG-7G2L. I added the entry to the grub menu and I still cannot change the brightness via the function keys.

I entered the command and...

I recently installed Xubuntu on an old Sony Vaio laptop. I normally would use the function keys to adjust the screen brightness, but they do not work. I checked the settings menu, but the only...

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