Output of the following terminal command: sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
I got the below mentioned output: roopa@roopa:~$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version A04 roopa@roopa:~$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date 08/05/2014 roopa@roopa:~$ -- 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/1516213 Title: Lowering the brightness turns the monitor black in ubuntu 14.04 Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: whenever the screen brigthness is lowered using the function key the monitor turns black when we are at the lowest point of brightness. This problem exists in ubuntu 14.04 --- .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2 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 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: trusty DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: I just need to know a workaround GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0a16] (rev 0b) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0652] Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0652] InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-05 (10 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 3542 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8 PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-32-generic root=UUID=a56cc5c0-c833-4665-9362-5f43b50339d5 ro quiet splash acpi_backlight=vendor vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4 Tags: trusty ubuntu compiz-0.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 08/05/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A04 dmi.board.name: 0RK2KV dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A04 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA04:bd08/05/2014:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron3542:pvrNotSpecified:rvnDellInc.:rn0RK2KV:rvrA04:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrNotSpecified: dmi.product.name: Inspiron 3542 dmi.product.version: Not Specified dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2 xserver.bootTime: Mon Nov 16 10:13:51 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): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension. xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id 1110 vendor LGD xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1516213/+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
