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nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates package

  1. Bug #1039916
  2. Comment #14

Comment 14 for bug 1039916

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TJ (tj) wrote :

A ray of hope for the alternative. After fixing a bug in the nvidiabl kernel module[1] I can use the standard OS brightness controls to control the backlight. More work needs to be done on that, and it needs to be brought into Ubuntu, but it is the proper solution and it does work for many devices.

[1] https://github.com/guillaumezin/nvidiabl