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["Christopher M. Penalver" <christopher.m.penalver@xxxxxxxxx>]

** Summary changed:

- Unable to control brightness with fglrx driver
+ [Dell Inspiron N5425] Unable to control brightness with fglrx driver

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Title:
  [Dell Inspiron N5425] Unable to control brightness with fglrx driver

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  CID: 201206-11418 Dell Inspiron N5425

  After the proprietary driver, fglrx-experimental-12, was installed via jockey, 
  the brightness control does not work at all on this system.
  (It works with radeon driver.)

  Unable to control brightness with brightness key, neither with
  "Birhgtness and Lock" in System Settings.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: linux-image-3.5.0-34-generic 3.5.0-34.55~precise1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-34.55~precise1-generic 3.5.7.13
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-34-generic x86_64
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.25.
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.3
  Architecture: amd64
  ArecordDevices:
   **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
   card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: CONEXANT Analog [CONEXANT Analog]
     Subdevices: 1/1
     Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  ubuntu     1738 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  ubuntu     1738 F.... pulseaudio
  CRDA:
   country TW:
   	(2402 - 2472 @ 40), (3, 27)
   	(5270 - 5330 @ 40), (3, 17), DFS
   	(5735 - 5815 @ 40), (3, 30)
  Card0.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:0 'HDMI'/'HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfeb44000 irq 52'
     Mixer name	: 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
     Components	: 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100300'
     Controls      : 6
     Simple ctrls  : 1
  Card0.Amixer.values:
   Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
     Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
     Playback channels: Mono
     Mono: Playback [on]
  Card1.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:1 'Generic'/'HD-Audio Generic at 0xfeb40000 irq 16'
     Mixer name	: 'Conexant CX20590'
     Components	: 'HDA:14f1506e,10280561,00100003'
     Controls      : 20
     Simple ctrls  : 10
  Date: Fri Jun 14 16:00:35 2013
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=770418a5-35a9-4a8e-b5e7-1773a925f90e
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130213)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 5425
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB:
   0 radeondrmfb
   1 radeondrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-34-generic root=UUID=9514e072-517d-4e5f-8d45-fd769b1a95c6 ro quiet splash radeon.audio=1 vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.5.0-34-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.5.0-34-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.79.4
  SourcePackage: linux
  StagingDrivers: rts5139
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 01/30/2013
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: X31
  dmi.board.name: Inspiron 5425
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: A02
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrX31:bd01/30/2013:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron5425:pvrNotSpecified:rvnDellInc.:rnInspiron5425:rvrA02:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrNotSpecified:
  dmi.product.name: Inspiron 5425
  dmi.product.version: Not Specified
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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