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Created December 22, 2017 04:26
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Set xbacklight to ACPI brightness (ROG GL702VM but probably GL502VM as well)
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backlight-daemon.sh
#!/bin/bash
while true
do
inotifywait -e modify /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness
echo brightness set to: $(cat /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness)
xbacklight -set $(cat /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness)
done
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furui commented Dec 22, 2017

  1. Install inotify-tools and xbacklight
  2. Copy this file somewhere in your user directory and chmod +x it
  3. In Linux Mint, load up Startup Applications and create a new entry.
  4. Edit the Command to look like: nohup /path/to/backlight-daemon.sh &
  5. Log out and log back in
  6. Try ACPI backlight buttons

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maty974 commented Mar 11, 2018

@furui Thanks for this workaround ! I still cannot get backlight working on my Asus G703VM...
but your tips is working fine ;)

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