I'm sorry, but this is not a "limp noodle reason". For any production environment, the golden rule - apart from "never change a running system" - is always to implement changes ONLY if they fix something that is broken. Our IT department's statement is roughly: if there is a bug, they require a fix that considers specifically this bug fixed in a changelog or release notes. Only then will it be tested internally before being (automatically) deployed to employees' machines. This applies to everything - drivers, BIOS upgrades, application software. If the OEM cannot provide this level of service, and bugs are not being fixed, they will eventually simply lose a (300'000-employee) customer. But maybe you need a corporate support contract to get this level of attention.
I'll try to find out what internal info we have from Toshiba, but since I already know that the Toshiba BIOS upgrade isn't on any internal todo list, I won't hold my breath. Maybe somebody who owns this notebook privately can upgrade his/her BIOS and check. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1178205 Title: [Toshiba Tecra R850-19Z PT525E] Screen brightness not changable via applet or hotkeys in Ubuntu 12.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1178205/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
