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[Tobias Eichert <mail@xxxxxxxxxx>]

In finally managed to resolve the issue for my T430s. I had to add the
following boot options to /etc/default/grub:

acpi_osi='!Windows 2012'
- This makes the OSD work properly with 8 brightness steps

video.brightness_switch_enabled=0
- This allows you to have 15 brightness steps (working OSD also included)

The following comments seem to be related:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1098216/comments/51
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1098216/comments/54

Maybe it's still a regression?

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Title:
  brightness stepping is incorrect (double what it should be)

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Problem:  When I press the laptop screen brighteness, each step yield
  an event that is displayed on the OSD but the screen brightness
  doesn't change until the third press. Same happens for decreasing or
  increasing the brightness.

  Exepcted behaviour: Each press of the brightness button on the laptop,
  yield a visible change in the brightness of the LCD scree.

  Workaround: This seems documented and works perfectly. The work around
  is to type this in terminal:

  sudo sh -c 'echo -n 0 >
  /sys/module/video/parameters/brightness_switch_enabled'

  More details are here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/173921/why-does-
  my-thinkpad-brightness-control-skip-steps

  I think this should be fixed in 13.10.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: linux-image-3.11.0-4-generic 3.11.0-4.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-4.9-generic 3.11.0-rc7
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-4-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  anmar      1798 F.... pulseaudio
  Date: Fri Sep  6 11:23:20 2013
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=2e39ee55-2a87-4298-a2d0-1c8ef5de5a96
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-09 (27 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130809)
  MachineType: LENOVO 3443CTO
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-4-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=1784df7c-8b5f-4550-84f2-13e73c2915fe ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.11.0-4-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.11.0-4-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.113
  SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 04/29/2013
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: G6ET96WW (2.56 )
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
  dmi.board.name: 3443CTO
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: Win8 STD DPK TPG
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrG6ET96WW(2.56):bd04/29/2013:svnLENOVO:pn3443CTO:pvrThinkPadX1Carbon:rvnLENOVO:rn3443CTO:rvrWin8STDDPKTPG:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
  dmi.product.name: 3443CTO
  dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X1 Carbon
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

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