backlight issue with laptop and 8.10

[Lucio M Nicolosi]

On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 2:10 AM, Lucio M Nicolosi <lmnicolosi at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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>
>> 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 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.
>
>

Also try nvclock available from Sinaptic, if it isn't already installed.

(see http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Utilities/NVClock-5246.shtml)

L.



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