Samsung R525, FN keys for brightness control doesn't work
Posted: 11 Dec 2010, 15:13
Hello guys!
I'm French and this is my first message in English, I do not dominate the language, excuse me for errors that may occur in the text
I installed only Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - 64 - Lucid Lynx on my new Samsung R525.
I completely uninstalled Windows 7 and i formated the HDD for Linux ( /, /home, /swap )
The features of my hardware are:
AMD Athlon II (Dual-Core M320), F= 2.1GHz, RAM= 3Go, HDD= 320Go
Video Card : ATI RS880M (seen in Bios), ATI Mobility Radeon HD5470 (in Samsung doc)
BIOS Information
Vendor: Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
Version: 03NS
Release Date: 04/10/2010
Address: 0xE4000
Runtime Size: 112 kB
ROM Size: 1024 kB
BIOS Revision: 3.0
The kernel at the first install is 2.6.32-21 and the FN +up & FN+down for brightness control doesn't work.
I added repository followed the instructions in this thread : viewtopic.php?f=3&t=296
The kernel and three softwares were installed :
linux-headers-2.6.32-26-generic
samsung-tools (1.1.4~ppa1~loms~lucid)
samsung-backlight (0.13.2~ppa1~loms~lucid)
easy-slow-down-manager (0.13.2~ppa1~loms~lucid)
but the FN +up & FN+down for brightness control doesn't work.
It just had a kernel update, I switched to version : 2.6.32-27-generic, but still brightness control doesn't work.
The output of the 2 commands :
sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name = R425/R525
lspci -nn :
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge Alternate [1022:9601]
00:02.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS7Thanks for the great job you did for us on Linux.80 PCI to PCI bridge (ext gfx port 0) [1022:9603]
00:04.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0) [1022:9604]
00:05.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 1) [1022:9605]
00:06.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2) [1022:9606]
00:11.0 SATA controller [0106]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [1002:4391]
00:12.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397]
00:12.1 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller [1002:4398]
00:12.2 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396]
00:13.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397]
00:13.1 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller [1002:4398]
00:13.2 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396]
00:14.0 SMBus [0c05]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller [1002:4385] (rev 3c)
00:14.2 Audio device [0403]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) [1002:4383]
00:14.3 ISA bridge [0601]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 LPC host controller [1002:439d]
00:14.4 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge [1002:4384]
00:14.5 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI2 Controller [1002:4399]
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] HyperTransport Configuration [1022:1200]
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Address Map [1022:1201]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] DRAM Controller [1022:1202]
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Miscellaneous Control [1022:1203]
00:18.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Link Control [1022:1204]
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Manhattan [Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series] [1002:68e0]
01:00.1 Audio device [0403]: ATI Technologies Inc Manhattan HDMI Audio [Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series] [1002:aa68]
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [168c:002b] (rev 01)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller [11ab:4354]
As that does not work I tried also: xbacklight (seen here in french :http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/retro-eclairage)
The command xbacklight = 50, sends me the following result :
X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)
Major opcode of failed request: 155 (RANDR)
Minor opcode of failed request: 13 (RRChangeOutputProperty)
Value in failed request: 0x89
Serial number of failed request: 16
Current serial number in output stream: 17
These are the results of my fruitless search!
I hope soon to control the backlight on my R525.
@ Voria:
Thanks for the great job you did for us on Linux.
What do you advise me to do to solve this problem?
I'm French and this is my first message in English, I do not dominate the language, excuse me for errors that may occur in the text
I installed only Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - 64 - Lucid Lynx on my new Samsung R525.
I completely uninstalled Windows 7 and i formated the HDD for Linux ( /, /home, /swap )
The features of my hardware are:
AMD Athlon II (Dual-Core M320), F= 2.1GHz, RAM= 3Go, HDD= 320Go
Video Card : ATI RS880M (seen in Bios), ATI Mobility Radeon HD5470 (in Samsung doc)
BIOS Information
Vendor: Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
Version: 03NS
Release Date: 04/10/2010
Address: 0xE4000
Runtime Size: 112 kB
ROM Size: 1024 kB
BIOS Revision: 3.0
The kernel at the first install is 2.6.32-21 and the FN +up & FN+down for brightness control doesn't work.
I added repository followed the instructions in this thread : viewtopic.php?f=3&t=296
The kernel and three softwares were installed :
linux-headers-2.6.32-26-generic
samsung-tools (1.1.4~ppa1~loms~lucid)
samsung-backlight (0.13.2~ppa1~loms~lucid)
easy-slow-down-manager (0.13.2~ppa1~loms~lucid)
but the FN +up & FN+down for brightness control doesn't work.
It just had a kernel update, I switched to version : 2.6.32-27-generic, but still brightness control doesn't work.
The output of the 2 commands :
sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name = R425/R525
lspci -nn :
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge Alternate [1022:9601]
00:02.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS7Thanks for the great job you did for us on Linux.80 PCI to PCI bridge (ext gfx port 0) [1022:9603]
00:04.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0) [1022:9604]
00:05.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 1) [1022:9605]
00:06.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2) [1022:9606]
00:11.0 SATA controller [0106]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [1002:4391]
00:12.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397]
00:12.1 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller [1002:4398]
00:12.2 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396]
00:13.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397]
00:13.1 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller [1002:4398]
00:13.2 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396]
00:14.0 SMBus [0c05]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller [1002:4385] (rev 3c)
00:14.2 Audio device [0403]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) [1002:4383]
00:14.3 ISA bridge [0601]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 LPC host controller [1002:439d]
00:14.4 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge [1002:4384]
00:14.5 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI2 Controller [1002:4399]
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] HyperTransport Configuration [1022:1200]
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Address Map [1022:1201]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] DRAM Controller [1022:1202]
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Miscellaneous Control [1022:1203]
00:18.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Link Control [1022:1204]
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Manhattan [Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series] [1002:68e0]
01:00.1 Audio device [0403]: ATI Technologies Inc Manhattan HDMI Audio [Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series] [1002:aa68]
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [168c:002b] (rev 01)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller [11ab:4354]
As that does not work I tried also: xbacklight (seen here in french :http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/retro-eclairage)
The command xbacklight = 50, sends me the following result :
X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)
Major opcode of failed request: 155 (RANDR)
Minor opcode of failed request: 13 (RRChangeOutputProperty)
Value in failed request: 0x89
Serial number of failed request: 16
Current serial number in output stream: 17
These are the results of my fruitless search!
I hope soon to control the backlight on my R525.
@ Voria:
Thanks for the great job you did for us on Linux.
What do you advise me to do to solve this problem?