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My screen dims and I need to know how to turn it back on bright?

Asked by Richard Scott

I want to know if there is a simple way to brighten my display screen after it dims?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

What is the make and model of the screen?
What is the make and model of the system (if it has one)

Details are useful, right now we have nothing to help you with....

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Richard Scott (rscotttoo) said : 		#2

I am using a Lenovo Lap Top with firefox and Ubuntu

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

How is Firefox a factor in this?

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Eliah Kagan (degeneracypressure) said : 		#4

Lenovo is the make (brand). What is the model? That is, which specific Lenovo laptop do you have?

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Richard Scott (rscotttoo) said : 		#5

Lenovo 4151

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#6

Try the boot option:

acpi=ht

or

acpi=linux

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