Ah but it does produce some different results, hal does not seem to receive the brightness level correctly.
hald: [6665]: 16:24:06.793 [D] addon-dell-backlight.cpp:246: Received GetBrightness DBUS call [6665]: 16:24:06.793 [D] addon-dell-backlight.cpp:84: Reading 7 from the BAT backlight register [6665]: 16:24:06.799 [D] addon-dell-backlight.cpp:246: Received GetBrightness DBUS call [6665]: 16:24:06.800 [D] addon-dell-backlight.cpp:84: Reading 7 from the BAT backlight register [6665]: 16:24:06.938 [D] addon-dell-backlight.cpp:210: Received SetBrightness DBus call [6665]: 16:24:06.939 [D] addon-dell-backlight.cpp:120: Wrote 0 to the BAT backlight [6665]: 16:24:06.956 [D] addon-dell-backlight.cpp:210: Received SetBrightness DBus call gpm: [ac_adapter_changed_cb] gpm-manager.c:1040 (16:24:05): Setting on-ac: 0 [gpm_idle_set_system_timeout] gpm-idle.c:287 (16:24:06): Setting system idle timeout: 300 [ac_adapter_changed_cb] gpm-manager.c:1044 (16:24:06): emitting on-ac-changed : 0 [gpm_screensaver_add_throttle] gpm-screensaver.c:318 (16:24:06): adding throttle reason: 'On battery power': id 843317522 [gpm_screensaver_poke] gpm-screensaver.c:410 (16:24:06): poke [gpm_brightness_lcd_get_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:116 (16:24:06): GetBrightness returned level: 7 [gpm_brightness_lcd_get] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:318 (16:24:06): brightness changed underneith us. It is (7), we thought it was (6). [gpm_backlight_brightness_evaluate_and_set] gpm-backlight.c:378 (16:24:06): 1. currently set brightness 1.000000 [gpm_backlight_brightness_evaluate_and_set] gpm-backlight.c:415 (16:24:06): 2. battery change by -0.300000, brightness 0.700000 [gpm_backlight_brightness_evaluate_and_set] gpm-backlight.c:453 (16:24:06): 3. idle change by -0.300000, brightness 0.700000 [gpm_backlight_brightness_evaluate_and_set] gpm-backlight.c:473 (16:24:06): 4. ambient scale 1.000000, brightness 0.700000 [gpm_brightness_lcd_get_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:116 (16:24:06): GetBrightness returned level: 7 [gpm_feedback_display_value] gpm-feedback-widget.c:144 (16:24:06): Displaying 0.700000 on feedback widget [gpm_refcount_add] gpm-refcount.c:100 (16:24:06): refcount now: 1 [gpm_refcount_add] gpm-refcount.c:101 (16:24:06): non zero, so sending REFCOUNT_ADDED [gpm_backlight_brightness_evaluate_and_set] gpm-backlight.c:491 (16:24:06): emitting brightness-changed : 70 [gpm_brightness_lcd_dim_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:267 (16:24:06): new_level_hw=4 [gpm_brightness_lcd_dim_hw_step] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:198 (16:24:06): new_level_hw=4, last_set_hw=7 [gpm_brightness_lcd_set_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:155 (16:24:06): Setting 7 of 7 [gpm_brightness_lcd_set_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:155 (16:24:06): Setting 6 of 7 [gpm_brightness_lcd_set_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:165 (16:24:06): ERROR: Brightness level is invalid *** WARNING *** [gpm_brightness_lcd_set_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:170 (16:24:06): SetBrightness failed! -- Dim on idle/battery does not work on Dell laptop https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/201433 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
