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[Bug 1229591] Re: display brightness keys don't generate evdev events after saucy upgrade

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From: "Christopher M. Penalver" <christopher.m.penalver@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 11:03:00 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1229591 <1229591@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Chris Stratford, the next step would be to bisect from Raring to Saucy,
in order to identify the offending commit. Could you please do this
following https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/KernelBisection ?

** Tags removed: kernel-bug-exists-upstream-v3.12-rc2
** Tags added: kernel-bug-exists-upstream-v3.12-rc6

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Title:
  display brightness keys don't generate evdev events after saucy
  upgrade

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  On raring (and precise) the display brightness keys (fn+f4 and fn+f5)
  on my Dell Inspiron 14z turned the brightness up and down.  After a
  saucy upgrade this no longer happens (I don't see the popup brightness
  bubble either).  The other, similar keys (volume adjustment, etc)
  still work fine.

  Changing the values in /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness
  works (temporarily - it gets reset after the screen lock kicks in)

  I tried following the instructions in
  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Hotkeys/Troubleshooting but this appears to be
  out of date (it references /usr/share/doc/udev/README.keymap.txt which
  does not exist)

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu Saucy Salamander (development branch)
  Release:	13.10

  $ apt-cache policy udev
  udev:
    Installed: 204-0ubuntu12
    Candidate: 204-0ubuntu12
    Version table:
   *** 204-0ubuntu12 0
          500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  --- 
  ApportVersion: 2.12.4-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  chris      2646 F.... pulseaudio
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-11-18 (675 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell System Inspiron N411Z
  MarkForUpload: True
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-8-generic root=UUID=8bcbab07-7d4f-4c89-b6db-54aeed6ad1c4 ro quiet splash pcie_aspm=force i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-8.15-generic 3.11.1
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.11.0-8-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.11.0-8-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.114
  Tags:  saucy
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-8-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-09-21 (2 days ago)
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom davfs2 dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
  dmi.bios.date: 09/10/2012
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A06
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: 0P01VP
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: FAB1
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA06:bd09/10/2012:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemInspironN411Z:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0P01VP:rvrFAB1:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
  dmi.product.name: Dell System Inspiron N411Z
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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