[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2011-02-04 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: linux Importance: Unknown => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 Title: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-06-23 Thread Stefan Bader
As there seems to be no one having the inverted values problem any more I will close the Intrepid task. Won't fix because it is unclear whether it was fixed in Intrepid but won't qualify for an SRU after Jaunty is now released. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Intrepid) Status: Confirmed => Won

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-04-15 Thread Stefan Bader
@gidantribal, the status incomplete in this case looks like it came from the upstream bug report. But it could also be used by us to reflect that we asked for more information and are waiting for that. Unfortunately there is no launchpad state for that. For this bug report, has anybody still issue

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-04-14 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: linux Status: Incomplete => Fix Released -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-04-09 Thread gidantribal
Status Incomplete?? after 130 comments on it? things are two: or all guys posting here are stupid or this bug is far from being incomplete... -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notifica

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-04-07 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: linux Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-04-07 Thread gidantribal
You're right... it looks the same problem... -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mai

Re: [Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-04-07 Thread Stefan Bader
@gidantriba, please look at my post and take bug #86 for this one. I added some Intrepid test kernels today. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-04-07 Thread gidantribal
So I will open another bug for my ACER aspire 6920G... Because it seems they are two different issues. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-04-07 Thread gidantribal
So I will open another bug for my ACER aspire 6920G... Because it seems they are two different issues. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-04-07 Thread bve
I just upgrade to jaunty and can confirm that it works there on a Lenovo X300. Fn-keys change brightness correctly, the KDE guidance-power- manager as well. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received th

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-04-06 Thread gidantribal
does it mean it has not been fixed even in jaunty? This page's header claimed it has been fixed in jaunty??? -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-04-06 Thread gidantribal
I confirm in my acer aspire 6920G the brightness control is BROKEN. I also tried the jaunty-beta3, and I can report the following: - HotKeys are correctly recognized (and notification works properly) - Brightness is not affected using hotkeys, it cannot be changed. -- The slider brightness Apple

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-04-04 Thread Stefan Bader
I would like to try to summarize the various issues as they appear to me reading the comments. Unfortunately we now seem to have a whole collection of similar but yet different problems in one huge bug and maybe we could untangle it by splitting of separate bugs for those. 1. an inverted brightnes

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-04-01 Thread bve
Hi Till, thanks for that comment and the script. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to have any effect on my system. It I run that under X in a term, the backlight_control changes, but Fn-Keys still won't work. Do you load thinkpad_acpi with specific options to make that happen? Do you have a custom k

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-04-01 Thread till achinger
Ben, # xrandr --output LVDS --set BACKLIGHT_CONTROL native put backlight brightness control back into work on my Lenovo X300 - for the current session. So I created a batch file to run at each startup (attached). Simply put it into /usr/local/share/ and add it in sytem settings -> sessions. Migh

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-03-31 Thread bve
The Fn-keys don't work for me on a Lenovo X300 with linux- image-2.6.27-11-generic (intrepid). Changing throuhg guidance-power- manager in kde4 works, though. I realized that pressing the Fn-keys for brightness up and down changes the value of /proc/acpi/video/VID/LCD0/brightness instead of /proc/a

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-03-28 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: linux Status: Fix Released => Confirmed -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-03-18 Thread gidantribal
Regression not solved in linux distrib. <2.6.27-14-generic> I still have to use the <2.6.27-4-generic> -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ub

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-03-18 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: linux Status: Incomplete => Fix Released -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-03-16 Thread gidantribal
Yes, John Chia, I confirm your comment: backlight control is broken. none of the module options above fixed it. last known working kernel was linux-image-generic_2.6.27.11.14_i386.deb -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.ne

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-03-11 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: linux Status: In Progress => Incomplete -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-03-05 Thread gidantribal
not fixed in 2.6.27-13- -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-25 Thread John Chia
works with linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic_2.6.27-11.23~lp311716apw1_i386 -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to U

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-25 Thread John Chia
generic kernel 2.6.27-11.27 i386 on x61 tablet backlight control is broken. none of the module options above fixed it. last known working kernel was linux-image-generic_2.6.27.11.14_i386.deb -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launc

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-23 Thread gidantribal
not fixed in 2.6.27-12-generic -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubun

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-18 Thread gidantribal
Actually when I start the system under 2.6.27-11-generic x64 GNU/Linux (on acer aspire 6920G) - my directory '/proc/acpi/video' is EMPTY - and LCD brightness can't be changed, both from terminal and FN keys. - Plus, if I use FN keys, the applet reacts to Brightness- but doens't reac

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-17 Thread Terrax
Jaunty has the same behaviour, so its probably not a kernel bug. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-17 Thread Terrax
Actually 5 makes my screen go darker and 15 lighter in intrepid.. I can't test it on my Jaunty right now, as Im not at home. I will test as soon I get home (Jaunty is installed on an external harddisk). But kde powermanagement is working well in intrepid. Its in Jaunty I get the problems. Will be

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-17 Thread pablomme
Or more compactly, echo 15 | sudo tee -a /proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCDD/brightness echo 5 | sudo tee -a /proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCDD/brightness -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification

Re: [Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-17 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 04:14:49PM -, Olivier Bilodeau wrote: > What I meant is what happen if you do: > sudo echo 15 > /proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCDD/brightness > sudo echo 5 > /proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCDD/brightness What happens is that you'll get a permissions failure, because the redirection (> /

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-17 Thread Olivier Bilodeau
What I meant is what happen if you do: sudo echo 15 > /proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCDD/brightness sudo echo 5 > /proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCDD/brightness If 5 is brighter than 15 then it could still be a kernel problem but even then, maybe not.. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-17 Thread Terrax
Well... grep -r . /proc/acpi/video/ /proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCDD/EDID: /proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCDD/brightness:levels: 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 /proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCDD/brightness:current: 13 /proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCDD/state:state: 0x1f /proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCDD/state:query: 0x01

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-16 Thread Olivier Bilodeau
@Terrax Well if you are 100% sure that the problem is not in the kernel but in the package then yes I think you should check for bugs against the kde power management package. First, maybe you want to try poking around in /proc (specific files mentionned in previous bug comments) and make sure tha

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-16 Thread Terrax
@Oliver and others Hmm in Jaunty my brightness keys works perfectly, but the brightness applet in kde 4.2 is inverted? Should I open another bug, as this diesn't seem to be a kernel bug? -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-16 Thread gidantribal
So should we open another bug? do you need any detail to classify my Aspire 6920G system? -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-15 Thread Chris Jones
Unless there should actually be a separate bug, it seems that the most recent comments indicate that brightness control is broken on some machines, regressing from -9. I can also confirm that on my Thinkpad X300. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Intrepid) Status: Fix Released => Confirmed --

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-11 Thread gidantribal
Uhm.. this bug seems fixed?! In my system is not fixed at all... -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-09 Thread gidantribal
Still doesn't work for me either. Any workaround found here. Acer Aspire 6920G and Ubuntu x64 So sad for this step backward..it worked on .11 proposed kernel before that "bad" update -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-09 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: linux Status: Incomplete => In Progress -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-05 Thread Gary Trakhman
Still doesn't do anything for the thinkpad SL300, sl400, sl500, and all ideapads. Sl300 can't load thinkpad-acpi b/c the firmware is ideapad- based. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug

Re: [Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-03 Thread Scott Severance
On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 9:30 AM, odyseuss wrote: > Thanks a lot Scott. I own a X300 and your proposal really fixes my > brightness adjustment problem > in 2.6.27-11. I'm glad it worked for you, but I can't take credit. I simply followed the suggestion Stefan Bader gave to Tom Vetterlein earlier

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-03 Thread odyseuss
Thanks a lot Scott. I own a X300 and your proposal really fixes my brightness adjustment problem in 2.6.27-11. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-02-03 Thread Scott Severance
I have an R61i, and adding "options thinkpad_acpi brightness_enable=1" to /etc/modprobe.d/options solved my problem. What confuses me is that my problem showed up later than the other posters. Is there a way to auto-detect when this option is necessary? My pre-fix system is described in greater det

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-29 Thread Gary Trakhman
I read somewhere it was possible to get the function of the keys back by using an older kernel. Is there anyway to tell acpi to get its hands off the brightness keys and video brightness without turning off acpi completely? I don't care if gnome can't control my brightness, I just want the conven

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-29 Thread Gary Trakhman
still no difference for months on my lenovo sl300 and probably every other sl series and ideapad. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-26 Thread pablomme
@Terrax: I don't think your problem is related to this bug. I've seen the behaviour you describe for "battery mode", and it corresponds to having the "Reduce backlight brightness" option checked in the "On Battery Power" tab in gnome-power-preferences, then dimming the display on AC power using the

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-26 Thread Terrax
@Stefan @Andy Sorry guys. Its not all perfekt yet. My brightness control in kubuntu intrepid (kde 4.2 RC1) is inverted. That said, my brightness keys work perfektly. But when the laptop switch to performance mode, my brightness is decreased. When my laptop switch to battery mode, my laptops bright

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-24 Thread Felix Krull
The above posted fix https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+source/linux/+bug/311716/comments/5 solves also the bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/319654 on my x300. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launc

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-23 Thread Peter Klotz
GNOME brightness control worked in 2.6.28-4.10 but is no longer functional in 2.6.28-5.15. Just two brightness settings are left and both are quite unusable. This seems to be the corresponding changelog entry: linux (2.6.28-5.13) jaunty; urgency=low [ Andy Whitcroft ] * Revert "SAUCE: don'

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-22 Thread Tillmann Falck
My earlier comments were all regarding -11.24. On a X61s vendor backlight control has to be used. Without the modprobe option I can write any value to the brightness controls in /sys or /proc w/o getting any changes. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.2

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-21 Thread Martin Pitt
linux (2.6.27-11.24) intrepid-proposed; urgency=low [ Stefan Bader ] * Revert "SAUCE: don't use buggy _BCL/_BCM/_BQC for backlight control" - LP: #311716 * SAUCE: acpi: Hack to enable video and vendor backlight implementations - LP: #311716 * SAUCE: Force vendor backlight control

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-17 Thread Tillmann Falck
BTW, the modprobe option does restore the functionality for me as well. ** Attachment added: "proc_acpi_video.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21285289/proc_acpi_video.txt -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/3

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-17 Thread Tillmann Falck
** Attachment added: "dsdt.bin" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21285279/dsdt.bin -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is sub

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-17 Thread Tillmann Falck
I am having the same problems that Tom has (same kernels result in same functionality) but with a Thinkpad X61s. I first noticed it a couple of days before Xmas and tried to upgrade my BIOS from the almost oldest to the current one. Did not make a difference though. dmesg, /proc/acpi/video and dsd

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-17 Thread Tom Vetterlein
** Attachment added: "dsdt.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21282312/dsdt.txt -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is sub

Re: [Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-16 Thread Adalal
works fine now :) --- This email and any attachments are for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s), and may contain confidential, or otherwise privileged, information. Kindly note that any unauthorised distribution, copyi

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-16 Thread Stefan Bader
Its a proc file so it is always 0. But you have to be root to read it. It will be a binary blob. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-16 Thread Tom Vetterlein
dsdt is an empty file, 0 bytes so I'm not sure about that one. grep -r . /proc/acpi/video/ : /proc/acpi/video/VID/DVI0/EDID: /proc/acpi/video/VID/DVI0/brightness: /proc/acpi/video/VID/DVI0/state:state: 0x1d /proc/acpi/video/VID/DVI0/state:query: 0x00 /proc/acpi/video/VID/DVI0/info:device_

Re: [Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-16 Thread Stefan Bader
Tom, it might be good if you could add your dmesg grep -r . /proc/acpi/video/ cat /proc/acpi/DSDT here (from the working -11.24 case). So we can look into that more closely. Thanks. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/b

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-16 Thread Tom Vetterlein
I assume you meant "options thinkpad_acpi brightness_enable=1" That worked a treat though. All good now. Cheers. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a memb

Re: [Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-16 Thread Stefan Bader
@Tom, Can you please try "options thinpad_acpi brightness_enable=1" in /etc/modprobe.d/options? -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-16 Thread Tom Vetterlein
2.6.27-11.23 had working brightness controls for me on my Lenovo R61 with Intel graphics. 2.6.27-11.24 does not sadly. The controls don't function at all. 2.6.27-11.22 did not work either. Again the controls did not function at all. as far as I can remember kernel 2.6.27-11.21 and kernels prior

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-16 Thread Lukas Sabota
newest kernel fixes my issue =] -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubu

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-15 Thread pablomme
2.6.27-11.24 solves my problem too. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-15 Thread Terrax
@Stefan Your newest kernel works fine :-) -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs maili

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-13 Thread Dana Goyette
(curse the lack of an edit feature) More specifically, the EliteBook is using the x86-64 "generic" kernel. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-13 Thread Dana Goyette
I'm on the Jaunty kernel Version: 2.6.28-4.10, and this last upgrade just broke ACPI backlight control on my EliteBook 8530w, which happens not to have any "vendor" module for backlight control. The /sys/class/backlight dir is now empty. Interestingly enough, I also have another laptop where the

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-13 Thread Olivier Bilodeau
@Stefan, Just to confirm you that 2.6.17-11.23smb5 works great on my T61! Thanks! -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subsc

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-13 Thread Peter Klotz
Kernel 2.6.28-4.10 fixes this problem for me in Jaunty. For the first time the brightness keys work correctly on my Asus B50A laptop. However in /var/log/messages these messages appear when pressing brightness up/down keys: Jan 13 22:13:54 asus kernel: [ 181.876404] ACPI Error (dswstate-0097):

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-13 Thread Arnaud Blouin
This last kernel still works for me. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing lis

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-13 Thread Stefan Bader
As the latest code has now worked for another T61. I commited that code into a new kernel update. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-13 Thread Stefan Bader
As the latest code has now worked for another T61. I commited that code into a new kernel update. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Intrepid) Assignee: Andy Whitcroft (apw) => Stefan Bader (stefan-bader-canonical) Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed -- The slider brightness Applet has valu

Re: [Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-13 Thread Steve Beattie
@Stefan, the brightness controls in the 2.6.27-11.23smb5 kernel are working fine on my t61 without needing any arguments for the video or thinkpad_acpi modules. Attached is the usual dmesg, /proc/acpi/video, and /sys/class/backlight information. Thanks! ** Attachment added: "kernel-test-2.6.27-1

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-13 Thread Stefan Bader
New kernel has been compiled by now. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing lis

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-13 Thread Stefan Bader
Some clarification for all. I think this went a bit confusing: 2.6.27-10: will have acpi and vendor backlight active 2.6.27-11: started to use only one of those (mostly because acer and sony vendor drivers are incorrect) 2.6.27-11.*smb: should behave like 2.6.27-10 by default So when 2.6.27-10 wo

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-12 Thread Olivier Bilodeau
** Attachment added: "proc-acpi-video-olivier-2.6.27-11.23smb4" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21148223/proc-acpi-video-olivier-2.6.27-11.23smb4 -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug n

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-12 Thread Olivier Bilodeau
With 2.6.27-11.23smb4 brightness doesn't work. Same behavior as described before. ** Attachment added: "dmesg-olivier-2.6.27-11.23smb4" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21148220/dmesg-olivier-2.6.27-11.23smb4 -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) h

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-12 Thread Olivier Bilodeau
** Attachment added: "proc-acpi-video-olivier-2.6.27-11.23smb2-acpi_backlight_video" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21147895/proc-acpi-video-olivier-2.6.27-11.23smb2-acpi_backlight_video -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launch

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-12 Thread Olivier Bilodeau
I checked dmesg and I do get: [ 11.294297] video: Unknown parameter `acpi_backlight' ... [ 11.485042] video: Unknown parameter `acpi_backlight' in dmesg but it still makes a difference for my backlight behaviour since 2.6.27-11.23smb2 without the option doesn't work and with the option works..

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-12 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: linux Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-12 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package linux - 2.6.28-4.10 --- linux (2.6.28-4.10) jaunty; urgency=low [ Andy Whitcroft ] * update kernel bootloader recommends: to prefer grub - LP: #314004 * SAUCE: don't use buggy _BCL/_BCM/_BQC for backlight control - LP: #311716 * SAUCE

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-12 Thread Stefan Bader
@Steve, sorry I should have read the attachments all to the end. Got everything there. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-12 Thread Stefan Bader
@Steve Beattie, could you also add the output of "grep -r . /proc/acpi/video" from the non-working case. @Olivier, I am sorry to have told the wrong method. Though strange it made a difference. The module should fail to load in either case... Might I ask you to try out "acpi_backlight=video" as a

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-12 Thread Steve Beattie
And for one last spam, dmidecode output. ** Attachment added: "dmidecode_output" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21122205/dmidecode_output -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notificat

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-12 Thread Steve Beattie
And here's the result of those commands when I booted 2.6.27-11.23smb2 with the thinkpad_acpi brightness_enable option set. ** Attachment added: "kernel-test-2.6.27-11.23smb2-brightness-enable" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21122198/kernel-test-2.6.27-11.23smb2-brightness-enable -- The slide

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-12 Thread Steve Beattie
I tried 2.6.27-11.23smb2 on my lenovo t61, which had brightness broken on -11.21 and -11.22. Brightness controls did not work at all with 2.6.27-11.23smb2; however, rebooting with "option thinkpad_acpi brightness_enable=1" caused the brightness controls to start working once again. "options video

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-10 Thread Olivier Bilodeau
@Stefan, Yes, with "options video acpi_backlight=video" in /etc/modprobe.d/options using kernel 2.6.27-11.23smb2 the brightness works as it should. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug n

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-10 Thread Lukas Sabota
after the latest update (a day or two ago) i've experience two problems (one mentioned already) 1) my fn up+down don't change brightness 2) when gnome-power-manager dims the backlight, it dims slowly and clunkily and spikes my CPU usage to 100% and makes any playing audio skip however adding acp

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-10 Thread Stefan Bader
@Oliver, if the previously released -11.23 was fine for you, please try acpi_backlight=video with my kernel. This should give you the default of the previous -11.23. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You r

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-10 Thread Olivier Bilodeau
@Terrax Just tried "options video acpi_backlight=vendor" in /etc/modprobe.d/options for kernel 2.6.27-11.23smb2 and I have the same behavior I just reported for 2.6.27-11.22 above. The brightness controls work but its not bright enough even at the max. -- The slider brightness Applet has value i

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-10 Thread Olivier Bilodeau
No, I have not tried the "options video acpi_backlight=vendor" with the 2.6.27-11.23smb2 kernel. @Stefan, regarding your comment 30 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/311716/comments/30) I just tried setting "options video acpi_backlight=vendor" in /etc/modules.d/options for ker

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-10 Thread Terrax
@Oliver Or maybe instead add acpi_backlight=vendor as an kernel option? -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-10 Thread Terrax
@Oliver Did you try with: options video acpi_backlight=vendor in your /etc/modprobe.d/options? -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-10 Thread Sébastien Valette
Stefan, your kernel update solved the problem for me, brightness change now works, thanks! -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-10 Thread Olivier Bilodeau
May I suggest changing the bug's title to something more generic like "brightness problems in 2.6.27-11 kernels" because people searching for bugs might not check this one because of the misleading title. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https:

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-10 Thread Olivier Bilodeau
result of grep -r . /proc/acpi/video ** Attachment added: "/proc/acpi/video for 2.6.27-11.23smb2" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21086905/proc-acpi-video-olivier-2.6.27-11.23smb2 -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/b

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-10 Thread Olivier Bilodeau
@Stefan Your kernel (2.6.27-11.23smb2) doesn't work for me. I am exactly at the same point as when I upgraded to the first proposed (2.6.27-11.22). Which was, for me, the first regression. Before everything was fine in 2.6.27-10 and is fine also in the recently released in -proposed 2.6.27-11.23.

[Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-10 Thread Arnaud Blouin
@Stefan Your kernel works great for me too. -- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mail

Re: [Bug 311716] Re: The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (2.6.27-11)

2009-01-10 Thread Stefan Bader
@Terrax, sounds promising. :) Thanks for testing. I hope this goes similarly well for the others. No I actually did not revert in that sense. I kept the new infrastructure but added a new "default". With the new code added to -11 it was either acpi or vendor backlight control. While before actu

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