Screen Brightness Keys Not Working - Thinkpad W540 & Fedora 20

[CS DBA]

On 3/15/14, 12:16 PM, Digimer wrote:
> On 15/03/14 01:44 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
>> | From: CS DBA <cs_dba at consistentstate.com>
>>
>> | Just setup a Thinkpad W540, most everything is working well.
>>
>> I hope you are aware that there is a BIOS bug that can cause Linux to
>> brick the machine.  As in: once it happens, the motherboard needs to
>> be replaced.
>>
>> See this, for example:
>> <http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/W-Series-ThinkPad-Laptops/HOWTO-Brick-a-W540-in-easy-steps/m-p/1414465/highlight/true#M43530> 
>>
>>
>> Google will tell you more.
>
> Wow, that's major. Thanks for the heads-up!
>
Just an FYI:


I've installed Fedora 20, then Cent OS 6.5 and now Fedora 19 with no 
BIOS issues whatsoever.....