Package: linux-2.6
Severity: normal

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Presing the "light up" / "light down" keys doesn't modify the LCD
screen brightness.
Directly writing to /sys/class/backlight/panasonic/brightness has the
same effect : nothing.
/sys/class/backlight/panasonic/actual_brightness is modified, but the
screen brightness isn't affected.

I tried to reboot with lenny 2.6.26-2 kernel on the same system, and
the brightness could be changed by pressing the up/down keys, so I
believe it is a kernel issue (but gdm couldn't properly start, so it
is not a proper workaround).

It is a serious issue, since the screen default brightness is very
strong and uncomfortable.

I believe it is related to
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/588983

I tried to use acpi packages from unstable, without improvement.

--- System information. ---
Architecture: amd64
Kernel:       Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64

Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  700 testing         security.debian.org 
  700 testing         ftp.jaist.ac.jp 
  600 unstable        ftp.jaist.ac.jp 
  500 stable          ftp.jaist.ac.jp 
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Device 8338
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information: Len=0c <?>
        Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated 
Graphics Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
        Subsystem: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Device 8338
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 35
        Memory at f0000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
        Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
        I/O ports at e0b0 [size=8]
        Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
        Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [a4] PCI Advanced Features
        Kernel driver in use: i915

00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82577LM Gigabit Network 
Connection (rev 06)
        Subsystem: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Device 8338
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 33
        Memory at f4a00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
        Memory at f4a29000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        I/O ports at e040 [size=32]
        Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
        Capabilities: [e0] PCI Advanced Features
        Kernel driver in use: e1000e

00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 
Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
        Subsystem: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Device 8338
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
        Memory at f4a28000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0
        Capabilities: [98] PCI Advanced Features
        Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High 
Definition Audio (rev 06)
        Subsystem: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Device 8338
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
        Memory at f4a20000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [60] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
        Capabilities: [70] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
        Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
        Capabilities: [130] Root Complex Link
        Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express 
Root Port 1 (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
        I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
        Memory behind bridge: f4800000-f49fffff
        Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
        Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 
Device 8338
        Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express 
Root Port 2 (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=09, sec-latency=0
        I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
        Memory behind bridge: f4600000-f47fffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000f4b00000-00000000f4cfffff
        Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
        Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 
Device 8338
        Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express 
Root Port 3 (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=0a, subordinate=0a, sec-latency=0
        I/O behind bridge: 0000b000-0000bfff
        Memory behind bridge: f4400000-f45fffff
        Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
        Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 
Device 8338
        Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express 
Root Port 4 (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=0b, subordinate=13, sec-latency=0
        I/O behind bridge: 00009000-0000afff
        Memory behind bridge: f0400000-f43fffff
        Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
        Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 
Device 8338
        Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 
Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
        Subsystem: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Device 8338
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
        Memory at f4a27000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0
        Capabilities: [98] PCI Advanced Features
        Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev a6) (prog-if 
01 [Subtractive decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=14, subordinate=14, sec-latency=32
        Capabilities: [50] Subsystem: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 
Device 8338

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 5 Series Chipset LPC Interface 
Controller (rev 06)
        Subsystem: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Device 8338
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
        Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information: Len=10 <?>

00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 6 port 
SATA AHCI Controller (rev 06) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
        Subsystem: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Device 8338
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 34
        I/O ports at e090 [size=8]
        I/O ports at e080 [size=4]
        I/O ports at e070 [size=8]
        I/O ports at e060 [size=4]
        I/O ports at e020 [size=32]
        Memory at f4a26000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
        Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 3
        Capabilities: [a8] SATA HBA v1.0
        Capabilities: [b0] PCI Advanced Features
        Kernel driver in use: ahci

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller 
(rev 06)
        Subsystem: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Device 8338
        Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 18
        Memory at f4a25000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        I/O ports at e000 [size=32]

00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series 
Chipset Thermal Subsystem (rev 06)
        Subsystem: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Device 8338
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
        Memory at f4a24000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
        Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-

0a:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 
(rev 35)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 2x2 AGN
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 36
        Memory at f4400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
        Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 3
        Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
        Capabilities: [e0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
        Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
        Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 00-23-15-ff-ff-0e-77-d4
        Kernel driver in use: iwlagn

0b:00.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd Device e476
        Subsystem: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Device 8338
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
        Memory at f2c01000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Bus: primary=0b, secondary=0c, subordinate=0f, sec-latency=176
        Memory window 0: f0400000-f2bff000 (prefetchable)
        Memory window 1: f3000000-f33ff000
        I/O window 0: 00009000-000090ff
        I/O window 1: 00009400-000094ff
        16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001
        Kernel driver in use: yenta_cardbus

0b:00.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd Device e822 (rev 02) (prog-if 01)
        Subsystem: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Device 8338
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
        Memory at f2c00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
        Capabilities: [78] Power Management version 3
        Capabilities: [80] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
        Kernel driver in use: sdhci-pci

3f:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture 
Generic Non-core Registers (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 8086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

3f:00.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture 
System Address Decoder (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 8086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

3f:02.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link 0 (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 8086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

3f:02.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Physical 0 (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 8086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

3f:02.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 8086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

3f:02.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 8086
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

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