Fn Brightness Control lost, Toshiba Laptop

[Jephph]

I had to format and re-install Windows XP on a Satellite A105-S4201 Laptop. I installed XP, and updated to SP3. The brightness control no longer works using Fn+F6/F7 (or any other way for that matter). It was working before the format.
I tried a couple of different Common Modules installs. This one: tc00324000b (version 6.07.03) won't even install. Gave me error message, "TVALG Driver installation has failed". And this one: SPA210 TCommon Modules-XP (version 1.00.06) installed, and had me restart, but when I tried to install the hotkey utilities afterward, it said "TOSHIBA Common Module not found! This setup will terminate." Also, I have the latest BIOS version installed (v 6.0)
Any ideas?

 

[Ketchup]

Have you installed the Toshiba Value Added Package(s)? Their website doesn't say what all it does, but the things they allude to make me think it would be required for some of the features to work properly.

 

[paul878]

You need that value package and flash card to get the fn to work on some Toshiba.

 

[Jephph]

I'm downloading one of those packages now. I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[Jephph]

Got error message, "The Procedure entry point SetProcessDPIAware could not be located in the dynamic link library USER32.dll" when trying to install Value Added Package.

 

[paul878]

Toshiba Laptops are notoriously difficult to reinstall without their recovery dvd.

The ACPI Common Modules for your model should be 1.00.182t.
http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/support/downloads/ta7tcmx.exe


Toshiba Utilities for Windows XP version 1.00.08st
http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/support/downloads/sa1058tutilx.exe

Toshiba Controls
http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/support/downloads/sa1058tctrlx.exe


Uninstall the one you installed, reboot, then install the above in that order. Good Luck.

 

[Jephph]

Found what I needed on the Toshiba Asia website. Thank you.