Asus Eee Pc X101ch backlight: Get a precise brightness control

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Asus Eee Pc X101ch backlight: Get a precise brightness control

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This is just a part of a group of short tutorials:

Asus Eee Pc X101ch Mint installation: Start With Linux Mint MATE

Asus Eee Pc X101ch sound: Get a well working speaker And microphone

Asus Eee Pc X101ch image: Get a not-so-bad video playback

Asus Eee Pc X101ch backlight: Get a precise brightness control

Asus Eee Pc X101ch special keys: Get those missing blue function keys

Remember: I strongly recommend you Start With Linux Mint Mate! Some of the things described here will only work with Linux Mint Mate. But some others could also be useful on other systems.


Fix The Brightness Control Keys

Reduce or increase the brightness of your screen, using the special keys. Did you find something strange? It goes down or up two steps at a time, with a 1/4 second interval. It's not a big deal but it doesn't look very clean and it lacks some precision. The problem here is that both MATE-power-manager and ACPI's backlight management are acting here. So we just need to deactivate one of them. We will deactivate acpi_backlight since MATE-power-manager already does that job and adds an On Screen Display (OSD).

Just add this to your Kernel Boot Parameters:
acpi_backlight=none (no spaces; exact typing!)
You must TEST IT first, then make it permanent. Follow these instructions on how to change your Kernel Boot Parameters:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/KernelBootParameters

You will get:
  1. Precise screen brightness control via keyboard.
  2. OSD still working.
  3. Brightness settings "remembered" from last session (after login screen at 100% brightness).
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