hi the updates listed at end were applied on 17 May 2015. the issue noted here is no longer happening and the gdm screen brightness is fine and i am able to 'visually' log in.
i'll add anything further if there is a change for the worse. thanks :) ------- Removed the following packages: xserver-xorg-video-modesetting xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion Upgraded the following packages: at-spi2-core (2.14.0-1) to 2.16.0-1 cgmanager (0.36-2) to 0.37-1 cpp-4.9 (4.9.2-10) to 4.9.2-16 fonts-stix (1.1.1-1) to 1.1.1-3 g++-4.9 (4.9.2-10) to 4.9.2-16 gcc-4.9 (4.9.2-10) to 4.9.2-16 gcc-4.9-base (4.9.2-10) to 4.9.2-16 gir1.2-atspi-2.0 (2.14.0-1) to 2.16.0-1 isc-dhcp-client (4.3.1-6) to 4.3.2-1 isc-dhcp-common (4.3.1-6) to 4.3.2-1 krb5-locales (1.12.1+dfsg-19) to 1.12.1+dfsg-20 libasan1 (4.9.2-10) to 4.9.2-16 libatk-adaptor (2.14.0-2) to 2.16.0-1 libatk-bridge2.0-0 (2.14.0-2) to 2.16.0-1 libatomic1 (4.9.2-10) to 5.1.1-5 libatspi2.0-0 (2.14.0-1) to 2.16.0-1 libcgi-pm-perl (4.09-2) to 4.15-1 libcgmanager0 (0.36-2) to 0.37-1 libcilkrts5 (4.9.2-10) to 5.1.1-5 libdbi-perl (1.631-3+b1) to 1.633-1 libefivar0 (0.15-3) to 0.18-1 libexempi3 (2.2.1-2) to 2.2.2-2 libgcc-4.9-dev (4.9.2-10) to 4.9.2-16 libgcc1 (1:4.9.2-10) to 1:5.1.1-5 libgfortran3 (4.9.2-10) to 5.1.1-5 libgomp1 (4.9.2-10) to 5.1.1-5 libgssapi-krb5-2 (1.12.1+dfsg-19) to 1.12.1+dfsg-20 libitm1 (4.9.2-10) to 5.1.1-5 libjpeg62-turbo (1:1.3.1-12) to 1:1.4.0-7 libk5crypto3 (1.12.1+dfsg-19) to 1.12.1+dfsg-20 libkrb5-3 (1.12.1+dfsg-19) to 1.12.1+dfsg-20 libkrb5support0 (1.12.1+dfsg-19) to 1.12.1+dfsg-20 liblsan0 (4.9.2-10) to 5.1.1-5 libmm-glib0 (1.4.0-1) to 1.4.8-1 libntdb1 (1.0-5) to 1.0-7 libobjc4 (4.9.2-10) to 5.1.1-5 libopenobex1 (1.5-2.1) to 1.5-3 liborcus-0.8-0 (0.7.0+dfsg-9) to 0.7.1-2 libpangomm-1.4-1 (2.34.0-1.1) to 2.36.0-1 libpython2.7 (2.7.9-4) to 2.7.10~rc1-1 libpython2.7-minimal (2.7.9-4) to 2.7.10~rc1-1 libpython2.7-stdlib (2.7.9-4) to 2.7.10~rc1-1 libqmi-glib1 (1.10.2-2) to 1.12.6-1 libqmi-proxy (1.10.2-2) to 1.12.6-1 libquadmath0 (4.9.2-10) to 5.1.1-5 libstdc++-4.9-dev (4.9.2-10) to 4.9.2-16 libstdc++6 (4.9.2-10) to 5.1.1-5 libtext-levenshtein-perl (0.11-1) to 0.12-1 libtsan0 (4.9.2-10) to 5.1.1-5 libubsan0 (4.9.2-10) to 5.1.1-5 libwebp5 (0.4.1-1.2+b2) to 0.4.3-1.3 libwebpdemux1 (0.4.1-1.2+b2) to 0.4.3-1.3 libwebpmux1 (0.4.1-1.2+b2) to 0.4.3-1.3 libxfce4util-bin (4.10.1-2) to 4.12.1-2 libxfce4util-common (4.10.1-2) to 4.12.1-2 libxfconf-0-2 (4.10.0-3) to 4.12.0-2+b1 logrotate (3.8.7-1+b1) to 3.8.7-2 modemmanager (1.4.0-1) to 1.4.8-1 network-manager-openconnect (0.9.10.0-1) to 1.0.2-1 patchutils (0.3.3-1) to 0.3.4-1 poppler-data (0.4.7-1) to 0.4.7-3 python-ntdb (1.0-5) to 1.0-7 python2.7 (2.7.9-4) to 2.7.10~rc1-1 python2.7-minimal (2.7.9-4) to 2.7.10~rc1-1 simple-scan (3.16.1.1-1) to 3.17.1-1 task-desktop (3.31) to 3.32 task-english (3.31) to 3.32 task-gnome-desktop (3.31) to 3.32 task-laptop (3.31) to 3.32 task-print-server (3.31) to 3.32 task-ssh-server (3.31) to 3.32 tasksel (3.31) to 3.32 tasksel-data (3.31) to 3.32 telnet (0.17-36) to 0.17-40 traceroute (1:2.0.20-2+b1) to 1:2.0.21-1 virtualbox (4.3.26-dfsg-3) to 4.3.26-dfsg-3+b2 virtualbox-qt (4.3.26-dfsg-3) to 4.3.26-dfsg-3+b2 w3m (0.5.3-20) to 0.5.3-21 x11-common (1:7.7+8) to 1:7.7+9 xfconf (4.10.0-3) to 4.12.0-2+b1 xorg (1:7.7+8) to 1:7.7+9 xserver-common (2:1.16.4-1) to 2:1.17.1-2 xserver-xephyr (2:1.16.4-1) to 2:1.17.1-2 xserver-xorg (1:7.7+8) to 1:7.7+9 xserver-xorg-core (2:1.16.4-1) to 2:1.17.1-2 xserver-xorg-core-dbg (2:1.16.4-1) to 2:1.17.1-2 xserver-xorg-input-all (1:7.7+8) to 1:7.7+9 xserver-xorg-video-all (1:7.7+8) to 1:7.7+9 xserver-xorg-video-ati (1:7.5.0-1) to 1:7.5.0-1+b1 xserver-xorg-video-cirrus (1:1.5.2-2+b1) to 1:1.5.3-1 xserver-xorg-video-fbdev (1:0.4.4-1+b2) to 1:0.4.4-1+b3 xserver-xorg-video-intel (2:2.21.15-2+b2) to 2:2.99.917-1 xserver-xorg-video-intel-dbg (2:2.21.15-2+b2) to 2:2.99.917-1 xserver-xorg-video-mach64 (6.9.4-2) to 6.9.5-1 xserver-xorg-video-mga (1:1.6.3-2+b1) to 1:1.6.4-1+b1 xserver-xorg-video-neomagic (1:1.2.8-1+b2) to 1:1.2.9-1 xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (1:1.0.11-1) to 1:1.0.11-1+b1 xserver-xorg-video-openchrome (1:0.3.3-1+b2) to 1:0.3.3-1+b3 xserver-xorg-video-r128 (6.9.2-1+b2) to 6.10.0-1 xserver-xorg-video-radeon (1:7.5.0-1) to 1:7.5.0-1+b1 xserver-xorg-video-savage (1:2.3.7-2+b2) to 1:2.3.8-1 xserver-xorg-video-sisusb (1:0.9.6-2+b2) to 1:0.9.6-2+b3 xserver-xorg-video-tdfx (1:1.4.5-1+b2) to 1:1.4.6-1+b1 xserver-xorg-video-trident (1:1.3.6-2+b2) to 1:1.3.7-1+b1 xserver-xorg-video-vesa (1:2.3.3-1+b3) to 1:2.3.3-1+b4 xserver-xorg-video-vmware (1:13.0.2-3.1) to 1:13.1.0-2 xwayland (2:1.16.4-1) to 2:1.17.1-2 Installed the following packages: gcc-5-base (5.1.1-5) libgsoap7 (2.8.22-1) libxcb-render-util0 (0.3.9-1) libxfce4util7 (4.12.1-2) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org