Additional information: Once 13.10 is installed, it still boots to an off backlight; BUT I can use the laptop screen brightness keys to increase backlight power and see the screen, although it is somewhat washed out. Each time the laptop is restarted, however, the setting is lost and it boots to black.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/797537 Title: Natty 11.04 Gateway NV79 BACKLIGHT TURNED OFF DURING BOOT Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” package in Ubuntu: Expired Bug description: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel BUG creeped into Maverick 10.10; wasn't in Lucid 10.04. Still exists in Natty 11.04 (can be verified with Natty distribution CD). During boot sequence, display backlight is turned off. Also occurs when waking up from suspend. Graphics are being output but cannot be seen because backlight is off. Plugging in an external monitor and setting to mirror displays turns on the backlight. (which will go off again upon suspend). Seems related to i915 chip settings. same bug referenced in detail in: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/685727 and https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/705949 .. both bugs which have languished for ages with no response and have been inexplicably closed. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/797537/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
