Thread: Ambient Light Sensor Not Working! Now To Disable?
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Milhouse is offline Milhouse
2009-08-14 , 21:26
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#6
Originally Posted by MicroChip123 View Post
i know no linux commands so can someone give me a step by step guide to do this?
Probably easiest for you to implement the method in comment #1 from the aforementioned bug:

Code:
sudo gaintroot
cd /usr/lib/mce/modules
mv libfilter-brightness-als.so libfilter-brightness-als.so.bak
sync
reboot
I'd suggest you learn the basics of vi as you'll never be stuck if you know vi...

If you want to try the method in comment #2 & #3, follow these instructions:

Code:
sudo gainroot
cp /etc/mce/mce.ini /etc/mce/mce.ini.bak
vi /etc/mce/mce.ini
Once in vi, enter the following commands (note - vi is case sensitive, so turn your caps lock OFF. If you make a mistake quit by pressing escape then colon, q and exclamation mark - <ESC>:q!<RETURN>)

Note: <RETURN> means press return key!

Code:
:%s/filter-brightness-als;//g<RETURN>
:x<RETURN>
Finally

Code:
reboot
If you're not comfortable with using vi, try this method - it's easier and will achieve the same effect as editing the file but without requiring a text editor...

Code:
sudo gainroot
cd /etc/mce
cp mce.ini mce.ini.bak
cat /etc/mce/mce.ini.bak | sed "s/filter-brightness-als;//g" > mce.ini
reboot
Last edited by Milhouse; 2009-08-14 at 21:41.
 

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