Parm: mask:set this to the mask of event you want to enable (see doc) (ulong) Parm: compat:set this if you want to enable backward compatibility mode (int) Parm: no_spic:set this if you don't want to enable the SPIC device (int) Parm: debug:set this to 1 (and RTFM) if you want to help the development of this driver (int) They work with Ubuntu and Linux Mint.įilename: /lib/modules/3.12.86_64/kernel/drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.koĭescription: Sony laptop extras driver (SPIC and SNC ACPI device) My only issue is with the FN+F5 (brightness down) FN+F6 (brightness up) which oddly don't work on Fedora.

I am able to control volume, put the computer to sleep, etc. service files' on the terminal whenever I try to edit 'grub'.Īll my other FN+keys are working properly. Whether if I run gedit as 'sudo' or 'beesu' I get this error 'Calling Inhibit failed: GDBus'.Error.ServiceUnk nown: The name was not provided by any. I am using a Sony Vaio VPCEB15FX and it comes with an Intel video card.įrom the possible solution methods I have tried so far:Ģ) Adding 'acpi_osi=Linux acpi_backlight=vendor' to /etc/default/grub doesn't work either. I have carefully installed all the updates but can't figure out how to fix the FN brightness keys issue. I recently switched from Ubuntu 13.10 and decided to try Fedora 20.