You have been subscribed to a public bug: When trying to set screen brightness I can see the brightness indicator moving, but screen brightness does not change. The brightness is always full (slightly too bright for me). I have ubuntu 12.04 and HP Probook 6560b.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+12ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu6 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell] CompositorRunning: None Date: Sat Apr 28 10:06:36 2012 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: precise DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: virtualbox, 4.1.12, 3.2.0-22-generic, x86_64: installed virtualbox, 4.1.12, 3.2.0-23-generic, x86_64: installed virtualbox, 4.1.12, 3.2.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: No GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Seymour [Radeon HD 6400M Series] [1002:6760] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:161b] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120308) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP ProBook 6560b ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, user) LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic root=UUID=7f1ce391-a03b-40f2-8a0a-b85be2505231 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/22/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: 68SCE Ver. F.22 dmi.board.name: 1619 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: KBC Version 97.4A dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68SCEVer.F.22:bd12/22/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPProBook6560b:pvrA0001D02:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1619:rvrKBCVersion97.4A:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.name: HP ProBook 6560b dmi.product.version: A0001D02 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu2 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.1 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2 ** Affects: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise regression-update ubuntu -- Screen brightness setting has no affect https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/990326 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in Ubuntu. -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp