HOLY GOD vari-bright is annoying. tried the instructions here- http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2055002
but as the poster mentions, even forcing the config file values dosen't persist after a reboot - as soon as you come back up /usr/lib/fglrx/etc/ati/amdpcsdb reverts to PP_VariBrightFeatureEnable=V1 (/usr/lib/fglrx/etc/ati/amdpcsdb looks fine though) driving me bonkers -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to fglrx-installer in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/889545 Title: Vari-Bright™ is enabled by default Status in “fglrx-installer” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: In the default configuration, "Vari-Bright™" is enabled, which makes a laptop mostly unusable, as it arbitrarily messes with the backlight brightness, turning is so low that you cannot see anything on websites with a dark background and so bright as to hurt the eyes in fullscreen editor windows with white background, sometimes changing the brightness if you scroll just one line or even pulsating with the rhythm of a blinking cursor. That would be acceptable as a work of conceptual art, but not in a productivity tool. Fix: disable Vari-Bright™. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: fglrx 2:8.881-0ubuntu4.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,grid,resize,snap,imgpng,place,gnomecompat,vpswitch,mousepoll,move,regex,unitymtgrabhandles,animation,session,workarounds,wall,fade,expo,ezoom,scale,unityshell] CompositorRunning: None Date: Sat Nov 12 17:18:30 2011 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: oneiric DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.881, 3.0.0-12-generic, x86_64: installed GraphicsCard: ATI Technologies Inc AMD Radeon HD 6310 GraphicsATI [1002:9802] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:21ec] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) JockeyStatus: xorg:fglrx_updates - ATI/AMDs proprietärer FGRLX-Grafiktreiber (Nachträgliche Aktualisierungen) (Proprietär, Deaktiviert, Nicht benutzt) xorg:fglrx - ATI/AMD: proprietärer FGLRX-Grafiktreiber (Proprietär, Aktiviert, In Benutzung) Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 5986:01a6 Acer, Inc Lenovo Integrated Webcam MachineType: LENOVO 30515QG ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=/dev/mapper/vgubuntu-root ro kopt=root=/dev/mapper/vgubuntu-root quiet splash radeon.modeset=1 vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: fglrx-installer UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 07/25/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 8RET29WW (1.11 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 30515QG dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8RET29WW(1.11):bd07/25/2011:svnLENOVO:pn30515QG:pvrThinkPadX121e:rvnLENOVO:rn30515QG:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 30515QG dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X121e dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu5 version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/889545/+subscriptions -- 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
