Actually this used to be the fix 14.04, but doesnt seem to work 15.04 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1506914
Title: Screen brightness not working using keyboard shortcut fn+F5/F6 not working. Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The fix is editing /etc/default/grub and replacing GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="" with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" run $ sudo update-grub reboot ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-30.34-generic 3.19.8-ckt6 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-30-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.5 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Fri Oct 16 17:27:47 2015 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: vivid DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: bbswitch, 0.7, 3.19.0-30-generic, x86_64: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, including running git bisection searches GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0416] (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:11cd] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:11cd] JournalErrors: Error: command ['journalctl', '-b', '--priority', 'warning'] failed with exit code 1: No journal files were found. MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. G550JK ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-30-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=9a6cce6e-ddfb-40c7-a64c-823140602164 ro quiet splash acpi_backlight=vendor vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev' UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 08/11/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: G550JK.204 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: G550JK dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrG550JK.204:bd08/11/2014:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnG550JK:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnG550JK:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: G550JK dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.1+15.04.20150410.1-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.9-2ubuntu1~vivid2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.9-2ubuntu1~vivid2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3.1 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917-1~exp1ubuntu2.2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2build1 xserver.bootTime: Sat Oct 10 11:46:59 2015 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) NOUVEAU(G0): [GLAMOR] failed to initialise EGL NOUVEAU(G0): Error creating GPU channel: -19 NOUVEAU(G0): Error initialising acceleration. Falling back to NoAccel xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id 12876 vendor SDC xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3.1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1506914/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp