[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers

2015-06-26 Thread Martin Spacek
there is plenty of similar reports around and forums discussions about that. Why not post them here? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562005 Title: Backlight

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers

2015-06-26 Thread Martin Spacek
What version is no longer supported? Really? We need to open up a new bug report for a bug that's 5 years old and counting? This has never been fixed, and likely never will be by nvidia. I'm currently on the last supported version, 340.76, in Xubuntu 14.04. Still doesn't work. But we *should* keep

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1224732] Re: Custom default keyboard shortcuts don't work

2014-07-05 Thread Martin Spacek
** Also affects: libxkbcommon (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to libxkbcommon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1224732 Title: Custom default keyboard shortcuts don't

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers

2014-06-30 Thread Martin Spacek
For my future reference, and possibly others: After installing Xubuntu 14.04 on my Thinkpad W510, generating /etc/X11/xorg.conf with nvidia-settings and adding the EnableBrightnessControl line to the Devices section and rebooting did not work (it worked in Xubuntu 12.10). Instead, I had to create

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1281019] Re: 10de:0dda [HP EliteBook 8560w] Brightness controls are not working nvidia-319 and nvidia-331

2014-04-01 Thread Martin Spacek
Ingo Gerth, is this a new problem that occurs only in the more recent nvidia blobs, or does it also occur with older ones (say 304)? If the latter, since you have a Quadro 2000M, this bug should probably be marked as a duplicate of Bug #562005: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers

2014-04-01 Thread Martin Spacek
I just tried messing with nvidiabl for my Thinkpad W510, without success. I've opened a bug report here: https://github.com/guillaumezin/nvidiabl/issues/89 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in Ubuntu.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1281019] Re: 10de:0dda [HP EliteBook 8560w] Brightness controls are not working nvidia-319 and nvidia-331

2014-03-19 Thread Martin Spacek
** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = 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/1281019 Title: 10de:0dda [HP EliteBook 8560w] Brightness controls are not

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1268027] Re: nvidia-settings crashes on exit

2014-03-19 Thread Martin Spacek
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1214508 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1214508 I just marked this as a duplicate of Bug #1214508. Alberto Milone, could you assign yourself to that bug? ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1214508 nvidia-settings =319 segfaults on close

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1214508] Re: nvidia-settings =319 segfaults on close

2014-03-19 Thread Martin Spacek
seems to apply to all versions since 319 ** Package changed: nvidia-settings-319-updates (Ubuntu) = nvidia- settings (Ubuntu) ** Also affects: nvidia-drivers-ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** No longer affects: nvidia-drivers-ubuntu ** Also affects: gdk-pixbuf

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1211035] Re: nvidia-settings crashes on exit

2014-03-19 Thread Martin Spacek
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1214508 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1214508 Still seeing this in nvidia-settings version 331.20 from the xorg-edgers PPA on Xubuntu 12.10. I updated the title to make it less version specific. ** Summary changed: - nvidia-settings-325 crashes on

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1211035] Re: nvidia-settings-325 crash with pressing exit button

2013-09-03 Thread Martin Spacek
I have the same on my Thinkpad W510 (Nvidia Quadro FX 880M) on Xubuntu 12.10, using the xorg-edgers PPA, which brings in Linux 3.7.0.7-generic. I installed nvidia-325 via synaptic. I get this in /var/log/syslog after two crashes: Sep 3 18:30:57 Escher kernel: [ 990.669702] traps:

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1211035] Re: nvidia-settings-325 crash with pressing exit button

2013-09-03 Thread Martin Spacek
Note that hitting the close button doesn't cause a crash, just hitting the Quit button. Other than the crash, both do the same thing. ** Summary changed: - nvidia-settings-325 crash with pressing exit button + nvidia-settings-325 crashes on Quit button press -- You received this bug

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1211035] Re: nvidia-settings-325 crashes on Quit button press

