additional infos: from terminal: echo 45 > /sys/class/backlight/nv_backlight/brightness echo 45 > /sys/devices/virtual/backlight/sony/subsystem/nv_backlight/brightness both change the brightness!
values range: /sys/devices/virtual/backlight/sony/subsystem/sony/brightness is [0-7] /sys/devices/virtual/backlight/sony/subsystem/nv_backlight/brightness is [0-100] i can do: echo 65 > /sys/devices/virtual/backlight/sony/subsystem/nv_backlight/brightness (BRIGHTNESS WORKS!!) echo 7 > /sys/devices/virtual/backlight/sony/subsystem/sony/brightness (OSD MOVES!!, BRIGHTNESS DOESN'T CHANGE!!!) pkexec /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-backlight-helper --set-brightness 3 pkexec /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-backlight-helper --get-brightness i get: 3 so OSD CHANGES, BRIGHTNESS DOESN'T CHANGE!!! if I do: pkexec /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-backlight-helper --set-brightness 9 Could not set the value of the backlight: writing '9' to /sys/devices/virtual/backlight/sony/brightness failed => beause /sony/brightness is [0-7] and 9 is too much (correct) org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Power.Screen.SetPercentage 15 (OSD WORKS, BRIGHTNESS DOESN'T CHANGE!!!) while in a kde session: org/kde/Solid/PowerManagement.setBrightness 15 (ALL WORK FINE!!!!) hope this can be usefull! thanks you -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/940162 Title: regression in vaio cw backlight To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/940162/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
