Hi Matt, since I did this upgrade, keyboard and mouse don't work after I rebooted... not sure if this is caused by your updated package (or one of their dependency like xinput).
I'm currently writing this from Hardy since my Intrepid install is unusable... ;) Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is a package in my PPA with this patch: > > https://edge.launchpad.net/~mdz/+archive > > deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/mdz/ubuntu intrepid main > deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/mdz/ubuntu intrepid main > > I haven't been able to test it on the T61 yet, but would appreciate > regression testing nonetheless. > > -- > ACPI brightness events no longer work on ThinkPad T61 > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/280646 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “gnome-power-manager” source package in Ubuntu: Triaged > Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: Triaged > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager > > Problem: > The state of the numlock key affects how the brightness switching > keys work. The OCD display does not display. On some systems (e.g. > Thinkpad 61's), it also prevents brightness from changing. This > seems to be a new behavior in Intrepid, and not reproducible on Hardy > > A further issue on Thinkpad T61's is that the numlock key does not > signal toggle off properly. This can be seen in xkbwatch, which > shows that some modifiers are not getting turned off when numlock is > toggled off. > > Original Report: > [regression from 8.04] > > I'm not sure about the root cause of this yet, but starting here. > > Pressing the brightness up/down keys on my ThinkPad T61 no longer > changes the brightness of the LCD backlight. This worked fine in > 8.04, and at some point in Intrepid as well. > > When I press the brightness-up key, I see two ACPI events: > video LCD0 00000086 00000000 > ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 0000501 > > brightness-down is similar: > video LCD0 00000087 00000000 > ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 0000501 > > In xev, I see KeyPress and KeyRelease events forXF86MonBrightnessUp > and XF86MonBrightnessDown, respectively. > > However, the backlight is not actually changed, and > gnome-power-manager does not display the brightness level OSD (both > of which worked in 8.04) > > WORKAROUND: gconftool-2 --set --type bool > /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/host-perseus/0/numlock_on false > > ProblemType: Bug > Architecture: amd64 > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10 > Package: linux-image-2.6.27-5-generic 2.6.27-5.8 [modified: > lib/modules/2.6.27-5-generic/modules.pcimap > lib/modules/2.6.27-5-generic/modules.dep > lib/modules/2.6.27-5-generic/modules.ieee1394map > lib/modules/2.6.27-5-generic/modules.usbmap > lib/modules/2.6.27-5-generic/modules.isapnpmap > lib/modules/2.6.27-5-generic/modules.inputmap > lib/modules/2.6.27-5-generic/modules.seriomap > lib/modules/2.6.27-5-generic/modules.alias > lib/modules/2.6.27-5-generic/modules.symbols] > ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=305dde78-d20a-4248-aaf4-09447b7c5791 ro quiet splash > ProcEnviron: > LC_COLLATE=C > > PATH=/home/username/bin:/usr/lib/ccache:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/games:/usr/lib/surfraw > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/zsh > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.27-5.8-generic > SourcePackage: linux > -- Marc Jauvin 514-905-6500 http://register4less.com -- ACPI brightness events no longer work on ThinkPad T61 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/280646 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
