===== Samsung NF310 ===== Running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on a Samsung NF310. Most of it works right out of the box. But the function keys controlling the luminosity of the screen freeze the mouse and/or the screen and don't seem to work correctly in any way. This page is a collection of links and possible solution to overcome this problem. Following [[http://79deltacharlie.blogspot.com/2011/05/samsung-nf310-installation-dubuntu.html| 79 Delta Charlie]] solutions: Add Samsung-tools and Samsung-backlight from Voria repository sudo add-apt-repository ppa:voria/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install samsung-tools samsung-backlight Edit /etc/default/grub and replace: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" by GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi_backlight=vendor" Save the file and then do: sudo update-grub2