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[Bug 1171848] Re: [Dell Latitude D830] Fn+Left switches Touchpad off but should only enable ambient light sensor

 

BakLAN, could you please confirm this issue exists with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ . If the issue remains, could you please file a new report via a terminal and please subscribe me to the new one:
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** Tags removed: bios-outdated-a17
** Tags added: latest-bios-a17

** Summary changed:

- [Dell Latitude D830] Fn+Left switches Touchpad off but should only enable ambient light sensor
+ [Dell Latitude D830] Fn+Left does not enable ambient light sensor

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

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Title:
  [Dell Latitude D830] Fn+Left does not enable ambient light sensor

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  According to Dell Latitude D830 manual, <Fn> and left-arrow key should
  activate the ambient light sensor, which controls brightness of the
  display based on light level in the current environment. I've checked
  it in WinPE and in GRUB - it works well. But in user account in my
  Kubuntu 13.04 <Fn> and left-arrow key returns:

  (XEV output)

  KeyPress event, serial 40, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
  root 0x103, subw 0x0, time 4948865, (162,-13), root:(164,45),
  state 0x0, keycode 201 (keysym 0x1008ffb1, XF86TouchpadOff), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
  XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
  XFilterEvent returns: False

  So, as we see, this is mistake and it should not return any code
  because it processes through BIOS and must switch on/of ambient light
  sensor to operate correctly according to laptop manual.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Apr 23 15:19:14 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-28 (53 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=uk_UA.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: xorg
  Symptom: display
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-03-16 (38 days ago)
  --- 
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  oleg       2057 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p:   oleg       2057 F...m pulseaudio
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=b9380414-31cf-4dc1-b933-31abc843015d
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-28 (53 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.1)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude D830
  MarkForUpload: True
  Package: linux 3.8.0.19.35
  PackageArchitecture: amd64
  PccardctlIdent:
   Socket 0:
     no product info available
  PccardctlStatus:
   Socket 0:
     no card
  ProcFB: 0 nouveaufb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.8.0-19-generic root=UUID=61a1e2a2-ab1a-47a0-bf86-5ef19ee2e901 ro rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-19-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-19-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.106
  RfKill:
   0: phy0: Wireless LAN
   	Soft blocked: no
   	Hard blocked: no
  Tags:  raring
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-03-16 (38 days ago)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
  dmi.bios.date: 12/22/2011
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A16
  dmi.board.name: 0UY141
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA16:bd12/22/2011:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeD830:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0UY141:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: Latitude D830
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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