AFAIK, the lower bound is machine-dependent. Same software, different hardware, different lower bound. Some machines can achieve full blackness already, and others can't. It's always been this way...
So that also suggests this is a kernel issue. If you want it changed for your particular machine type then a kernel change would probably be necessary. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1686579 Title: Able to set brightness to zero To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1686579/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs