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has caused the Debian Bug report #928412,
regarding Backlight doesn't work on Asus EeePC 1215b
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Package: linux-image-4.9.0-9-amd64
Version: 4.9.168-1
After updating the kernel from linux-image-4.9.0-8-amd64 to
linux-image-4.9.0-9-amd64, the screen backlight on the Asus EeePC 1215b laptop
stops working.
I tried to install Debian 9.8 and perform an apt-get upgrade, it did not cause
any problems. But then I tried apt-get dist-upgrade and the backlight stopped
working. Now, if I load the old kernel, the backlight works correctly again.
But with the new kernel it does not work. From here I conclude that the problem
is in the kernel, but I am not sure (how can I check this?).
When I try to change the backlight brightness using the keyboard, I see that
the indicator in XFCE shows changes, but the backlight still does not turn on.
I tried the clean install Debian 9.9, there the backlight didn't work initially
(but in the installer it worked). I also encountered a similar problem in LMDE
3 "Cindy".
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--- Begin Message ---
Hi
This bug was filed for a very old kernel or the bug is old itself
without resolution.
If you can reproduce it with
- the current version in unstable/testing
- the latest kernel from backports
please reopen the bug, see https://www.debian.org/Bugs/server-control
for details.
Regards,
Salvatore
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