I'm using a samsung R590 laptop (wich is quite similar to the R580) and I got my brightness controls to work on ubuntu 10.10 like this:
Prologue:
I first installed the samsung-tools these fixed all of my other fn buttons. This is just a tip and not necessary (i think) for the funcionality of the brightness buttons.
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http://ubuntu-tweak.com/app/samsung-tools/
Part 1: install drivers
1. Disable previous drivers (System/Additional drivers)
2. Download drivers from www.nvidia.com (use save as)
3. Reboot in a recovery shell
4.
Code:
sudo sh ./<downloaded file>
5. Follow install instructions. (If previously installed the standard nvidia drivers, you should let the setup create a textfile wich will disable the previous drivers. After that, you should reboot and try again form step 3.)
Part 2: adjust grub
1.
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
2. Add acpi_backlight=vendor to the default command line, the line should then look like this:
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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi_backlight=vendor"
3. Part 3: enable screen adjustments
1.
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
2. Add the following line in the device section: Option "RegistryDwords" "EnableBrightnessControl=1"
My own section looked like this:
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Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
Option "RegistryDwords" "EnableBrightnessControl=1"
EndSection
Part 4: reboot and everything should work
Have fun!
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