Alex, please check if the bios is incompatible with 3.13 wrt brightness. Please note that either 12.04.2 or acpi_osi='!Windows 2012' are working fine.
** Changed in: linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu) Assignee: Anthony Wong (anthonywong) => Alex Hung (alexhung) ** Changed in: hwe-next Assignee: (unassigned) => Alex Hung (alexhung) ** Changed in: hwe-next Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-lts-trusty in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1416940 Title: [HP Pavilion dv6] Brightness control only work on the last two steps on 12.04.5 Status in HWE Next Project: New Status in linux-lts-trusty package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: CID: 201209-11641 HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC Brightness control does not work on this system. The brightness level indicator would change with hotkey events, but the brightness itself would only change with the last two steps. Debugging information: ubuntu@201209-11641:~$ ls /sys/class/backlight acpi_video0 acpi_video1 intel_backlight ubuntu@201209-11641:~$ grep -r . /proc/acpi /proc/acpi/bbswitch:0000:01:00.0 ON /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/alarm:alarm: unsupported /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/state:present: yes /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/state:capacity state: ok /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/state:charging state: charged /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/state:present rate: 0 mA /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/state:remaining capacity: 4878 mAh /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/state:present voltage: 12642 mV /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info:present: yes /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info:design capacity: 4878 mAh /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info:last full capacity: 4878 mAh /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info:battery technology: rechargeable /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info:design voltage: 11100 mV /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info:design capacity warning: 672 mAh /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info:design capacity low: 456 mAh /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info:cycle count: 0 /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info:capacity granularity 1: 216 mAh /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info:capacity granularity 2: 4206 mAh /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info:model number: MO06062 /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info:serial number: 133 /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info:battery type: LION /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info:OEM info: 12-32 /proc/acpi/button/lid/LID0/state:state: open /proc/acpi/ac_adapter/ADP1/state:state: on-line /proc/acpi/wakeup:Device S-state Status Sysfs node /proc/acpi/wakeup:P0P1 S4 *disabled /proc/acpi/wakeup:KBD0 S3 *enabled pnp:00:07 /proc/acpi/wakeup:PS2M S3 *disabled pnp:00:08 /proc/acpi/wakeup:EHC1 S3 *enabled pci:0000:00:1d.0 /proc/acpi/wakeup:EHC2 S3 *enabled pci:0000:00:1a.0 /proc/acpi/wakeup:XHC S3 *enabled pci:0000:00:14.0 /proc/acpi/wakeup:HDEF S0 *disabled pci:0000:00:1b.0 /proc/acpi/wakeup:RP01 S4 *disabled pci:0000:00:1c.0 /proc/acpi/wakeup:PXSX S4 *disabled /proc/acpi/wakeup:RP02 S4 *disabled /proc/acpi/wakeup:PXSX S4 *disabled /proc/acpi/wakeup:RP03 S4 *disabled pci:0000:00:1c.2 /proc/acpi/wakeup:PXSX S4 *disabled pci:0000:08:00.0 /proc/acpi/wakeup:RP04 S4 *disabled pci:0000:00:1c.3 /proc/acpi/wakeup:PXSX S4 *disabled pci:0000:0a:00.0 /proc/acpi/wakeup:RP05 S4 *disabled /proc/acpi/wakeup:PXSX S4 *disabled /proc/acpi/wakeup:RP06 S5 *disabled pci:0000:00:1c.5 /proc/acpi/wakeup:PXSX S5 *enabled pci:0000:0b:00.0 /proc/acpi/wakeup:RP07 S4 *disabled /proc/acpi/wakeup:PXSX S4 *disabled /proc/acpi/wakeup:RP08 S4 *disabled /proc/acpi/wakeup:PXSX S4 *disabled /proc/acpi/wakeup:PEG0 S4 *disabled pci:0000:00:01.0 /proc/acpi/wakeup:PEGP S4 *disabled pci:0000:01:00.0 /proc/acpi/wakeup:PEG1 S4 *disabled /proc/acpi/wakeup:PEG2 S4 *disabled /proc/acpi/wakeup:PEG3 S4 *disabled /proc/acpi/wakeup:LID0 S3 *enabled ubuntu@201209-11641:~$ dmesg | grep 'ACPI: Video' [ 8.457421] ACPI: Video Device [PEGP] (multi-head: yes rom: yes post: no) [ 8.708920] ACPI: Video Device [GFX0] (multi-head: yes rom: no post: no) ubuntu@201209-11641:~$ WORKAROUND: Adding acpi_osi='!Windows 2012' could make it work. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic 3.13.0-44.73~precise1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73~precise1-generic 3.13.11-ckt12 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-44-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version k3.13.0-44-generic. ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.8 Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: 92HD91BXX Analog [92HD91BXX Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 2121 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0x74610000 irq 47' Mixer name : 'Intel PantherPoint HDMI' Components : 'HDA:111d76e0,103c181b,00100102 HDA:80862806,103c1818,00100000' Controls : 30 Simple ctrls : 12 Date: Sun Feb 1 21:21:57 2015 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=44133aff-4b56-4bb1-bd96-812df1f33e5c InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20140807.1) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-44-generic root=UUID=a8ad3f48-e182-468f-b168-3a16c8cc9536 ro quiet splash RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-44-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-44-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.79.18 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux-lts-trusty UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 11/02/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde dmi.bios.version: F.22 dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: 181B dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: 52.24 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.22:bd11/02/2012:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv6NotebookPC:pvr0791100200004710000620100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn181B:rvr52.24:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC dmi.product.version: 0791100200004710000620100 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hwe-next/+bug/1416940/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp