backlight issue with laptop and 8.10

[David Curtis]

On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:56:57 -0700
Larissa Ardis <larissa.ardis at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, folks...
> 
> I am a ubuntu newbie and mostly I love it. But - I can't control
> backlight dimming. I want the backlight to be at max brightness at all
> times and don't see how to do this. Currently, it appears to flicker
> with ambient room light, dimming in dark rooms, getting brighter in
> bright lighting conditions.
> 
> Details:
> 
> Seanix Z7100 laptop with Nvidia GeForce 6600 Go graphics. Is there
> more info that would help disgnose or fix this?

Try smartdimmer: 'sudo apt-get smartdimmer'. The package says it's for nvidia 6200 GO, but I've read claims that it works on 7600 GO. It might be worth a shot. 

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David Curtis <dcurtis at uniserve.com>