[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 876711] Re: Screen brightness resets to minmized when screen turns off

2011-10-21 Thread EricP
I have the same laptop (Dell Latitude D430) as Bobik-s and am experiencing what appears to be the same problem with a fresh install of , so I'll add some more information. I tried adding the following kernel boot parameters one-by-one: acpi_backlight=vendor, acpi_backlight=video

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 876711] Re: Screen brightness resets to minmized when screen turns off

2011-10-19 Thread Kamal Mostafa
@Bobik-s- Thanks for the detailed explanation. Next lets try disabling that dell_backlight interface... Please boot with the kernel boot parameter dell_laptop.backlight=0, verify that only intel_backlight appears when you check ls /sys/class/backlight, and then test the idle-timeout, lid-close,

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 876711] Re: Screen brightness resets to minmized when screen turns off

2011-10-18 Thread bugbot
** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) = xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/876711 Title: Screen brightness resets to minmized when

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 876711] Re: Screen brightness resets to minmized when screen turns off

2011-10-18 Thread Kamal Mostafa
@Bobik-s, and others experiencing this problem... Thanks for reporting this issue. The primary problem here appears to be the same problem as reported in LP: #872652 (screensaver backlight stuck off, system looks hung), for which I have developed a test patch. This PPA supplies an installable

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 876711] Re: Screen brightness resets to minmized when screen turns off

2011-10-18 Thread Bobik-s
Marhaba, Kamal The problem partially resolved. If the screen goes blank due to the standby then everything is OK and the backlight restores. But if I close the lid (w/o suspend or hybernate) then thebrightness resets to minimum as usual. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 876711] Re: Screen brightness resets to minmized when screen turns off

2011-10-18 Thread Kamal Mostafa
@Bobik-s- Thanks for posting your result with the PPA. Good that it resolves one aspect of the problem at least. Can you describe in more detail the sequence of events you're doing to get the remaining problem (the brightness resets to minimum) to occur? When that reset to minimum happens, is

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 876711] Re: Screen brightness resets to minmized when screen turns off

2011-10-18 Thread Bobik-s
Kamal, here are the answers sm@D430:~$ ls /sys/class/backlight dell_backlight intel_backlight There's no acpi_video0, so I can't try the instruction you've provided. The problem with the backlight is the following. The screen of the laptop I use has different levels of brightness and usually I

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 876711] Re: Screen brightness resets to minmized when screen turns off

2011-10-17 Thread Bobik-s
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[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 876711] Re: Screen brightness resets to minmized when screen turns off

2011-10-17 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/876711 Title: