On 9/13/25 09:59, Abel Abraham Camarillo Ojeda wrote:
On Thu, Sep 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM Christoph Liebender <christ...@liebender.dev <mailto:christ...@liebender.dev>> wrote:On 9/11/25 15:25, Abel Abraham Camarillo Ojeda wrote: > > > On Thu, Sep 11, 2025 at 4:58 AM Crystal Kolipe > <kolip...@exoticsilicon.com <mailto:kolip...@exoticsilicon.com> <mailto:kolip...@exoticsilicon.com <mailto:kolip...@exoticsilicon.com>>> wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 10, 2025 at 04:22:15PM -0600, Abel Abraham Camarillo > Ojeda wrote: > > I have reported this since around 2 years ago, I don't think > there's any > > known solution/workaround. I know that, but I thought that after these years maybe somebody might have a look again :) > > Are you sure that it's the same bug? > > In your report, if I understand correctly, the issue only happens in > X11. > > In Christoph's report, it happens if X11 is running, (via xenodm), and > the brightness is changed in any way, including from another VT using > wsconsctl. I have to note here that I run wsconsctl in a terminal in X. I.e. I open up my favorite terminal emulator, and just type doas wsconsctl ... > If you want to investigate it further, maybe try eliminating X11 and see > if the problem persists. Also, see whether there is a difference > between > starting X11 via xenodm and starting it manually from the console. > > > You're right in my machine I can change brightness in VT with F5/F6 > without lockups. > Even if X11 is still running but 'hidden' via ctrl+alt+F1. > > In X11 I cannot change brightness without lockups via F5/F6 or > xbacklight (I don't know other means) > > It seems to only happen in X11. Haven't tested without xenodm. (Can't > test that today) So, it happens if you change brightness outside of X11?
No. I double checked: when I switch to another VT that is not running xenocara, changing the brightness via wsconsctl is instantaneous. It only seems to happen inside of an X session.
