[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-11-17 Thread Ubuntu QA Website
** Tags added: iso-testing -- X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/261721 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-06-25 Thread cenoura
I'm experiencing the same problem on a Samsung r60+ laptop, on both Jaunty and Karmic alpha2. The problem is the same as described in this duplicate: a href=https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282963;bug 282963/a. The keyboard becomes unresponsive as well as most of the applets in the gnome-panel.

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-06-25 Thread cenoura
I'm experiencing the same problem on a Samsung r60+ laptop, on both Jaunty and Karmic alpha2. The problem is the same as described in this duplicate: a href=https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282963;bug 282963/a. The keyboard becomes unresponsive as well as most of the applets in the gnome-panel.

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-06-25 Thread Saïvann Carignan
cenoura : This bug is fixed, therefore the problem you get is a different bug (even the symptoms might look very similar), can you copy and launch this line in a terminal to report a brand new detailed bug report for linux? : ubuntu-bug -p linux -- X never sees brightness key release events on

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-05-12 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package linux - 2.6.27-14.33 --- linux (2.6.27-14.33) intrepid-proposed; urgency=low [Stefan Bader] * Fix FTBS due to a mysteriously missing ABI directory. linux (2.6.27-14.32) intrepid-proposed; urgency=low [Stefan Bader] * Rebuild of

Re: [Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-03-04 Thread Ben Trusty
latest kernel update fixed mine dell inspiron 1150 2.6.27-13-generic On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 3:30 AM, Martin Pitt martin.p...@ubuntu.com wrote: Dimitrios Symeonidis [2009-03-01 21:00 -]: The reason 2.6.27-13 isn't automatically installed is that, for some strange reason,

Re: [Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-03-03 Thread Martin Pitt
Dimitrios Symeonidis [2009-03-01 21:00 -]: The reason 2.6.27-13 isn't automatically installed is that, for some strange reason, linux-image-generic wasn't updated, and still points to -12... It is updated now. Martin -- Martin Pitt| http://www.piware.de Ubuntu

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-03-02 Thread Kashi Gorton
/proc/version: Linux version 2.6.27-13-generic (bui...@palmer) (gcc version 4.3.2 (Ubuntu 4.3.2-1ubuntu12) ) #1 SMP Thu Feb 26 07:26:43 UTC 2009 ... and it's fixed and working like a dream :) thanks guys! Mucho appreciatoed. Proposed now points at the right files, and my brightness is adjustable

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-03-01 Thread Kashi Gorton
Bryan: the linux that appeared in proposed for me was 2.6.27-12. What's going on? The bug still persists for me, by the way... -- X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/261721 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-03-01 Thread Kashi Gorton
/proc/version: Linux version 2.6.27-12-generic (bui...@palmer) (gcc version 4.3.2 (Ubuntu 4.3.2-1ubuntu12) ) #1 SMP Thu Feb 5 09:26:35 UTC 2009 sudo dmidecode | grep Vendor: Vendor: Dell Computer Corporation -- X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

Re: [Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-03-01 Thread Bryan Quigley
It won't auto update you to it yet, it's waiting for external drivers to build perhaps? I manually installed it, cause my laptop doesn't require any. If you do a search for 2.6.27-13 it should come up and you could give it a try (but it might break prop. drivers until they get built).

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-03-01 Thread Dimitrios Symeonidis
The reason 2.6.27-13 isn't automatically installed is that, for some strange reason, linux-image-generic wasn't updated, and still points to -12... To see this for yourself, run aptitude why linux- image-2.6.27-12-generic, and it will tell you that it's automatically installed because you have

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-02-28 Thread Martin Pitt
** Tags added: verification-done ** Tags removed: verification-needed -- X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/261721 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-02-27 Thread Bryan Quigley
My dmidecode | grep Vendor is Vendor: Dell Computer Corporation I'm using the latest proposed - 2.6.27-13-generic. It's fixed for me! Thank you. -- X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/261721 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-02-26 Thread maraja
Problem still persists with the latest intrepid kernel update (2.6.27-11-generic) here on Dell XPS 1330, Bios A15. Ubuntu 8.10 Attached my dmidecode. Also (maybe there is another report?) using the OSD buttons to increase/decrease volume show on the screen the indicator that the volume is

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-02-25 Thread Martin Pitt
Accepted linux into intrepid-proposed; please test and give feedback here. Please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance! ** Tags added: verification-needed -- X never sees brightness key release events on Dell

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-02-20 Thread Stefan Bader
The patch Input: atkbd - broaden the Dell DMI signatures has been applied to Intrepid by the update to 2.6.27.15 (see LP bug #328652) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Intrepid) Status: Triaged = Fix Committed -- X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

Re: [Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-02-20 Thread Ben Trusty
2.6.27-12-generic (latest proposed update) still broken on dell inspiron 1150 On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Stefan Bader stefan.ba...@canonical.comwrote: The patch Input: atkbd - broaden the Dell DMI signatures has been applied to Intrepid by the update to 2.6.27.15 (see LP bug #328652)

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-02-07 Thread Tim Abell
I'm a bit confused, having read all the comments. I have an inspiron 8500, which reports Dell Computer Corporation in dmidecode. So I don't appear to benefit from the fix in 2.6.27-11. Does the above comment This is a Jaunty kernel only. mean that I won't get this fix until I upgrade to Jaunty

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-02-07 Thread wolfie2x
2.6.27-11 fixed about 90% of the problem for me on Intrepid. (Dell Inspiron 9400; Vendor Str=Dell Inc.. g-p-m 2.24.0-0ubuntu8.2; system fully up-to-date) The problem now is: The OSD is displayed but progress bar increment/decrement is in small steps (min brightness at 50% mark). If the progress

Re: [Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-02-06 Thread Andy Whitcroft
On Thu, Feb 05, 2009 at 05:18:43PM -, nanotube wrote: will this latest kernel be released for intrepid? or is it jaunty-only? This is a Jaunty kernel only. Intrepid is carrying the 2.6.27 series of kernels. -- X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-02-05 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package linux - 2.6.28-7.18 --- linux (2.6.28-7.18) jaunty; urgency=low [ Alok Kataria ] * SAUCE: (drop after 2.6.29) x86: add a synthetic TSC_RELIABLE feature bit - LP: #319945 * SAUCE: (drop after 2.6.29) x86: add X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-02-05 Thread nanotube
will this latest kernel be released for intrepid? or is it jaunty-only? -- X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/261721 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-02-03 Thread Nicklas W Bjurman
I actually never had any problem with brightness and sound keys on Ubuntu, other distributions I have had problems oddly enough including Debian. -- X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/261721 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-02-01 Thread nanotube
Problem still persists with the latest intrepid kernel update (2.6.27-11-generic) here on Dell Inspiron 5150. dmidecode says manufacturer is Dell Computer Corporation -- X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/261721 You received this bug

Re: [Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-02-01 Thread Andy Whitcroft
On Sun, Feb 01, 2009 at 02:41:13PM -, nanotube wrote: Problem still persists with the latest intrepid kernel update (2.6.27-11-generic) here on Dell Inspiron 5150. dmidecode says manufacturer is Dell Computer Corporation The fix as committed will be in the next Jaunty kernel, it is not

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-01-31 Thread Tim Gardner
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu- jaunty.git;a=commit;h=bf9b51b29cab40295dfc5d79289bd389f24b7b06 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Jaunty) Importance: Undecided = Medium Assignee: (unassigned) = Tim Gardner (timg-tpi) Status: Invalid = Fix Committed Target: None =

Re: [Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-01-31 Thread Ben Trusty
most recent ubuntu 8.10 proposed update (last night) 2.6.27-11-generic still broken On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Tim Gardner tim.gard...@canonical.comwrote: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu- jaunty.git;a=commit;h=bf9b51b29cab40295dfc5d79289bd389f24b7b06 ** Changed in: linux

