[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-23 Thread sys64738
The problem still exists with kernel 3.17.3 and seems to be fixed with 3.18-rc1 (where the system behaviour is the same as described further above for 3.18-rc4). I have read the wiki articles about bisecting with git (and found all of this quite interesting) and also locally built one kernel versi

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-14 Thread sys64738
I was brave enough to update the BIOS and got the new version: Running sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date I get: A11 10/27/2009 The system has booted successfully, but the problem with the brightness control is still the same. Setting brightness through

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-13 Thread sys64738
xbacklight doesn't work either: xbacklight -set 5 No outputs have backlight property -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1392024 Title: Backlight control not working Dell Ins

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-13 Thread sys64738
I just tried again changing the brightness value via the command line, like echo 15 > /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness echo 1 > /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness and now saw that this did work. Looks like I didn't test this correctly in the first place. So the problem must b

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-13 Thread sys64738
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1392024 Title: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10 St

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-13 Thread sys64738
I have now installed kernel: 3.18.0-031800rc4-generic #201411091835 SMP Sun Nov 9 23:58:06 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux After booting with this kernel, the system was not fully functional (desktop shown, but LXDE start menu and taskbar empty). However pushing F4/F5 for decreasing/increasin

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
I should probably add that the system reacts on the brightness keys (F4/F5) by displaying and changing the brightness bar indicator, only that this has no effect on the actual screen brightness. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] [NEW] Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
Public bug reported: Since my upgrade from Lubuntu 14.04 to 14.10, my backlight controls (hotkeys to increase/decrease brightness) no longer work on my Dell Inspiron Mini 10. With 14.04 and earlier versions there was no problem. There are entries under /sys/class/backlight. I have also tried boot

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1392024] Re: Backlight control not working Dell Insprion Mini 10

2014-11-12 Thread sys64738
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