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How can I fix my keyboard backlight on an HP Pavilion dv6 6090ef? [closed]

Today, my keyboard and touchpad backlight stopped working. I'm sure it's not an hardware problem because it works fine on windows. How can I fix this ? Thanks in advance. Config : HP pavilion dv6 ...
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Increase screen idle dim timeout

On Ubuntu 11.10, when on battery, the screen dims after 10 seconds of inactivity. This is annoying because it is too short. Is there anyway to increase this timeout? I know I can disable it, but ...
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HP Pavilion g6 laptop backlight turns off at login screen

I've seen posts like these but they all seem to mention the inability to get the brightness back up. I can turn the brightness back up with my keyboard, but it's an annoyance that I'd like to get rid ...
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Backlight keyboard commands working on live CD but not on installed ubuntu

so basically when i put the ubuntu installation disc of Ubuntu 11.10 inside and run a Live session everything works fine (i can press Fn + Arrow Up and Fn + Arrow Down to control the screen ...
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Backlight driver /sys/class/backlight has two entries?

System: Dell N4110 Ubuntu ver: Oneric My /sys/class/backlight has two entries acpi_video0 and intel_backlight? Is it normal to have two entries here? When I try to change the screen brightness ...
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Keyboard backlight sensor doesn't work on a Sony Vaio VPCS116FG

I have a VAIO laptop (VPCS116FG, S series). Its keyboard has sensors that can detect how bright the surrounding is, so it automatically turns on the backlight in dark places such as airplane cabins. ...
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How do I re-enable the backlight?

Since Oneiric, if I leave my machine (HP Mini 110 netbook) unattended and it goes into power-save mode, the backlight gets disabled. How can I turn it back on? Note that the keyboard backlight ...
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Keyboard won't light up on a Sony Vaio VPCF121FX

I've been using my Vaio VPCF121FX for over a year now, running Ubuntu 10.10 and then 11.04 and my backlight keyboard has always worked flawlessly. Until now, i just install Ubuntu 11.10 and this ...
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How do I set default display brightness?

Is it possible to set the default display brightness so you don't have to re-adjust it everytime you reboot? My laptop display is killing my eyes at the login screen already because it starts at 100% ...