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I tried that twice and it didn't work.HAWR wrote: ⤴Tue May 24, 2022 3:55 pm You can add the command to the Startup Applications. Open the menu, type startup in the search field, click on Startup Application, press the + button at the bottom, choose Custom command. Then choose a name like brightness control and add as commandand click save. Every time you login now, your brightness will be set to 0.6.Code: Select all
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Yes. Give me a few minutes. I think I may have hit on the problem. I'll be back in a few after I check it out.
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While the xrandr command was for a different issue, you are not the first person who has given feedback to indicate it did not work. What the other person did was just make a script and manually run the script after they started the computer.Lady Fitzgerald wrote: ⤴Tue May 24, 2022 4:37 pmI tried adding the command to the .profile and again no joy.
But above Lady Fitzgerald wrote:you are not the first person who has given feedback to indicate it did not work
I triedand it worked fine.Code: Select all
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She is not the first person to tell me adding a xrandr command that worked from the command line did not work when the line was added to the .profile file.HAWR wrote: ⤴Tue May 24, 2022 5:11 pm Hello SMG,
But above Lady Fitzgerald wrote:you are not the first person who has given feedback to indicate it did not work
I triedand it worked fine.Code: Select all
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I posted a reply yesterday, but apparently that was when my internet went out and it did not go through (because I do not see it here). What did you want to try?Lady Fitzgerald wrote: ⤴Wed May 25, 2022 2:20 pm Uh... Just because I restored to a previous state doesn't mean I've given up. I just like to try things starting from a clean slate.
Yes, one did work but not being able to get it to work automagically is incredibly annoying. The whole idea behind computers is to have them do things for us. Having to manually reset the brightness after every startup is like having to lift the hood of a car and flip a switch every time one wants to start the engine.SMG wrote: ⤴Thu May 26, 2022 9:30 amI posted a reply yesterday, but apparently that was when my internet went out and it did not go through (because I do not see it here). What did you want to try?Lady Fitzgerald wrote: ⤴Wed May 25, 2022 2:20 pm Uh... Just because I restored to a previous state doesn't mean I've given up. I just like to try things starting from a clean slate.
We suggested more than a half-dozen ideas in this topic and it appears one works. At this point, it must be run manually (or maybe a script created to have it run), but you said it worked.
It's also extremely unusual. I only know of one other person for whom automating the solution did not work. However, in that case, the person was quite appreciative of the time spent by those helping them and was glad to finally have a solution possible. Running the xrandr command at start-up was not such a great inconvenience to them.Lady Fitzgerald wrote: ⤴Thu May 26, 2022 9:48 amYes, one did work but not being able to get it to work automagically is incredibly annoying.
Considering the successor laptop to yours had what sounds the same issue and a firmware update (from System76) fixed the issue, I suspect this may not an Nvidia issue. I did not find the System76 website very helpful with regards to determining whether you do have the last UEFI they released for your model. If you have a way of asking, that is the only other idea I have for addressing this issue.Lady Fitzgerald wrote: ⤴Thu May 26, 2022 9:48 amDid I ever mention I hate NVIDIA with a purple passion and consider the name to be a curse word?
If I came across as being unappreciative of the help I've received so far, I sincerely apologize. I do appreciate the help I have received so far. It's just having to run that command at every startup would be a PITA since I'm in and out of the computer multiple times a day and having to manually run the command every time I booted would get really old really fast.SMG wrote: ⤴Thu May 26, 2022 5:35 pmIt's also extremely unusual. I only know of one other person for whom automating the solution did not work. However, in that case, the person was quite appreciative of the time spent by those helping them and was glad to finally have a solution possible...Lady Fitzgerald wrote: ⤴Thu May 26, 2022 9:48 amYes, one did work but not being able to get it to work automagically is incredibly annoying.
You are correct; I would not want to do that, especially since I'm completely clueless on how to write scripts.
What do you mean by a "display icon"? I am asking as it may help others.Lady Fitzgerald wrote: ⤴Thu May 26, 2022 8:59 pm I just installed a second instance of Command Launcher, named the tooltip "Brightness" and found a display icon