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:
- Precise screen brightness control via keyboard.
- OSD still working.
- Brightness settings "remembered" from last session (after login screen at 100% brightness).