danieru, as per http://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/X551MA/HelpDesk_Download/ an update to your computer's buggy and outdated BIOS is available (513). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does it change anything? If it doesn't, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command: sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette . Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. As well, you don't have to create a new bug report. Once the BIOS is updated, then please mark this report Status Confirmed. Thank you for your understanding. ** Tags removed: latest-bios-512 ** Tags added: bios-outdated-513 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1372143 Title: [Asus X551MA] Brightness+fn hotkeys have no effect Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Just installed Ubuntu 14.04.1, have run the latest updates and the brightness+fn hotkeys don't work. WORKAROUND: I can manually change brightness by changing the integer value in: /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: linux-image-3.13.0-35-generic 3.13.0-35.62 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-35-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.4 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: daniel 6053 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Sep 21 20:04:34 2014 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=affed0d6-9557-4f63-a7ef-c3cb512ca3ee InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-17 (3 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64+mac (20140722.2) Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 008: ID 04f2:b404 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Bus 001 Device 004: ID 13d3:3414 IMC Networks Bus 001 Device 006: ID 046d:c52f Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:07e6 Intel Corp. Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X551MA ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-35-generic root=UUID=f21594bd-0358-4c53-b9de-d73ab59ad34a ro persistent quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-35-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-35-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.127.5 SourcePackage: linux StagingDrivers: rtl8821ae UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 08/12/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: X551MA.512 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: X551MA dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrX551MA.512:bd08/12/2014:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnX551MA:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnX551MA:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: X551MA dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1372143/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
