@AceLan, there was no apparent change after adding the file and rebooting :
XXX@XXX:~$ uname -a Linux studioB-1001HA 3.2.0-29-generic #46 SMP Wed Aug 1 05:44:53 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux XXX@XXX:~$ cat /proc/cmdline BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-29-generic root=UUID=XXX ro rootflags=subvol=@ XXX@XXX:~$ cat /etc/modprobe.d/asus-wmi.conf install video modprobe asus-wmi; modprobe --ignore-install video;
XXX@XXX:~$ ls -l /sys/class/backlight/ total 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 8 15:44 acpi_video0 -> ../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/backlight/acpi_video0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 8 15:46 eeepc-wmi -> ../../devices/platform/eeepc-wmi/backlight/eeepc-wmi lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 8 15:46 intel_backlight -> ../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/drm/card0/card0-LVDS-1/intel_backlight XXX@XXX:~$ sudo showkey ... keycode 431 press keycode 431 release
XXX@XXX:~$
@AceLan, there was no apparent change after adding the file and rebooting :
XXX@XXX:~$ uname -a /@/boot/ vmlinuz- 3.2.0-29- generic root=UUID=XXX ro rootflags=subvol=@ d/asus- wmi.conf
Linux studioB-1001HA 3.2.0-29-generic #46 SMP Wed Aug 1 05:44:53 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
XXX@XXX:~$ cat /proc/cmdline
BOOT_IMAGE=
XXX@XXX:~$ cat /etc/modprobe.
install video modprobe asus-wmi; modprobe --ignore-install video;
XXX@XXX:~$ ls -l /sys/class/ backlight/ pci0000: 00/0000: 00:02.0/ backlight/ acpi_video0 platform/ eeepc-wmi/ backlight/ eeepc-wmi pci0000: 00/0000: 00:02.0/ drm/card0/ card0-LVDS- 1/intel_ backlight
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 8 15:44 acpi_video0 -> ../../devices/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 8 15:46 eeepc-wmi -> ../../devices/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 8 15:46 intel_backlight -> ../../devices/
XXX@XXX:~$ sudo showkey
...
keycode 431 press
keycode 431 release
XXX@XXX:~$