sudo apt-get install nvidia-bl-dkms ERROR

[zkvn]

hello, newbie here.

Macbook Pro 5-5, trying to get the screen brightness controls to work.

on the advice of an expert friend (and other forums) i opened up terminal, typed in "sudo apt-get install nvidia-bl-dkms pommed", it runs for a sec, then tells me:

E: couldn't find package nvidia-bl-dkms

googling this results in some Ubuntu posts, but not Kubuntu kde

btw, i have not yet tried to install pommed on its own

any advice?

[Snowhog]

Re: sudo apt-get install nvidia-bl-dkms ERROR

You haven't told us what version of Kubuntu you are using. On my Karmic, there is no package nvidia-bl-dkms in the repositories, thus, the error: E: couldn't find package nvidia-bl-dkms

It appears that it would be in a mactel PPA repository? You might want to read through MBP 5,2 -- Screen brightness on Ubuntuforums.

[zkvn]

Re: sudo apt-get install nvidia-bl-dkms ERROR

whoops. i've got Karmic.

before i read your reply, i did get the repository and installed nvidia and pommed. the keyboard backlight works, but the screen brightness keys don't work. when i hit "brightness down/up", the percentage bar pops up in the middle (like with the volume, which works fine), but it is empty and grey, and displays no information.

i restarted the OS after i did the installs

7 bug fixes just showed up, so we'll see if anything changes after they're done

[zkvn]

Re: sudo apt-get install nvidia-bl-dkms ERROR

did the bug fixes, then restarted OS.

screen backlight hotkeys still don't work, though they are set properly in the power management settings.