Package: xserver-xorg-core Version: 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-3 Severity: normal Since a recent update, my backlight has started shutting off. I haven't noticed anything in common about the times that it has shut off so I'm sorry I can't give more useful information about that.
But, if I switch to a VT, the backlight comes back on and I can see the console screen. Then if I switch back to X, the light will operate normally. There was also one instance of it happening when waking the laptop up from sleep. I put it back to sleep, waited a minute, and woke it back up again---the backlight came on as normal. If I find out that it's a hardware problem I'll make sure to report back. I'm including my embarrassingly sloppy and crufty xorg.conf below as well. -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-4-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages xserver-xorg-core depends on: ii libc6 2.5-5 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libdrm2 2.3.0-4 Userspace interface to kernel DRM ii libfontenc1 1:1.0.4-2 X11 font encoding library ii libgcc1 1:4.1.2-5 GCC support library ii libxau6 1:1.0.3-2 X11 authorisation library ii libxdmcp6 1:1.0.2-2 X11 Display Manager Control Protoc ii libxfont1 1:1.2.8-1 X11 font rasterisation library ii x11-common 1:7.2-3 X Window System (X.Org) infrastruc ii xserver-xorg 1:7.2-3 the X.Org X server Versions of packages xserver-xorg-core recommends: ii xfonts-base 1:1.0.0-4 standard fonts for X ii xkb-data 0.9-4 X Keyboard Extension (XKB) configu # xorg.conf.dpkg-new (Xorg X Window System server configuration file) # # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using # values from the debconf database. # # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf.dpkg-new manual page. # (Type "man xorg.conf.dpkg-new" at the shell prompt.) # # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only* # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg # package. # # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated # again, run the following commands as root: # # cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.dpkg-new /etc/X11/xorg.conf.dpkg-new.custom # md5sum /etc/X11/xorg.conf.dpkg-new >/var/lib/xfree86/xorg.conf.dpkg-new.md5sum # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg Section "Files" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi" EndSection Section "Module" Load "bitmap" Load "dbe" Load "ddc" Load "dri" Load "extmod" Load "freetype" Load "glx" Load "int10" Load "record" Load "type1" Load "vbe" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Keyboard" Driver "keyboard" Option "CoreKeyboard" Option "XkbRules" "xorg" Option "XkbModel" "pc102" Option "XkbLayout" "dvorak" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" Option "SHMConfig" "on" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Intel0" Driver "i810" # Driver "vesa" BusID "PCI:0:2:0" VideoRam 131072 Option "DRI" "true" # Option "NoDDC" # Option "ForceBIOS" "1600x1200=1680x1050" # Option "VBERestore" "yes" # Option "MonitorLayout" "CRT,LFP" # Option "Clone" "true" # Screen 0 #EndSection #Section "Device" # Identifier "Intel1" # Driver "i810" # BusID "PCI:0:2:0" # VideoRam 131072 # Option "NoDDC" # Option "ForceBIOS" "1600x1200=1680x1050" # Option "VBERestore" "no" # Option "Clone" "true" # Option "MonitorLayout" "CRT,LFP" # Option "DevicePresence" "yes" # Screen 1 EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "LCD" Option "DPMS" HorizSync 28-49 VertRefresh 43-72 EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "External Monitor" VendorName "Monitor Vendor" ModelName "DELL 2005FPW" # DisplaySize 430 270 HorizSync 30.0 - 83.0 VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0 Option "dpms" # UseModes "16:10" # ModeLine "1680x1050" 146.2 1680 1960 2136 2240 1050 1080 1086 1089 -hsync +vsync # Modeline "1680x1050" 154.20 1680 1712 2296 2328 1050 1071 1081 1103 Modeline "1680x1050" 146.2 1680 1784 1960 2240 1050 1053 1059 1089 -HSync +Vsync # Modeline "1680x1050_60.00" 147.14 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 1087 -HSync +Vsync EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Sun0" VendorName "Monitor Vendor" ModelName "Monitor 1280x1024" HorizSync 31.5 - 49.0 VertRefresh 50.0 - 70.0 Option "dpms" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "LCD" Device "Intel0" Monitor "LCD" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Sun" Device "Intel0" Monitor "Sun0" DefaultDepth 16 SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1280x1024" EndSubSection EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "VGA" Device "Intel0" Monitor "External Monitor" DefaultDepth 16 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 Modes "1680x1050" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "1680x1050" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1680x1050" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1680x1050" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1680x1050" "1450x1050" "1280x1024" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1680x1050" "1280x1024" "1024x768" EndSubSection EndSection Section "Modes" # Here we define 16:10 modes Identifier "16:10" # 1680x1050 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 65.22 kHz; pclk: 147.14 MHz #Modeline "1680x1050" 147.14 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 1087 # 1680x1050 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 65.22 kHz; pclk: 147.14 MHz #Modeline "1680x1050_60.00" 147.14 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 1087 -HSync +Vsync #Modeline "1680x1050_60.0" 146.2 1680 1784 1960 2240 1050 1053 1059 1089 -HSync +Vsync #Modeline "1680x1050" 146.2 1680 1784 1960 2240 1050 1053 1059 1089 -HSync +Vsync EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen "LCD" # Screen "VGA" InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" InputDevice "Configured Mouse" Option "Xinerama" "false" Option "AIGLX" "true" EndSection Section "DRI" Mode 0666 EndSection Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "Enable" EndSection -- no debconf information -- -John Sullivan -http://www.wjsullivan.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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