I am attaching nvidia-bl-dkms version 0.15.4 for Ubuntu 9.04 Karmic Koala. To install it, download the file, then double-click the file, or from the Terminal, run
sudo dpkg -i nvidia-bl-dkms_0.15.4~karmic_all.deb It will remove version 0.16.1 and install 0.15.4. After this, you may wish to "pin" this package to this specific version, so that it will not upgrade to 0.16.1. In the terminal, run: echo "nvidia-bl-dkms hold" | sudo dpkg --set-selections You can then "un-pin" the package to try a new version of nvidia-bl-dkms when one is released using the following command in the terminal: echo "nvidia-bl-dkms install" | sudo dpkg --set-selections ** Attachment added: "nvidia-bl-dkms_0.15.4~karmic_all.deb" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/40929899/nvidia-bl-dkms_0.15.4%7Ekarmic_all.deb -- nvidia-bl-dkms 0.16.1 breaks screen brightness (backlight) adjustment on MacBook 5.1 [Karmic] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/538326 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mactel Support, which is the registrant for Mactel Support. Status in Mactel Support: New Bug description: On my MacBook 5.1, upon updating to nvidia-bl-dkms 0.16.1~karmic, the brightness controls fail to have physical effect on the brightness of the screen. The screen brightness remains at 100% brightness. Pressing the brightness keys brings up the brightness indicator in the notifications area, and cause the brightness bar to move up or down very slowly (see Bug #357112), however this has no effect on physical brightness. Similarly, using the slider under System -> Preferences -> Power Management has no effect on physical brightness. This is a severe regression. The 0.15 series was annoyingly slow to respond, but this new series doesn't respond at all. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mactel-support Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mactel-support More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