2013-09-03 Thread Martin Spacek
Oops, never mind. I get the same crash whether I hit Quit or simply close the window. Seems apport stopped bothering to report the crashes after the first few times. Running nvidia-setttings from the command line gives this on exit: Illegal instruction (core dumped)Illegal instruction (core

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers

2013-04-17 Thread Martin Spacek
Xubuntu 12.10 updated to nvidia 304.88 a day or so ago, and now brightness controls are even more uneven than before. I've tried regenerating xorg.conf using nvidia-settings, and re-adding [Option RegistryDwords EnableBrightnessControl=1] to the Device section, but that hasn't helped. I also tried

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers

2012-10-31 Thread Martin Spacek
I just tried installing 304.60 from https://launchpad.net/~noobslab/+archive/nvidia-quantal on my fresh install of Xubuntu 12.10 amd64 with no xorg.conf. Brightness controls did *not* work, as usual, so I'd say it isn't fixed. Note that the packages at that PPA are labelled as

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers

2012-10-18 Thread Martin Spacek
The latest certified nvidia blob (304.60) mentions this: Added support for the Backlight RandR output property for configuring the brightness of some notebook internal panels. http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-amd64-304.60-driver.html Could it be this is finally the fix we've been

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1003128] Re: Brightness controls not working on Thinkpad W510

2012-10-17 Thread Martin Spacek
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 562005 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562005 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 562005 Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers -- You received this bug

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 825548] Re: Touchpad cursor moves twice as fast horizontally after connecting an external monitor

2012-04-19 Thread Martin Spacek
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 726832 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/726832 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 726832 Touchpad speed scales with multimonitor size per axis -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 591954] Re: Touchpad aspect ratio changes with TwinView

2012-04-19 Thread Martin Spacek
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 726832 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/726832 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 825548 Touchpad cursor moves twice as fast horizontally after connecting an external monitor ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 726832 Touchpad

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers

2011-08-02 Thread Martin Spacek
Unsurprisingly, this problem remains in the latest ubuntu-x-swat nvidia driver, 280.13. There seems to be some kind of a fairly recent problem with nvidia backlight controls in the mactel community, with a few bugs filed (like #764195). A comment mentioned some success adding the mactel PPA

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers

2011-04-22 Thread Martin Spacek
Hm. Is there some way we could push this through with Lenovo's clout? Maybe via forums.lenovo.com? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562005 Title: Backlight

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers

2011-04-04 Thread Martin Spacek
Thanks for that Tom. Have you heard anything back from them? I wonder if the new Quadro 1000M and 2000M GPUs on the new Thinkpad T520 and W520 have the same problem... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers

2011-01-24 Thread Martin Spacek
My nvidia blob just updated itself to 270.18 from the x-swat PPA. Brightness controls remain broken. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562005 Title: Backlight

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers

2010-12-16 Thread Martin Spacek
Dieter, no, this bug has nothing to do with suspend, and only pertains to laptops with the newish nvidia NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs. My nvidia blob just updated itself to 260.19.29 from the x-swat PPA. Brightness controls remain broken. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 656279] Re: NVRM: os_raise_smp_barrier(), invalid context!

2010-12-09 Thread Martin Spacek
I have a Thinkpad W510 with nvidia driver 260.19.26 from xswat, running in amd64 maverick, stock 2.6.35-23 kernel. Whenever I resumed from suspend, I mostly noticed the graphics slowdown while (smooth) scrolling a PDF in evince. A reboot restored graphics performance. After reading this, as well

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers

2010-12-03 Thread Martin Spacek
Here's a somewhat interesting account from what seems to me like a duplicate. I think I can confirm what he says about values in /proc/acpi/video/VID/LCD0/brightness Bug #613638 Adjusting brightness broken after hibernate/suspend -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 613638] Re: Adjusting brightness broken after hibernate/suspend

2010-12-03 Thread Martin Spacek
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 562005 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562005 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed ** Package changed: linux (Ubuntu) = nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers

2010-12-03 Thread Martin Spacek
I just tried the new nvidia blob from the https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/x-updates ppa (260.19.26), brightness controls still don't work. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in ubuntu.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 557224] Re: resume broken on ATI radeon RV250

2010-11-24 Thread Martin Spacek
I have the same problem on my Thinkpad T41 with RV250 on Maverick. This system has been upgraded twice from 9.10. $ lspci | egrep -i rv 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV250 [Mobility FireGL 9000] (rev 02) Although hibernate/resume works fine, suspend/resume does

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 557224] Re: resume broken on ATI radeon RV250

2010-11-24 Thread Martin Spacek
I'm assuming that assigning this to xserver-xorg-video-ati is more appropriate than generically assigning it to linux (Ubuntu) -- resume broken on ATI radeon RV250 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/557224 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 557224] Re: resume broken on ATI radeon RV250

2010-11-24 Thread Martin Spacek
** Tags added: agp -- resume broken on ATI radeon RV250 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/557224 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in ubuntu. ___ Mailing list:

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers

2010-09-01 Thread Martin Spacek
I was using Maverick a couple of days ago with whatever the default nvidia driver was (256.44 at the time, I believe), but the problem remained. -- Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 568382] Re: Lucid Kubuntu: garbled splash screen and random failures to start X

2010-08-10 Thread Martin Spacek
I'm getting this as well on my Lenovo Thinkpad W510 with an Nvidia Quadro FX 880M, and it's very random. Doesn't seem to matter if it's a cold boot. The odds seem to be about 50/50 of booting up normally, or booting up to the X dialog in low-graphics mode. When I choose restart X in the X dialog,

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 568382] Re: Lucid Kubuntu: garbled splash screen and random failures to start X

2010-08-10 Thread Martin Spacek
Just to clarify, I'm running Ubuntu (not Kubuntu) 10.04, amd64. ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- Lucid Kubuntu: garbled splash screen and random failures to start X https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/568382 You received this bug notification because

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls of laptops with NVIDIA NVS and Quadro FX 880M GPUs no longer function while using proprietary drivers

2010-05-26 Thread Martin Spacek
Here are the relevant parts of my lshal output: udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer_backlight_0' info.addons = {'hald-addon-generic-backlight'} (string list) info.capabilities = {'laptop_panel'} (string list) info.category = 'laptop_panel' (string) info.interfaces =

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls on ThinkPad T510 no longer function when using proprietary drivers

2010-05-21 Thread Martin Spacek
I have the same problem on a Thinkpad W510 (Nvidia Quadro FX 880M), running the latest nvidia binary drivers from the ubuntu repo. ** Tags added: w510 -- Backlight controls on ThinkPad T510 no longer function when using proprietary drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562005 You received

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 544869] Re: Suspend fails to resume on Dell 8600 / ATI video

2010-03-26 Thread Martin Spacek
After a bit more testing, I've noticed some further subtleties. When I get a black screen (as opposed to the weird marbled one that gets brighter and brighter) on resume from suspend, I do in fact get a mouse cursor. What's more, the mouse switches to a text insertion I bar when I hover it over

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 544869] Re: Suspend fails to resume on Dell 8600 / ATI video

2010-03-26 Thread Martin Spacek
Tormod, I just tried the /daily/current snapshot (2.6.34 from 2010-03-25), and I can't seem to boot with it. Not even in recovery mode. I get a screen of log messages that stop at about 0.4 seconds at kernel_thread_helper or ? uart_send_xchar or ? uart_register_driver, and then I have to do a hard

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 510004] Re: [lucid regression] random graphics effects after resume from suspend to RAM

2010-03-24 Thread Martin Spacek
I have what sounds like a similar problem on my Thinkpad T41, which has an ATI RV250 GPU. This is 32 bit Lucid, upgraded from Karmic. Suspend/resume worked fine in Karmic. I'm using the default open-source ATI drivers. This is a really old GPU by the way. Hibernate/resume works fine in Lucid.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 544869] Re: Suspend fails to resume on Dell 8600 / ATI video

2010-03-24 Thread Martin Spacek
I'm having the same problem on my Thinkpad T41 with Radeon Mobility 9000 (RV250) GPU. This is a problem that showed up in lucid, but wasn't present in karmic. Resume seems to work, backlight turns on right away (I can even control the backlight level), but I either get: 1) A black screen 2) A

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 544869] Re: Suspend fails to resume on Dell 8600 / ATI video

2010-03-24 Thread Martin Spacek
By the way, resuming from hibernation works fine for me. Also, unlocking the locked machine works fine. I added the ati xorg driver as affected, since that seemed reasonable. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I'm happy to provide any logs or try other kernels or drivers that anyone might suggest.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 374780] Re: [RV250] thinkpad t40 with ati radeon rv 250 (M 9000) freezes

2009-10-22 Thread Martin Spacek
I just did a full update of my karmic installation on my Thinkpad T41. Turning on compiz *still* causes screen corruption, with full system lockup soon after. I also just tried booting from the karmic release candidate live cd (off of USB), which still defaults to having compiz turned on. Again, I

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 374780] Re: [RV250] thinkpad t40 with ati radeon rv 250 (M 9000) freezes

2009-10-22 Thread Martin Spacek
Bryce, I've assigned this to you just to get some attention on this. I have absolutely no idea who should really be addressing this. Please reassign if I've done this inappropriately. -- [RV250] thinkpad t40 with ati radeon rv 250 (M 9000) freezes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/374780 You

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 374780] Re: [RV250] thinkpad t40 with ati radeon rv 250 (M 9000) freezes

2009-10-22 Thread Martin Spacek
Can someone with the proper rights please set the importance for this to critical? -- [RV250] thinkpad t40 with ati radeon rv 250 (M 9000) freezes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/374780 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 374780] Re: [RV250] thinkpad t40 with ati radeon rv 250 (M 9000) freezes

2009-09-25 Thread Martin Spacek
I discovered that if I turn off compiz (set fancy effects to None) within about 30 sec of booting up from the LiveCD, everything becomes completely stable, and any screen corruption disappears. This means that I can post results from Xorg.0.log and 'dmesg'. Hopefully those will be relevant to the

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 374780] Re: [RV250] thinkpad t40 with ati radeon rv 250 (M 9000) freezes

2009-09-25 Thread Martin Spacek
Here are Xorg.0.log and dmesg after booting into karmic alpha6 off the livecd (on a USB stick) and immediately disabling compiz. The system hard locks within a minute if compiz is left enabled. After disabling it, if I then go to re-enable it, the system hard locks almost immediately. **

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 374780] Re: [RV250] thinkpad t40 with ati radeon rv 250 (M 9000) freezes

2009-09-25 Thread Martin Spacek
** Attachment added: dmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32466116/dmesg.txt -- [RV250] thinkpad t40 with ati radeon rv 250 (M 9000) freezes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/374780 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 374780] Re: [RV250] thinkpad t40 with ati radeon rv 250 (M 9000) freezes

2009-09-25 Thread Martin Spacek
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Confirmed -- [RV250] thinkpad t40 with ati radeon rv 250 (M 9000) freezes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/374780 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 374780] Re: [RV250] thinkpad t40 with ati radeon rv 250 (M 9000) freezes

2009-09-05 Thread Martin Spacek
I have an IBM Thinkpad T41 with an ATI Radeon Mobility 9000 (rv 250). I can't say I've noticed this problem in Ubuntu 9.04, but I just tried booting from the 9.10 alpha5 karmic livecd (off a USB stick), and the system always locks up within a minute or so of booting. I noticed a little bit of

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 374780] Re: [RV250] thinkpad t40 with ati radeon rv 250 (M 9000) freezes

2009-09-05 Thread Martin Spacek
By the way, my 14 LCD is 1400x1050. The extra resolution has caused issues in the past, at least with compiz. -- [RV250] thinkpad t40 with ati radeon rv 250 (M 9000) freezes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/374780 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is