Function keys - Brightness function key doesn't work.

[Po-Hsu Lin]

CID: 201206-11376 Asus X55A

The brightness function key does not work on this system.

Nothing happened after pressing those two brightness keys.

However, the brightness control in "Brightness and Lock" is working.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-image-3.5.0-23-generic 3.5.0-23.35~precise1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-23.35~precise1-generic 3.5.7.2
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-23-generic x86_64
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.25.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: VT1802 Analog [VT1802 Analog]
   Subdevices: 2/2
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
   Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 1507 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA:
 country TW:
  (2402 - 2472 @ 40), (3, 27)
  (5270 - 5330 @ 40), (3, 17), DFS
  (5735 - 5815 @ 40), (3, 30)
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7e10000 irq 44'
   Mixer name : 'Intel PantherPoint HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:11068446,10431c33,00100000 HDA:80862806,80860101,00100000'
   Controls : 34
   Simple ctrls : 17
Date: Thu May 9 14:44:23 2013
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=f1e2dd5e-eb8b-411d-aee0-e6799978ca1a
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130213)
MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X55A
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-23-generic root=UUID=ed86b6a4-dfe4-4d6c-932c-0da6a354edbe ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.5.0-23-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.5.0-23-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.79.1
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 09/12/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: X55A.T13
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: X55A
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrX55A.T13:bd09/12/2012:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnX55A:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnX55A:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: X55A
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This change was made by a bot.

[Anthony Wong (anthonywong)]

This is a known issue and has already been fixed in 13.04.