Public bug reported:
I've installed 7.10 on a Gateway 200 ARC laptop. The following function
key combinations cause my display to wig out completely. The entire
screen becomes very "snowy" and not readable. Ctrl-alt-backspace won't
restart X. The only thing I know to do to fix it is a hard reboot by
holding how the power button.
fn+up/down arrow : brightness
fn+right/left arrow : volume
During boot however the function keys work fine. I can change brightness
and volume no problem. Once I get to the logon screen those function
keys hose the display.
If I do nothing during boot, then the screen defaults to what appears to
be the lowest brightness level.
Also, Power Manager Brightness Applet 2.20.0, says "cannot get laptop
panel brightness." This feels like a separate issue since the wigged
out screen happens using the volume keys as well.
The occurs every time.
The workaround is to set screen brightness and volume during boot time
ONLY.
The recovery is a hard reboot.
** Affects: meta-gnome2 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Gateway laptop - function keys force me to hard reboot
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160652
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