If anyone has queries please post them here. That's It! Now the brightness settings can be changed any time and will be persistent across reboots (at least for me!) To GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="acpi_backlight=vendor"Īfter that save the file and run (type in the terminal) sudo update-grub
This button may even be labeled with a backlight icon. Grade B: Used with minor signs of use (light scratches/scuffs). If your HP notebook computer has a backlit keyboard, take a look at the top bar of your keyboard and locate the F5 button. In this file we have to edit the line GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="" Grade D: Only good for parts or repair (see notes above). You can, of course, adjust the color and brightness to your taste. This will open the Grub configuration file. Overboost Power with Launch Control up to (HP)/Overboost Power with Launch Control up. In a terminal type sudo -H gedit /etc/default/grub Enable Keyboard lighting and select the brightness you want. Click on the tab to access additional options. Move the slider under the Keyboard backlight tab to the right to enable the backlight.
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To make the change permanent we need to edit the GRUB configuration file Open the Windows Mobility Center, and you will see a few options. This will bring up your menu entry for editing.Īppend to the line with starts with linux (and looks like linux /boot/linux3.9.Īt the end of this line, leave a space and add acpi_backlight=vendor Turn the Change brightness automatically when lighting changes to Off. Click on the setting screen brightness element, probably at the top of the list that appears. The Display menu should be selected on the left. At this point, Ill wait a year or two to buy another macbook instead of dealing with this any more. Open the Windows start menu and click Settings. So in summary: It IS possible to get the brightness working, but you have to custom modify and hack around with the scripts and its a pain. Restart your system, and when you get to the GRUB menu, select your distribution (Ubuntu 13.04), don't press enter, but instead press e (to edit). To disable adaptive brightness feature, the following steps must be performed. After a lot of searching on the net, I tried the acpi_backlight=vendor kernel option, and it worked! Not only for Ubuntu, but for other Linux OSes as well, so I am posting a guide.
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