Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers
Exactly. Plus: Switching back and forth several times results in the X server hanging (or rather lagging) for some minutes… On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 13:28, Tom Gelinas 562...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: I have linked this bug to Ubuntu Hardware Certification. https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu-certification/+question/163597 Hopefully they will treat this bug with respect. Switching between text mode VT and a Nvidia-proprietary powered X server is not stable! -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562005 Title: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: The brightness controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS 3100M or Quadro FX 880M GPUs work while running Nouveau or when using a text mode VT, but not while running X and using proprietary NVIDIA drivers. It is possible to force the NVIDIA driver to control the backlight by adding [Option RegistryDwords EnableBrightnessControl=1] to the Devices section of xorg.conf . While this allows the backlight to be controlled, the increments are inconsistent and often result in a buzzing noise from the LED backlight on Lenovo ThinkPad T510s and W510s. Since this did not occur while running nouveau or when switching in text VT, something is wrong. This bad backlight behaviour has been confirmed on ThinkPad models T510 and W510 with NVIDIA NVS 3100m and Quadro FX 880M chipsets, respectively, via http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:T510 Because this issue is related to NVIDIA's proprietary video driver, this issue can only be solved by them. An NVIDIA developer has said he will investigate the issues, which are discussed on the nvnews.net forums at http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=145105 and http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=150069 . For future reference, the latest NVIDIA drivers can be found in the Ubuntu X-Swat X updates PPA: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/x-updates ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: nvidia-current 195.36.15-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Apr 12 23:48:02 2010 DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 195.36.15, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed EcryptfsInUse: Yes GdmLog1: MachineType: LENOVO 4313CTO ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/bhostnamet/vmlinuz-2.6.32-19-generic rhostnamet=UUID=0b95b314-337f-49aa-86f9-6423e76e9f20 ro ProcEnviron: LANG=en_CA.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers XorgLogOld: dmi.bios.date: 02/22/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 6MET49WW (1 tp-smapi, 0.40, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed vboxnetadp, 3.1.6, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed vboxnetflt, 3.1.6, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed vboxdrv, 3.1.6, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed.12 ) dmi.board.name: 4313CTO 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:bvr6MET49WW(1.12):bd02/22/2010:svnLENOVO:pn4313CTO:pvrThinkPadT510:rvnLENOVO:rn4313CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 4313CTO dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T510 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO system: distro: Ubuntu codename: lucid architecture: x86_64 kernel: 2.6.32-19-generic To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/562005/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562005 Title: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/562005/+subscriptions ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 554980] Re: Two finger scroll not working on all old touchPads (emulation approach).
Interestingly, on my ThinkPad W510 scrolling with two fingers sometimes works, sometimes doesn't since I installed Natty. Previously, it would never work unless I used the workaround. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-synaptics in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554980 Title: Two finger scroll not working on all old touchPads (emulation approach). ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers
By the way: I'm running Natty now and (once again) I can confirm the issues. Changing the brightness in another tty does the trick. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562005 Title: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers
Forget about forums.lenovo.com. There're issues with the WWAN firmware which were reported in the forums more than a year ago, now, and Lenovo hasn't bothered to fix them properly since. On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 06:35, Martin Spacek launch...@mspacek.mm.st wrote: Hm. Is there some way we could push this through with Lenovo's clout? Maybe via forums.lenovo.com? -- You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562005 Title: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: The brightness controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS 3100M or Quadro FX 880M GPUs work while running Nouveau or when using a text mode VT, but not while running X and using proprietary NVIDIA drivers. It is possible to force the NVIDIA driver to control the backlight by adding [Option RegistryDwords EnableBrightnessControl=1] to the Devices section of xorg.conf . While this allows the backlight to be controlled, the increments are inconsistent and often result in a buzzing noise from the LED backlight on Lenovo ThinkPad T510s and W510s. Since this did not occur while running nouveau or when switching in text VT, something is wrong. This bad backlight behaviour has been confirmed on ThinkPad models T510 and W510 with NVIDIA NVS 3100m and Quadro FX 880M chipsets, respectively, via http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:T510 Because this issue is related to NVIDIA's proprietary video driver, this issue can only be solved by them. An NVIDIA developer has said he will investigate the issues, which are discussed on the nvnews.net forums at http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=145105 and http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=150069 . For future reference, the latest NVIDIA drivers can be found in the Ubuntu X-Swat X updates PPA: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/x-updates ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: nvidia-current 195.36.15-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Apr 12 23:48:02 2010 DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 195.36.15, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed EcryptfsInUse: Yes GdmLog1: MachineType: LENOVO 4313CTO ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/bhostnamet/vmlinuz-2.6.32-19-generic rhostnamet=UUID=0b95b314-337f-49aa-86f9-6423e76e9f20 ro ProcEnviron: LANG=en_CA.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers XorgLogOld: dmi.bios.date: 02/22/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 6MET49WW (1 tp-smapi, 0.40, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed vboxnetadp, 3.1.6, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed vboxnetflt, 3.1.6, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed vboxdrv, 3.1.6, 2.6.32-19-generic, x86_64: installed.12 ) dmi.board.name: 4313CTO 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:bvr6MET49WW(1.12):bd02/22/2010:svnLENOVO:pn4313CTO:pvrThinkPadT510:rvnLENOVO:rn4313CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 4313CTO dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T510 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO system: distro: Ubuntu codename: lucid architecture: x86_64 kernel: 2.6.32-19-generic To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/562005/+subscribe -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562005 Title: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 554980] Re: two finger scroll/multitouch trackpad not working on lenovo thinkpad w510
#5 works for me as well, but there's sometimes some kind of lag resulting in scrolling further although my fingers have already stopped. -- two finger scroll/multitouch trackpad not working on lenovo thinkpad w510 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554980 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-synaptics in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
