On my Raring, KDE, Ubuntu 3.8.0-30.44-generic, bumblebee removed, BIOS SATA Compatible (to allow nvidia drivers to work, http://wiki.daviddarts.com/Ubuntu_Maverick_on_the_Asus_UL30VT#Nvidia_Accelerated_Graphics_Driver, note that that also disables the intel card which does not appear anymore in lspci), only default kernel parameters: The plasma widget for screen brightness (actually battery monitor) is able to change the brightness. And automatic brightness change from KDE system (when power is unplugged) works also. However, the hotkeys do not trigger any change. Is there any debug files that would be useful?
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1178796 Title: [Asus UL80VT] Backlight control does not work, but there are entries in /sys/class/backlight Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: It used to work with the workaround suggested at http://wiki.daviddarts.com/Ubuntu_Maverick_on_the_Asus_UL30VT#Screen_Brightness which modifies asus-brn-down.sh to use the "setpci" method. But I had forgotten that workaround and I suspect that upgrading to Raring removed my modified scripts. So, in the original description of the bug, I thought it was a regression. But it's probably not a regression as the brightness control has apparently never worked off- the-shelf. Not working neither with linux- image-3.9.1-030901-generic_3.9.1-030901.201305080210 from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.9.1-saucy/ Hotkeys are detected, showkey -s: Fn+F5: 0xe0 0x4c 0xe0 0xcc Fn+F6: 0xe0 0x54 0xe0 0xd4 I also attach the results from tests described on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Debugging/Backlight. Test with acpi_backlight=vendor: - on 3.8.0-20.31-generic, no change. But echo 8 > /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness makes the screen dark, moreover /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/max_brightness = 2583660 - on 3.9.1, no brightness change but the KDE notification pops up with only 3 levels (0, 53, 100%) Test with video.use_bios_initial_backlight=0: - on 3.8.0-20.31-generic, no change. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: linux-image-3.8.0-20-generic 3.8.0-20.31 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-20.31-generic 3.8.11 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-20-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: guillaume 2490 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: guillaume 2490 F.... pulseaudio Date: Fri May 10 12:14:58 2013 HibernationDevice: RESUME=/dev/sda6 InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-01-19 (1207 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027) MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. UL80VT MarkForUpload: True ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-20-generic root=UUID=d92f3a31-9e9c-4c19-98be-6fbc82629a36 ro video.use_bios_initial_backlight=0 quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-20-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-20-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.106 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-04-27 (12 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 01/17/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 214 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: UL80VT dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr214:bd01/17/2011:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnUL80VT:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnUL80VT:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: UL80VT dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. --- ApportVersion: 2.12-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: ubuntu 2788 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 2788 F.... pulseaudio CasperVersion: 1.336 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130813) MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. UL80VT MarkForUpload: True Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash acpi_backlight=vendor -- ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-1.4-generic 3.11.0-rc4 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.11.0-1-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.11.0-1-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.113 Tags: saucy Uname: Linux 3.11.0-1-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo dmi.bios.date: 01/17/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 214 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: UL80VT dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr214:bd01/17/2011:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnUL80VT:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnUL80VT:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: UL80VT dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 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