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** Changed in: unity Status: New => Incomplete ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1093078 Title: backlight doesn't change but the graphical indicator shows it changing (dell 17r) Status in Unity: Incomplete Status in unity package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I have a dell inspiron 17r 7220 running Ubuntu 12.04 (3.2.0-35-generic). I can press the Fn+F4 and F5 keys to control the brightness backlight and see the graphical indicator change as I press the keys but the actual brightness doesn't change. I can also change the setting via System Settings > Brightness and Lock but that doesn't change the brightness either. 1) Description: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Release: 12.04 2) unity: Installed: 5.18.0-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 5.18.0-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 5.18.0-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 5.10.0-0ubuntu6 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages 3) I was expecting the brightness to change with what the graphical indicator was reporting 4) The indicator of brightness changed as I pressed the function keys but the actual brightness did not change. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: unity 5.18.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-35.55-generic 3.2.34 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-35-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15.1 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell] Date: Sat Dec 22 01:56:12 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1093078/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp