should the apport command be run AFTER installing the offending
1404_HWE_EOL update?

I/m guessing so.. but please confirm.
thanks
rich


On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 10:01 PM, Brad Figg <brad.f...@canonical.com> wrote:

> This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem.
> >From a terminal window please run:
>
> apport-collect 1645985
>
> and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.
>
> If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable
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> This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the
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>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
>        Status: New => Incomplete
>
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> Title:
>   ubuntu 1404_HWE_EOL kernel breaks Thinkpad T530 keyboard backlight
>   operation
>
> Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
>   Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
>   System: Lenovo Thinkpad T530 laptop
>   OS: ubuntu 14.04 LTS, kernel 3.19.0-66-generic 64bit
>   lsb_release -rd
>   Description:  Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS
>   Release:      14.04
>
>   With the above configuration the keyboard backlights and screen-top
>   illuminator work as they are supposed to.
>
>   In August I received the 1404_HWE_EOL update popup. Image taken today is
> attached.
>   I installed the ubuntu 1404_HWE_EOL which installed (I think) some 4.4
> kernel.
>
>   After installing, the keyboard backlights and screen-top illuminator
>   come on without hitting the special keys. When it returns from screen
>   saver when I hit the return key these lights come on also.
>
>   If I reboot to the old kernel all is well. So something is broken in
>   the kernel that is installed with the 1404_HWE_EOL
>
>   So I deleted this new kernel for now.
>
>   The popup comes up constantly for almost 4 months now, many many times
>   per day. This is a huge annoyance.
>
>   More seriously is that no other updates are coming in. This poses
>   security issues at a minimum.
>
>   Accepting the update causes the backlights and screen-top illuminator
>   to go on with every screen saver operation which is just as annoying.
>
>
>   This was reported here without any response to date:
>   http://askubuntu.com/questions/817383/ubuntu-1404-hwe-eol-kernel-breaks-
> thinkpad-t530-keyboard-backlight
>
>   This was reported here without any response to date:
>   https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Linux-Discussion/T530-
> Keyboard-backlight-comes-on-when-screen-saver-goes-off-
> once/m-p/3457674#M112494
>
>   Lenovo T530 BIOS info:
>
>   Package (ID) UEFI BIOS (BIOS ID) ECP (ECP ID) Rev. Issue Date
>   -------------------- ------------------- --------------- ---- -----------
>   2.67 (G4UJ31UC) 2.67 (G4ETA7WW) 1.13 (G4HT39WW) 01 2016/09/09
>
>   I hope someone can fix this so I can move forward and stop the
> annoyances to boot.
>   regards
>
>   oldunixguy
>
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