Acer TravelMate B115
The Acer TravelMate B115 is a great device, however its newer hardware has a few quirks that need to be addressed for ideal functionality.
Before you begin, be sure to boot your device in "generic" mode, so that all of the changes made stick in the event of a reset. For details on booting in generic mode, see the first six steps under "Rebuilding the base image" on the Customization page.
- Brightness Controls##
The Intel HD Graphics in the device is a newer breed that doesn't respond to the default brightness controls in the stock Ubuntu configuration. To make them work, we need to create a configuration file. First, open a terminal (ctrl-alt-t) and type: