Public bug reported: Ubuntu Feisty herd5. IBM/lenovo R60e. Kernel 2.6.20-9-generic
Problem: the hardware brightness keys (Fn+Home "brighter" & Fn+End "dimmer") are working in most strange way: when either one is pressed the display is made blank. The screen is restored after a few clicks (Fn+Home takes longer to return to visible state than Fn+End). The gnome brightness popup usually shows the correct brightness setting. The keys are working ok in win xp pro and in virtual consoles. Additionally the dropdown brightness applet doesn't work as expected: clicking on the slidebar causes the display to cycle from brightest do dimmest setting (or vice versa) in less than 1 second. It is very difficult to set the intermediate brightness level using this slider. The /proc/acpi/ibm interface however works flawlessly - allows to read the brightness setting and to change it. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Mar 9 20:20:31 2007 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04 Uname: Linux discovery 2.6.20-9-generic #2 SMP Mon Feb 26 03:01:44 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux ** Affects: Ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed ** Description changed: - Ubuntu Feisty herd5. IBM/lenovo T60e. Kernel 2.6.20-9-generic + Ubuntu Feisty herd5. IBM/lenovo R60e. Kernel 2.6.20-9-generic Problem: the hardware brightness keys (Fn+Home "brighter" & Fn+End "dimmer") are working in most strange way: when either one is pressed the display is made blank. The screen is restored after a few clicks (Fn+Home takes longer to return to visible state than Fn+End). The gnome brightness popup usually shows the correct brightness setting. The keys are working ok in win xp pro and in virtual consoles. Additionally the dropdown brightness applet doesn't work as expected: clicking on the slidebar causes the display to cycle from brightest do dimmest setting (or vice versa) in less than 1 second. It is very difficult to set the intermediate brightness level using this slider. The /proc/acpi/ibm interface however works flawlessly - allows to read the brightness setting and to change it. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Mar 9 20:20:31 2007 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04 Uname: Linux discovery 2.6.20-9-generic #2 SMP Mon Feb 26 03:01:44 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux -- hardware brightness keys on lenovo R60e are working "strange" in gnome https://launchpad.net/bugs/90925 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs