Laptop screen dims to minimum settings upon boot

[Jim01]

Been a very long time since I've played with linux but have decided to get back into it!

Have done my usual research and I'm finding a consistent result for fixing this issue of adding a line to /etc/rc.local

The problem is the folder "rc.local" doesn't exist!

I'm using Lubuntu 12.10

Cheer's guys

James

[Toz]

/etc/rc.local is a file, not a folder. Add the command to the end of the file above the existing "exit 0" command. You will need administrative rights to edit this file, so execute it as (from a terminal window):

gksu leafpad /etc/rc.local

[Jim01]

Sorry for the late reply, been pretty busy.

Ok so I've got the file up using the command you gave me, a possibly silly quesiton: How do I enable that script? or rather what exactly is it I need to change?

[cmcanulty]

install xbacklight, then do command xbacklight when you have first set the screen brightness to what you want. After you see the number xbacklight gives you type command

xbacklight set -numberyouwanthere

for example my command is

xbacklight -set 80

finally in startup applications add xbacklight as name and xbacklight as command. Let me know if it works.

[Jim01]

Almost there!

Installed xbacklight, and I've used the command you've given me to set it at the prefered brightness, I'm now just a little stuck as to adding it to the startup applications, I've done some googleing but I can't really find anything that helps me much.

Cheer's dude

[cmcanulty]

just go to Startup applications and type what I show in the screenshot except note the screenshot leaves off the last letter in the command should end in backlight

[Jim01]

Hey guys, sorry for yet another late reply

The following is a screenshot of what I get in Lubuntu when I try to edit my startup applications, I can't find the same sort of edible "startup" section like you have used, I'm assuming that screenshot was taken in ubuntu rather than lubuntu?

[cmcanulty]

did you look under the advanced tab?

[Jim01]

I sure did:

[cmcanulty]

I have to get to work but research adding ubuntu system settings to your system it has the other options