In news:Xns9C3A7ED2FE708noonehomecom@74.209.131.13,
Larry typed on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:28:03 +0000:
> It's not just Toshiba. My Samsung NC10 netbook brightness level has a
> mind of its own, normally opening at minimum setting so you can't
> hardly see the picture.
>
> It seems once the low light setting manifests itself, it tends to be
> very hard to override. Once overridden, it work fine for a few
> wakeups, then reverts back to its "start me in the dark" setting.
>
> The Fn + uparrow keys function, but only after WinXP as booted, so it
> must be these utilities storing the wrong setting on close or
> hibernation. I normally hibernate, not shutdown, the NC10.
> Hibernation doesn't store the full brightness setting because when it
> comes out of hibernation, it's dark again. Very frustrating.

There is an EeePC utility called eeectl that has both Linux and Windows
versions. It might work on other Intel machines too, I am not sure. But
it has an Ultra Bright mode that I have to wear sunglasses just to see
the screen. I only use the Windows version, not sure what you can do
with the Linux version.

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Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP Home SP2