This is what happened - I think I am getting the hang of what you experts
are testing. Though the key-press logged an event - nothing on screen in
terms of brightness changed.

So we now know that the function keys are working - but the function key is
not changing the brightness for some other reason - if my simpleton mind is
moving logically :)

Let me know what next - I feel like I am some in some Hollywood writing code
for some movie already :)

Thanks dude,

Naraayan





naraayan@HAL9000:~$ killall gnome-settings-daemon gnome-power-manager
naraayan@HAL9000:~$ xev | sed -n 's/^.*state \([0-9].*\), keycode
*\([0-9]\+\) *\(.*\), .*$/keycode \2 = \3, state = \1/p'
keycode 36 = (keysym 0xff0d, Return), state = 0x0
keycode 232 = (keysym 0x1008ff03, XF86MonBrightnessDown), state = 0x0
keycode 232 = (keysym 0x1008ff03, XF86MonBrightnessDown), state = 0x0
keycode 232 = (keysym 0x1008ff03, XF86MonBrightnessDown), state = 0x0
keycode 232 = (keysym 0x1008ff03, XF86MonBrightnessDown), state = 0x0
keycode 232 = (keysym 0x1008ff03, XF86MonBrightnessDown), state = 0x0
keycode 232 = (keysym 0x1008ff03, XF86MonBrightnessDown), state = 0x0
keycode 233 = (keysym 0x1008ff02, XF86MonBrightnessUp), state = 0x0
keycode 233 = (keysym 0x1008ff02, XF86MonBrightnessUp), state = 0x0
keycode 233 = (keysym 0x1008ff02, XF86MonBrightnessUp), state = 0x0
keycode 233 = (keysym 0x1008ff02, XF86MonBrightnessUp), state = 0x0
keycode 233 = (keysym 0x1008ff02, XF86MonBrightnessUp), state = 0x0
keycode 233 = (keysym 0x1008ff02, XF86MonBrightnessUp), state = 0x0
keycode 232 = (keysym 0x1008ff03, XF86MonBrightnessDown), state = 0x0
keycode 232 = (keysym 0x1008ff03, XF86MonBrightnessDown), state = 0x0
keycode 232 = (keysym 0x1008ff03, XF86MonBrightnessDown), state = 0x0
keycode 232 = (keysym 0x1008ff03, XF86MonBrightnessDown), state = 0x0


Regards,

Naraayan

The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or
religion, but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence.
Westerners often forget this fact, non-Westerners never do ~ Samuel P
Huntington.


On 25 August 2010 10:56, Leo Arias <email address hidden> wrote:

> Hi Naraayan,
>
> Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately we require more information to find
> the problem. And in order to collect that information you will have to
> run some commands on the terminal.
>
> But we can help you translating the greek and we have a lot of patience
> :)
>
> The instructions that you will find at
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Hotkeys/Troubleshooting are only a series of
> commands that you will have to type on the terminal.
>
> First, go to Applications>Accesories>Terminal and enter the command:
> killall gnome-settings-daemon gnome-power-manager
>
> That will finish some applications that take the input from keyboard. So
> now you should be able to start the troubleshooting.
>
> The next step is to enter on the terminal:
> xev | sed -n 's/^.*state \([0-9].*\), keycode *\([0-9]\+\) *\(.*\),
> .*$/keycode \2 = \3, state = \1/p'
>
> A small window will be opened. Try to adjust the brightness with that
> window focused. If a keypress event is recognized, the code for that
> event will be printed in the terminal.
>
> We need you to tell us if there was a keypress. And if so, what is
> printed to terminal. If there was no keypress, you should continue
> troubleshooting on step 4.
>
> In case of doubt, just ask.
>
> thanks,
> pura vida.
>
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