Public bug reported:
After upgrading to 3.5.0-15 on Quantal my Samsung 900X4C boots with it's
display backlight off.
The backlight is turned off immediately after grub and before the kernel
messages start. The display remains off and the keyboard keys assigned
to adjust the brightness do not change the display.
The previous kernel (3.5.0-14) does not display these symptoms.
Workarounds:
1) Create a script which runs at boot time to turn the display on. I do
this by running a reboot cronjob to set the display brightness.
/etc/cron.d/fix-backlight:
@reboot root echo 2040 > /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness
A initscript would be able to do the job as well, or better.
2) Use an earlier kernel (3.5.0-14)
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: linux-image-3.5.0-15-generic 3.5.0-15.22
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-15.22-generic 3.5.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: agy 2182 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Mon Sep 24 16:45:57 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=e58f26d0-910f-4f85-a240-cd9d404f38ca
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64
(20120425)
MachineType: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 900X3C/900X4C/900X4D
ProcEnviron:
TERM=screen
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-15-generic
root=UUID=b281cccd-7e4d-4f82-9888-61890b3bafe4 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-3.5.0-15-generic N/A
linux-backports-modules-3.5.0-15-generic N/A
linux-firmware 1.93
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-09-14 (10 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 04/26/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
dmi.bios.version: P01AAC
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: SAMSUNG_NP1234567890
dmi.board.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
dmi.board.version: FAB1
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLtd.:bvrP01AAC:bd04/26/2012:svnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:pn900X3C/900X4C/900X4D:pvr0.1:rvnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:rnSAMSUNG_NP1234567890:rvrFAB1:cvnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:ct9:cvr0.1:
dmi.product.name: 900X3C/900X4C/900X4D
dmi.product.version: 0.1
dmi.sys.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal running-unity
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