backlight issue with laptop and 8.10

[Lucio M Nicolosi]

On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 12:55 AM, Larissa Ardis <larissa.ardis at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi folks...
>
> Backatcha with this backlight problem on my laptop. The backlight
> appears to dim significantly with fluctuating ambient light, which I
> *don't* want it to do.
>
> David Curtis, thanks so much for the tip! I executed that sudo command
> in a terminal window, and this is what appeared (between stars):
> ****
> larissa at ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install smartdimmer
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> smartdimmer is already the newest version.
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 104 not upgraded.
> ****
> So... does this mean I already have the component that you were
> suggesting? How do I find/operate smartdimmer?
>
> Lucio Nicolosi, thanks for your suggestion to use that Brightness
> applet... actually, I've already done that, and it doesn't appear to
> affect the dimming problem.
>
> In case this is useful additional information, my laptop has this
> light-sensor thing that I can control via a Fn/F5 or Fn/F6 key
> combination in Windows... but I can't figure out any way to do this in
> Ubuntu.
>
> My laptop is a Seanix Z7100 with Nvidia GeForce 6600 Go graphics.
>
> Larissa
>
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:05:43 -0400
> From: David Curtis <dcurtis at uniserve.com>
> Subject: Re: backlight issue with laptop and 8.10
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <20090311000544.2b0f5ab7.dcurtis at uniserve.com>
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>
> 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.
>
> --
> David Curtis <dcurtis at uniserve.com>
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:05:43 -0400
> From: David Curtis <dcurtis at uniserve.com>
> Subject: Re: backlight issue with laptop and 8.10
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <20090311000544.2b0f5ab7.dcurtis at uniserve.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
>
> 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 saysI don't
> know how to verify that I do have it, or to operate it.  it's for
> nvidia 6200 GO, but I've read claims that it works on 7600 GO. It
> might be worth a shot.
>
> --
> David Curtis <dcurtis at uniserve.com>

Did a quick search for "smartdimmer + nvidia + linux"

Please check:

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=53225

and see if it applies.

Good luck.

[could also glue a flashlight over the damned sensor, if it weren't so
bulky :-) ]

L.


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