Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gdm
On the latest release of Fiesty pressing <Fn>+<Home or End> to modify the display brightness kills GDM. GDM does automatically restart. This is a ThinkPad Z61t. $ uname -a Linux strongbadia 2.6.20-3-generic #2 SMP Tue Dec 26 02:36:13 UTC 2006 x86_64 GNU/Linux $ cat /var/log/syslog Jan 4 12:34:59 strongbadia kernel: [ 912.962575] ACPI: EC: evaluating _Q14 Jan 4 12:34:59 strongbadia kernel: [ 912.964388] video device notify Jan 4 12:34:59 strongbadia kernel: [ 912.966849] set_level status: 0 Jan 4 12:35:00 strongbadia gdm[8101]: Error reinitilizing server Jan 4 12:35:19 strongbadia gconfd (jbenbow-8160): Error getting value for `/apps/gnome-power-manager/battery_sleep_computer': Failed: Schema `/schemas/apps/gnome-power-manager/battery_sleep_computer' specified for `/apps/gnome-power-manager/battery_sleep_computer' stores a non-schema value ** Affects: gdm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- Changing display brightness kills GDM https://launchpad.net/bugs/77984 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs