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

Gabriel Devenyi, we don't do "catch all" bug reports here on Launchpad. If you have a bug in Ubuntu, please file a new report by executing the following at a terminal:
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** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Medium => Undecided

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1241871

Title:
  13.10 kernels (3.11.x) Fail to light up certain intel backlights

Status in The Linux Kernel:
  Unknown
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Bug has been ongoing since 3.10-rc6

  Certain UEFI laptops incorrectly report their BPP on their display,
  causing kernel modesetting to fail

  Full details see:
  https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=59841

  Developers have refused to quirk the regression, causing no display on
  a a large number of systems.

  Upgraded installations will boot with no display, and the installer will have no display.
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  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  MarkForUpload: True
  Package: linux (not installed)
  Tags:  saucy
  Uname: Linux 3.12.0-rc5-custom x86_64
  UnreportableReason: The running kernel is not an Ubuntu kernel
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-17 (3 days ago)
  UserGroups: adm audio backup bluetooth bumblebee cdrom dip fuse lp lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare scanner sudo vboxusers video

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