Re: Kernel 2.6.23-1 disables brightness controls?
On Wednesday 26 December 2007 00:34:22 Tony Breeds wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 25, 2007 at 08:54:44PM +0100, Denís Fernández Cabrera wrote:
> > Hello people,
> >
> > I have recently upgraded my laptop (iBook G4) to kernel 2.6.23-1,
> > which seems to be working perfectly in everything but the control of
> > screen brightness.
> >
> > The screen is fixed to some intermediate level of brightness which I
> > can't change. Whenever I press Fn+F1 or F2, the dialog of GTKPBButtons
> > appears, but displaying "Brightness 0%", and never changing the value
> > nor the real brightness of the screen.
> >
> > Does anybody else experience this? Does anbody know how to fix it, or
> > to what it can be related?
>
> I think this is broken in 2.6.23. I also think it's been fix in .24
> when it comes out.
say, we talkin bout em .23.x kernels or some 23-1 flavour? Can't speak for the
flavour but vanilla've never worked this flawless since 2.6.17...
>
> Yours Tony
>
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