[Bug 790435] Re: Adjusting brightness is impossible

2011-11-11 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 Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/790435

[Bug 790435] Re: Adjusting brightness is impossible

2011-09-12 Thread Brad Figg
Thank you for taking the time to file a bug report on this issue. However, given the number of bugs that the Kernel Team receives during any development cycle it is impossible for us to review them all. Therefore, we occasionally resort to using automated bots to request further testing. This is

[Bug 790435] Re: Adjusting brightness is impossible

2011-06-21 Thread hate_bugs_89
Do you want me to try something else or may I clean install Ubuntu 10.04, as I plan? :] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/790435 Title: Adjusting brightness is impossible To manage

[Bug 790435] Re: Adjusting brightness is impossible

2011-06-10 Thread Fabio Marconi
Hello hate_bugs_89 There's a new kernel available, can you please install it: 1 - http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.0-rc2-oneiric /linux-headers-3.0.0-0300rc2_3.0.0-0300rc2.201106081532_all.deb 2 - http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.0-rc2-oneiric

[Bug 790435] Re: Adjusting brightness is impossible

2011-06-10 Thread hate_bugs_89
Hello, I installed these now. My nVidia drivers broke because of them, so I'm back to Gnome. Brightness switching is just as troublesome as it was originally. Readding acpi_backlight=vendor. *sudo update-grub* *reboot* It isn't exactly fixed, I noticed when the problems occur now, it is when I

[Bug 790435] Re: Adjusting brightness is impossible

2011-06-10 Thread hate_bugs_89
** Attachment added: dmesg https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/790435/+attachment/2164439/+files/dmesg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/790435 Title: Adjusting

[Bug 790435] Re: Adjusting brightness is impossible

2011-06-10 Thread Fabio Marconi
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Confirmed ** Tags added: natty oneiric ** Tags removed: brightness -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/790435 Title: Adjusting

[Bug 790435] Re: Adjusting brightness is impossible

2011-06-07 Thread hate_bugs_89
Thanks for staying with me, Fabio. Here is what I have done so far: - Removed 'acpi_backlight=vendor' from kernel boot parameters, since that fixed the problem - *sudo update-grub* - ls /sys/class/backlight/ dell_backlight (because of «Checking the kernel interfaces»). *reboot* Nothing changed,

[Bug 790435] Re: Adjusting brightness is impossible

2011-06-07 Thread hate_bugs_89
I just noticed that the two-step, aka useless adjusting does not appear before I am logged in. Whilst logging in, I turned the brightness up and down, and then it was behaving correclty. I thought it was worth a mention. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 790435] Re: Adjusting brightness is impossible

2011-06-03 Thread hate_bugs_89
It's 32. Sorry for not adding any additional info. :) ** Description changed: (11.04) This causes big jumps in the brightness adjusting settings on Dell Inspiron 9400 – I've seen other Inspirons having the same problem, too (10.10). As it says it's impossible to use it because it makes

[Bug 790435] Re: Adjusting brightness is impossible

2011-06-03 Thread Fabio Marconi
Hello Can you please install the latest mainline kernel clicking on the following links: 1 - http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.39.1-oneiric /linux-headers-2.6.39-02063901_2.6.39-02063901.201106030905_all.deb 2 - http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.39.1-oneiric

[Bug 790435] Re: Adjusting brightness is impossible

2011-06-02 Thread Fabio Marconi
Hello is your machine 32 or 64 bits? ** Package changed: ubuntu = linux (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/790435 Title: Adjusting brightness is impossible -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 790435] Re: Adjusting brightness is impossible

2011-06-01 Thread hate_bugs_89
Hello, I did the steps adding 'acpi_backlight=vendor' to the kernel boot parameters, and ran 'sudo update-grub' and restarted. And actually, it works to quite some extent. The problem is not entirely gone, but it is MUCH better. Thanks for the link. I don't know what I'm supposed to do on the

[Bug 790435] Re: Adjusting brightness is impossible

2011-06-01 Thread hate_bugs_89
** Description changed: (11.04) This causes big jumps in the brightness adjusting settings on Dell Inspiron 9400 – I've seen other Inspirons having the same problem, too (10.10). As it says it's impossible to use it because it makes such BIG jumps between 100 % brightness and down to 50.

[Bug 790435] Re: Adjusting brightness is impossible

2011-06-01 Thread hate_bugs_89
** Tags added: brightness -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/790435 Title: Adjusting brightness is impossible -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 790435] Re: Adjusting brightness is impossible

2011-05-31 Thread Fabio Marconi
Hello Are you able to follow this guide to colect informations for the developers? https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Debugging/Backlight Fabio ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New = Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to