Bug#446777: xserver-xorg-core: Dell laptop screen brightness FN keys don't work

[Brice Goglin <Brice.Goglin@ens-lyon.org>]

reassign 446777 xserver-xorg-video-ati
found 446777 1:6.6.193-3
thank you




Tim Richardson wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-core
> Version: 2:1.4-3
> Severity: normal
>
> Fn keys to control screen brightness have stopped working. 
> Reverting to the testing version of xserver packages fixes the problem.
> Reverting to testing versions of gnome-power-manager, acpid, hal does not solve the problem. In sid, both kde and gnome show the problem. 
>
> [...]
>
> 	#Option		"BIOSHotkeys"   "on"
>   

Does this option make any difference ?

This is more likely a problem in the driver. You seem to be using
xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.6.193-3 from unstable. Could you try
6.7.195-2 from experimental?

Brice