[ltp] Inconsistent screen brightness with a t61

Chris Schumann linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:28:28 -0600


Micha wrote:
> I have a thinkpad t61 with nvidia graphics and I have a strange problem where
> the screen doesn't always achieve maximum brightness. Under the same ambient
> light conditions and maximum software brightness (fn+home) sometimes the screen
> feels almost too bright and sometimes I feel like I have to strain to see the
> text.

Having just re-installed Fedora (using GNOME), there's a control that 
says something like "Dim the screen 40% when on battery." You can set 
that to zero to get full brightness back.

Chris