Backlight problem Intel Core i3 laptop

[O. Sinclair]

On 23/07/2012 13:32, Dennis Linux wrote:
> Dear Ubuntu users,
>
> My college want's to install Ubuntu 12.04 on a Intel Core i3 HP laptop.
> After the boot the backlight stays out, he had to use a flashlight to
> see the screen.
> Any ideas?
>
> Dennis
>
>
try the "brightness" part on this posting:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-envy-hdx/498550-envy-14-linux-27.html#post8013756

I had the same problem, normally hitting Fn+F2 a number of times would 
fix it - for one boot that is