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-01-31 Thread Nicklas W Bjurman
On my Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop(bought 5 years ago), brightness keys and any other function kets works fine. -- X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/261721 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-01-31 Thread Nicklas W Bjurman
DOH, Forgot to tell you that I am rinning Ubuntu 8.10 2.6.27-9-generic i686 -- X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/261721 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-01-30 Thread Kashi Gorton
The problem has only been partially fixed by released updates, as I said in my previous post the bug has been fixed for the vendor string Dell Inc. but not for Dell Computer Corporation. This is exactly the same bug, it's just older Dells with the same bug have a different vendor ID for some

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-01-30 Thread Alexander Lampret
I have this bug too, on my FUJITSU SIEMENS PA1510 !!! Not a Dell Laptop -- X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/261721 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-01-30 Thread Kashi Gorton
If it isn't a Dell laptop, it isn't the same bug, file a new bug report. If it's exactly the same cause, i.e. brightness function keys reporting a down but not an up, then the solution will be similar but laptop vendor, possibly even laptop model, specific. This bug is treating Dell laptops with

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-01-30 Thread Connor Imes
Agreed, this is not fixed for Vendor string Dell Computer Corporation in Intrepid kernel 2.6.27-11.27-generic, or in Jaunty on the latest kernel 2.6.28-6.16-generic. My laptop is a Dell 600m, I have a duplicate bug filed. Setting back to Triaged, but if more information is still needed, please

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-01-30 Thread Jordan Armstrong
The fix for this is to update 'drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c' to widen the Dell DMI signatures: The fix for this is commit 2a3ec3265741c3b2a7ebbd1b33f538e5a5583c48 in Linus' tree:

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-01-29 Thread Robert
I'm having a similar problem with a Lenovo ThinkPad R61i. -- X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/261721 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-01-29 Thread Mario Limonciello
This bug has been fixed by intrepid-updates. If you continue to have problems with a non Dell laptop, please open a NEW bug. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Intrepid) Status: Fix Committed = Fix Released -- X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-01-24 Thread Rafac24
Dell Inspiron B130 I upgraded to kernel 27-11 using the -proposed (all 'generic') and it did fix the issue with the Fn/Brightness. But, it created another issue in that all networking capabilities were lost. It would not register my Wireless card and I tried plugging into eth0 and it wouldnt

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-01-20 Thread Kashi Gorton
this guy https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/285323/comments/88 states it clearly, my output for sudo dmidecode | grep Vendor: Vendor: Dell Computer Corporation (sorry... misspelling in last comment) So extending the fix has been suggested a few times:

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-01-19 Thread Mario Limonciello
** Summary changed: - X never sees brightness key release events + X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops ** Description changed: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager Pressing either of the brightness keys brings up the g-p-m brightness OSD. This has changed

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-01-19 Thread klerfayt
I would argue that bug #271706 should be marked duplicate of this because symptoms are identical and the cause same: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/278781/comments/7 ...issue is that on certain systems' PS/2 keyboards, the volume control keys (and certain media keys) report a KEY_DOWN

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-01-19 Thread Mario Limonciello
The exact fix used in this bug is pertinent *only* to Dell laptops. That bug refers to other brands, and henceforth is not a duplicate. -- X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/261721 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-01-19 Thread klerfayt
However the fix used to get around most Fn keys on Dell laptops do not generate release event would be similar if not exactly same for other brands of laptops: generate release events ourselves -- X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/261721

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-01-19 Thread Mario Limonciello
No, this fix is a dmidecode fix that matches on Dell strings. Something different will be needed for that bug, probably similar to this: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-

Re: [Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-01-19 Thread Andy Whitcroft
On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 05:32:01PM -, klerfayt wrote: However the fix used to get around most Fn keys on Dell laptops do not generate release event would be similar if not exactly same for other brands of laptops: generate release events ourselves Generally quirk based fixes such as

[Bug 261721] Re: X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops

2009-01-19 Thread Kashi Gorton
So what's the status of this bug? I understand that a previous kernel release fixed the bug for the vendor id = Dell Inc. case, but the vendor id = Dell Computer Cooperation case has not (yet?) made it into proposed: verified on my Inspiron 1100, the latest proposed does not fix the bug. -- X