This bug is still present in Intrepid Beta, where it is the only impediment to flawless hotkey control of backlight on a Sony Vaio SZ650N.
** Summary changed: - xbacklight not working in hardy because of wrong XRandR BACKLIGHT_CONTROL setting + Backlight dimming not working in Hardy or Intrepid because of wrong XRandR BACKLIGHT_CONTROL setting ** Description changed: - Binary package hint: xbacklight + Backlight control on Hardy is dependent on xbacklight, for Sony Vaios + with Intel display adapters. In intrepid, backlight dimming does not + require xbacklight and Fn keys are properly mapped. In both scenarios + running the following command is necessary for the backlight to respond + to input. - xbacklight worked as expected under Gutsy, but does not work at all - under Hardy. Running xbacklight from the command line echoes what you - last set the lcd brightness value to, but the brightness is not changed. - - running: $ xrandr --output LVDS --set BACKLIGHT_CONTROL native - from the command line fixes the problem. + Sony Vaio SZ650N, Intel GM965 / GMA X3100, 'intel' driver. - Sony Vaio SZ650N, Intel GM965 / GMA X3100, 'intel' driver. + This bug has been duped and unduped a couple of times with no + improvement despite the mother-dupes being fixed, so I'm making it + independent again. + + See also: + bug #173652 -- Backlight dimming not working in Hardy or Intrepid because of wrong XRandR BACKLIGHT_CONTROL setting https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/176888 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
