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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [opensuse] 13.1 - screen brightness stuck on high - unresponsive to fn keys - how to fix?
From:       "David C. Rankin" <drankinatty () suddenlinkmail ! com>
Date:       2014-07-16 8:49:18
Message-ID: 53C63C8E.3000708 () suddenlinkmail ! com
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On 07/15/2014 05:28 AM, auxsvr@gmail.com wrote:
> On Monday 14 of July 2014 20:52:39 David C. Rankin wrote:
>> Testing acpi_listen:
>>
>>     $ acpi_listen
>> video/brightnessdown BRTDN 00000087 00000000 K
>> video/brightnessdown BRTDN 00000087 00000000 K
>> video/brightnessdown BRTDN 00000087 00000000 K
>> video/brightnessup BRTUP 00000086 00000000 K
>> video/brightnessup BRTUP 00000086 00000000 K
>> video/brightnessup BRTUP 00000086 00000000 K
>> video/brightnessup BRTUP 00000086 00000000 K
>> ^\Quit
>>
>>     Hmm. So the keystrokes are seen with acpid running, but it has no effect
>> on the brightness. So it looks like we need to create hooks or a config for
>> the events. But where? /etc/acpi/events?
>
> It depends on the desktop environment. On KDE 4.13.2, System
> Settings/Shortcuts and Gestures/Global Keyboard Shortcuts/KDE Daemon/Decrease
> or Increase Screen Brightness allows you to set the keys.
>

Guys,

   The problem here seems to be 13.1 itself. I ran acpi to get a status:

# acpi -V
Battery 0: Unknown, 100%
Battery 0: design capacity 4000 mAh, last full capacity 4000 mAh = 100%
Adapter 0: on-line
Cooling 0: LCD 0 of 7
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Cooling 1: Processor 0 of 3
Cooling 2: Processor 0 of 10

(which knocked network manager offline and my wireless??)

Here is the issue:

Cooling 0: LCD 0 of 7

WTF?? Cooling? then LCD 0 of 7??

It looks like the LCD brightness function is FUBAR in 13.1 for my Toshiba. Cooling??

I don't even know what to make of this?

-- 
David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
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