daryl Is the intel driver loaded?
grep intel /var/log/Xorg.0.log should return something like this: (==) Matched intel for the autoconfigured driver (II) LoadModule: "intel" (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//intel_drv.so (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation" (II) intel: Driver for Intel Integrated Graphics Chipsets: i810, (II) intel(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section (==) intel(0): Depth 24, (==) framebuffer bpp 32 (==) intel(0): RGB weight 888 (==) intel(0): Default visual is TrueColor (II) intel(0): Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) 965GM (--) intel(0): Chipset: "965GM" (--) intel(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xD0000000 (--) intel(0): IO registers at addr 0xFC000000 (II) intel(0): 2 display pipes available. (==) intel(0): Using EXA for acceleration 2008/8/17 darylb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I have installed Intrepid Alpha 4 to my HDD now, so I'm not in "safe > graphics" anymore. Also I have installed all updates just now and rebooted. > However this still doesn't work for me. > I have a Vaio VGN-SZ71WN. I'm running the 32 bit desktop version. If there is > any more info you would like me to collect I'd be happy to do it. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ xrandr --output LVDS --set BACKLIGHT_CONTROL native > X Error of failed request: 171 > Major opcode of failed request: 152 (RANDR) > Minor opcode of failed request: 15 () > Serial number of failed request: 14 > Current serial number in output stream: 14 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ xbacklight -set 50 > No outputs have backlight property > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ xrandr --prop | grep BACKLIGHT > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# lspci | grep Display > 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated > Graphics Controller (rev 0c) > > Also, a separate issue (although it may be related to the above failure > which is why I'm mentioning it) is that my screen resolution is detected > as 1024x600, but should really be 1280x800. > > -- > unable to adjust screen brightness on recent Sony Vaio notebooks > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/173652 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- unable to adjust screen brightness on recent Sony Vaio notebooks https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/173652 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