[Bug 1399611] Re: Screen brightness not working acer aspire 5742
Thanks. I updated my bios using freedos (which was surprisingly easy to do!). sudo dmidecode -s bios-version sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date V1.30 08/13/2012 This does not fix the problem. If I restart my laptop without the workaround, the effect is still the same. When I change brightness, I see the slider changing, but the brightness stays the same. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1399611 Title: Screen brightness not working acer aspire 5742 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1399611/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1399611] Re: Screen brightness not working acer aspire 5742
Merlijn Sebrechts, the issue you are reporting is an upstream one. Could you please report this problem to the appropriate mailing list (linux- acpi) by following the instructions _verbatim_ at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/kernel ? Please provide a direct URL to your e-mail to the mailing list once you have made it so that it may be tracked via http://vger.kernel.org/vger- lists.html . Thank you for your understanding. ** Tags removed: bios-outdated-1.30 ** Tags added: latest-bios-1.30 ** Summary changed: - Screen brightness not working acer aspire 5742 + 8086:0046 [Acer Aspire 5742] Screen brightness not working ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1399611 Title: 8086:0046 [Acer Aspire 5742] Screen brightness not working To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1399611/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1399611] Re: Screen brightness not working acer aspire 5742
Merlijn Sebrechts, as per http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/drivers an update to your BIOS is available (1.30). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does it change anything? If it doesn't, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command: sudo dmidecode -s bios-version sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette . Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. As well, you don't have to create a new bug report. Once the BIOS is updated, then please mark this report Status Confirmed. Thank you for your understanding. ** Tags added: bios-outdated-1.30 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1399611 Title: Screen brightness not working acer aspire 5742 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1399611/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1399611] Re: Screen brightness not working acer aspire 5742
Did this issue occur in a previous version of Ubuntu, or is this a new issue? 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 this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'. If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream'. Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as Confirmed. Thanks in advance. [0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.18-rc7-vivid/ ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Medium ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1399611 Title: Screen brightness not working acer aspire 5742 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1399611/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1399611] Re: Screen brightness not working acer aspire 5742
** Tags added: kernel-bug-exists-upstream -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1399611 Title: Screen brightness not working acer aspire 5742 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1399611/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1399611] Re: Screen brightness not working acer aspire 5742
This is the first version of Ubuntu I installed. I do not know if this is a regression. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1399611 Title: Screen brightness not working acer aspire 5742 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1399611/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1399611] Re: Screen brightness not working acer aspire 5742
removing the workaround (intel.conf file in /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/) and booting with the latest vivid kernel (3.18.0-031800rc7-generic #201411302035) did not fix the problem. Can someone explain me why the workaround works? Is the brightness normally handled by the kernel and does my workaround tell the intel driver to handle it? Kind regards. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1399611 Title: Screen brightness not working acer aspire 5742 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1399611/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
