[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls on ThinkPad T510 no longer function when using proprietary drivers

Hey Tom, Thanks for notifying the nvidia developers, hopefully they release a fix soon. However, I don't think 'in progress' is the right status, unless you are taking responsibility for releasing a fix. I think the correct procedure would be to set the status to 'triaged', post updates here that

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls on ThinkPad T510 no longer function when using proprietary drivers

Correction: when I add [Option "RegistryDwords" "EnableBrightnessControl=1" ] to my xorg.conf it works! Maybe this should be in the default xorg.conf for the closed-source drivers... -- Backlight controls on ThinkPad T510 no longer function when using proprietary drivers https://bugs.launchpad.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 562005] Re: Backlight controls on ThinkPad T510 no longer function when using proprietary drivers

Same problem here on a T410, also with nvidia 3100m graphics. Brightness adjustment works in the terminal, and worked before installing the proprietary drivers. If you need any info (logs etc.) let me know. -- Backlight controls on ThinkPad T510 no longer function when using proprietary drivers