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When you run the Additional Drivers tool it will check the type of video hardware you have before presenting a new window in which you will see a list of compatible drivers, if any are available. You may be presented with more than one suitable driver but it's safe to use the recommended version if you're unsure which version of the driver is best for you. Select a driver, then click ' | When you run the Additional Drivers tool it will check the type of video hardware you have before presenting a new window in which you will see a list of compatible drivers, if any are available. You may be presented with more than one suitable driver but it's safe to use the recommended version if you're unsure which version of the driver is best for you. Select a driver, then click ' | ||
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+ | =====Configure default laptop screen brightness===== | ||
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+ | Lower laptop screen brightness settings conserve energy and increase battery life but sometimes visibility can suffer. A fresh install of KXStudio/ | ||
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+ | kdesudo kate / | ||
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+ | echo 7 > / | ||
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+ | somewhere before the line that says 'exit 0'. This command sets the screen brightness to the max value of 7, the lowest brightness setting being 0. The file / | ||
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+ | It's important to note that the path to the brightness setting as well as the values used may differ depending on your video hardware. laptop model and display config so you will have to check for the presence of these files and discover their correct locations before modifying rc.local. | ||
=====Nvidia video fixes and tweaks===== | =====Nvidia video fixes and tweaks===== | ||
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To enable the screen brightness control keys and disable the NVIDIA boot logo on my NVIDIA-using laptop using the non-free nvidia driver I had to create a file located at / | To enable the screen brightness control keys and disable the NVIDIA boot logo on my NVIDIA-using laptop using the non-free nvidia driver I had to create a file located at / | ||
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containing (copy/paste this into that .conf file) | containing (copy/paste this into that .conf file) | ||
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=====Additional AMD issues===== | =====Additional AMD issues===== | ||
- | For thorough information about the proprietary AMD drivers, including how to install more up-to-date drivers or how to remove the proprietary drivers and return to the FLOSS ones, see the community wiki: [[http:// | + | For thorough information about the proprietary AMD drivers, including how to install more up-to-date drivers or how to remove the proprietary drivers and return to the FLOSS ones, see the [[http:// |