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** Description changed: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager I've set up gnome-power-manager to "Dim when Idle" and "reduce when on battery" to manage my display. Sometimes, while i'm in dark conditions(with or without AC) or want to maximize battery life, I use the keyboard shortcuts (fn-home + fn-end on a T42) to dim the display to it's minimum. However, mostly while reading stuff and thus not interacting and letting the 'dim timer' kick in, in stead of trying to dim the display, it turns quite bright for a second and then dims it again, but to a higher setting then what it was at. Not only does this blind me, it is also highly annoying. This also happens during boot, when I have the setting dimmed and just before login the power-manager backend kicks in to do it's dim-undim magic. The first thing gnome-power-manager should do (or it's backend) is try to determine what the current backlight setting is. I know this is possible on a IBM T42 as this issue wasn't here 2 release ago. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Mon Dec 21 09:11:01 2009 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/yelp Package: yelp 2.28.0-0ubuntu2 ProcEnviron: LANG=C SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic SourcePackage: yelp Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686 + --- + Architecture: i386 + DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 + GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No + GnomeSessionInhibitors: None + GnomeSessionSuspendInhibited: No + Lsusb: + Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub + Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub + Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub + Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub + MachineType: IBM 2373a23 + Package: gnome-power-manager 2.32.0-0ubuntu1 + PackageArchitecture: i386 + PccardctlIdent: + Socket 0: + no product info available + Socket 1: + no product info available + PccardctlStatus: + Socket 0: + no card + Socket 1: + 3.3V 32-bit PC Card + ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic root=UUID=80ae20de-3ab0-479b-91da-fd2366386885 ro quiet splash radeon.agpmode=4 + ProcEnviron: + LANGUAGE=nl_NL:en_US:en + LANG=nl_NL.utf8 + SHELL=/bin/bash + ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-24.42-generic 2.6.35.8 + Tags: maverick ubuntu-une + Uname: Linux 2.6.35-24-generic i686 + UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare + dmi.bios.date: 06/18/2007 + dmi.bios.vendor: IBM + dmi.bios.version: 1RETDRWW (3.23 ) + dmi.board.name: 2373a23 + dmi.board.vendor: IBM + dmi.board.version: Not Available + dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information + dmi.chassis.type: 10 + dmi.chassis.vendor: IBM + dmi.chassis.version: Not Available + dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIBM:bvr1RETDRWW(3.23):bd06/18/2007:svnIBM:pn2373a23:pvrThinkPadT42:rvnIBM:rn2373a23:rvrNotAvailable:cvnIBM:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: + dmi.product.name: 2373a23 + dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T42 + dmi.sys.vendor: IBM ** Attachment added: "BootDmesg.txt" https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/498974/+attachment/1799436/+files/BootDmesg.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/498974 Title: Backlight behaves erratically when changed from keyboard. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
