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Public bug reported:

This may be related to the bug #498974
(https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-
manager/+bug/498974)

When the screen is turned to a high brightness, if I haven't touched the
keyboard or mouse for a while the display will dim a bit. This is
normal.

However, when the screen is at a low brightness, at idle the screen will
actually brighten instead of dim!

It seems like the "brightness to dim to" is a hardcoded value, rather
than relative to the current brightness. Hence, the hardcoded
"brightness to dim to" is actually brighter than what I have my screen
set to.

It seems related to that other bug, but the symptoms they report are a
little different. Mine just gets a bit brighter. The other bug report
describes the screen getting to full brightness before dimming somewhat
again, ending off with a higher brightness than when the keyboard and
mouse are not idle.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: gnome-power-manager 3.1.3-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.14-generic 3.0.3
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Aug 28 18:44:10 2011
GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No
GnomeSessionInhibitors: None
GnomeSessionSuspendInhibited: No
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha i386 (20110705.1)
MachineType: Acer Aspire one
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-9-generic root=UUID=102e52fc-bde4-407b-97a7-a4c8cb0e09bf ro rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: gnome-power-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/14/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V1.22
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Aspire one
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: V1.22
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: V1.22
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV1.22:bd10/14/2009:svnAcer:pnAspireone:pvrV1.22:rvnAcer:rnAspireone:rvrV1.22:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV1.22:
dmi.product.name: Aspire one
dmi.product.version: V1.22
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
gnome-power-bugreport: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

** Affects: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric running-unity

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Title:
  screen brightens when idle, rather than dimming

Status in “gnome-power-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This may be related to the bug #498974
  (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-
  manager/+bug/498974)

  When the screen is turned to a high brightness, if I haven't touched
  the keyboard or mouse for a while the display will dim a bit. This is
  normal.

  However, when the screen is at a low brightness, at idle the screen
  will actually brighten instead of dim!

  It seems like the "brightness to dim to" is a hardcoded value, rather
  than relative to the current brightness. Hence, the hardcoded
  "brightness to dim to" is actually brighter than what I have my screen
  set to.

  It seems related to that other bug, but the symptoms they report are a
  little different. Mine just gets a bit brighter. The other bug report
  describes the screen getting to full brightness before dimming
  somewhat again, ending off with a higher brightness than when the
  keyboard and mouse are not idle.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: gnome-power-manager 3.1.3-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.14-generic 3.0.3
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Aug 28 18:44:10 2011
  GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No
  GnomeSessionInhibitors: None
  GnomeSessionSuspendInhibited: No
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha i386 (20110705.1)
  MachineType: Acer Aspire one
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-9-generic root=UUID=102e52fc-bde4-407b-97a7-a4c8cb0e09bf ro rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: gnome-power-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 10/14/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
  dmi.bios.version: V1.22
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: Aspire one
  dmi.board.vendor: Acer
  dmi.board.version: V1.22
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
  dmi.chassis.version: V1.22
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV1.22:bd10/14/2009:svnAcer:pnAspireone:pvrV1.22:rvnAcer:rnAspireone:rvrV1.22:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV1.22:
  dmi.product.name: Aspire one
  dmi.product.version: V1.22
  dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
  gnome-power-bugreport: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

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