[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2015-01-22 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
[Expired for linux (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu.

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-23 Thread sys64738
The problem still exists with kernel 3.17.3 and seems to be fixed with 3.18-rc1 (where the system behaviour is the same as described further above for 3.18-rc4). I have read the wiki articles about bisecting with git (and found all of this quite interesting) and also locally built one kernel

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-14 Thread sys64738
I was brave enough to update the BIOS and got the new version: Running sudo dmidecode -s bios-version sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date I get: A11 10/27/2009 The system has booted successfully, but the problem with the brightness control is still the same. Setting brightness through

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-14 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
sys64738, the next step is to fully reverse commit bisect from kernel 3.16 to 3.18-rc4 in order to identify the last bad commit, followed immediately by the first good one. Once this commit has been identified, then it may be reviewed as a candidate for backporting into your release. Could you

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-13 Thread sys64738
I have now installed kernel: 3.18.0-031800rc4-generic #201411091835 SMP Sun Nov 9 23:58:06 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux After booting with this kernel, the system was not fully functional (desktop shown, but LXDE start menu and taskbar empty). However pushing F4/F5 for

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-13 Thread sys64738
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Confirmed -- 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/1392024 Title: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-13 Thread sys64738
I just tried again changing the brightness value via the command line, like echo 15 /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness echo 1 /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness and now saw that this did work. Looks like I didn't test this correctly in the first place. So the problem must be

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-13 Thread sys64738
xbacklight doesn't work either: xbacklight -set 5 No outputs have backlight property -- 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/1392024 Title: Backlight control not working Dell

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-13 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
sys64738, as per http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/inspiron-mini10/drivers an update to your BIOS is available (A11). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does it change anything? If it doesn't, could you please both

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
I should probably add that the system reacts on the brightness keys (F4/F5) by displaying and changing the brightness bar indicator, only that this has no effect on the actual screen brightness. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread Joseph Salisbury
Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v3.18 kernel[0]. If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'. If the mainline kernel does not fix

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
** Tags added: bios-outdated-a11 -- 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/1392024 Title: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10 Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: