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Message #33106
[Bug 1258495] [NEW] backlight too bright, can't dim it much
Public bug reported:
Screen is far too bright, dims only slightly with hotkeys, brightness
control applet ineffective. Tried more than half a dozen solutions
(incl. editing the grub which used to work fine with Ubuntu 12.04) but
none of them worked.
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ ls /sys/class/backlight > backlight
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ grep -r . /proc/acpi > acpi
grep: /proc/acpi/event: Permission denied
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ sudo acpidump -o acpidump.txt
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ acpixtract acpidump.txt
Acpi table [DSDT] - 24038 bytes written to DSDT.dat
Acpi table [SSDT] - 1220 bytes written to SSDT.dat
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ iasl -d DSDT.dat
Intel ACPI Component Architecture
AML Disassembler version 20100528 [Dec 19 2012]
Copyright (c) 2000 - 2010 Intel Corporation
Supports ACPI Specification Revision 4.0a
Loading Acpi table from file DSDT.dat
Acpi table [DSDT] successfully installed and loaded
Pass 1 parse of [DSDT]
Pass 2 parse of [DSDT]
Parsing Deferred Opcodes (Methods/Buffers/Packages/Regions)
...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Parsing completed
Disassembly completed, written to "DSDT.dsl"
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ sudo fwts > fwts
Test: Gather kernel system information.
Gather kernel signature. 1 info only
Gather kernel system information. 1 info only
Gather kernel boot command line. 1 info only
Gather ACPI driver version. 1 info only
Test: Gather BIOS DMI information.
Gather BIOS DMI information 1 info only
Test: Scan kernel log for Oopses.
Kernel log oops check. 2 passed
Test: Scan kernel log for errors and warnings.
Kernel log error check. 1 passed
Test: MTRR validation.
Validate the kernel MTRR IOMEM setup. 1 failed
Validate the MTRR setup across all processors. 1 passed
Check for AMD MtrrFixDramModEn being cleared by the .. 1 skipped
Test: General ACPI information check.
Determine Kernel ACPI version. 1 info only
Determine machine's ACPI version. 1 info only
Determine AML compiler. 1 info only
Test: Ubuntu UEFI secure boot test.
Test aborted..
Test: Check for UEFI Compatibility Support Module.
Check for UEFI Compatibility Support Module. 1 info only
Test: Checks firmware has set PCI Express MaxReadReq to a higher value on..
Check firmware settings MaxReadReq for PCI Express d.. 1 failed
Test: Check PCI host bridge configuration using _CRS.
Check PCI host bridge configuration using _CRS. 1 skipped
Test: PCIe ASPM check.
PCIe ASPM ACPI test.
PCIe ASPM registers test. 3 passed, 10 warnings
Test: HPET configuration test.
Check HPET base in kernel log.
Check HPET base in HPET table. 1 passed
Check HPET base in DSDT and/or SSDT.
Sanity check HPET configuration.
Test: Test DMI/SMBIOS tables for errors.
Find and Check SMBIOS Table Entry Point. 6 passed
Test DMI/SMBIOS tables for errors. 31 passed, 2 failed
Test: Check if system is using latest microcode.
Check for most recent microcode being loaded.
Test: MSR register tests.
Check CPU generic MSRs. 45 passed, 2 failed
Check CPU specific model MSRs. 20 passed, 1 failed
Check all P State Ratios. 2 passed
Check C1 and C3 autodemotion. 1 passed
Check SMRR MSR registers.
Test: Test if CPU NX is disabled by the BIOS.
Check CPU NX capability. 1 passed
Check all CPUs have same BIOS set NX flag. 1 passed
Check all CPUs have same msr setting in MSR 0x1a0. 1 passed
Test: CPU frequency scaling tests.
CPU P-State Checks. 1 passed
Test: Check max CPU frequencies against max scaling frequency.
Maximum CPU frequency check. 1 passed
Test: Test CPU Virtualisation Configuration.
Check CPU Virtualisation Configuration. 1 skipped
Test: Check BIOS Support Installation structure.
Check PnP BIOS Support Installation structure. 2 passed
Test: Check PCI IRQ Routing Table.
PCI IRQ Routing Table.
Test: OS/2 memory hole test.
Check the OS/2 15Mb memory hole is absent. 1 passed
Test: Check MultiProcessor Tables.
Test skipped..
Test: Check HDA Audio Pin Configs.
Check HDA Audio Pin Configs. 1 passed
Test: Validate EBDA region is mapped and reserved in memory map table.
Check EBDA is reserved in E820 table. 1 passed
Test: Check BIOS32 Service Directory.
Check BIOS32 Service Directory.
Test: APIC Edge/Level Check.
Legacy and PCI Interrupt Edge/Level trigger checks. 1 passed
Test: Extract and analyse Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).
Check Windows Management Instrumentation 7 passed, 3 failed
Test: Test ACPI Wakealarm.
Check existence of /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/wakealarm. 1 passed
Trigger wakealarm for 1 seconds in the future. 1 passed
Check if wakealarm is fired. 1 passed
Multiple wakealarm firing tests. 1 passed
Test: Re-assemble DSDT and find syntax errors and warnings.
Disassemble and reassemble DSDT 9 failed
Disassemble and reassemble SSDT 1 passed
Test: Processor Clocking Control (PCC) Test.
Check PCCH. 1 info only
Test: Disassemble DSDT to check for _OSI("Linux").
Disassemble DSDT to check for _OSI("Linux"). 2 warnings
Test: ACPI DSDT Method Semantic Tests.
Check Method Names. 1 passed
Check _AEI. 1 skipped
Check _DDN (DOS Device Name). 1 skipped
Check _HID (Hardware ID). 26 passed
Check _HRV (Hardware Revision Number). 1 skipped
Check _PLD (Physical Device Location). 1 skipped
Check _SUB (Subsystem ID). 1 skipped
Check _SUN (Slot User Number). 1 skipped
Check _STR (String). 1 skipped
Check _UID (Unique ID). 10 passed
Check _CRS (Current Resource Settings). 20 passed
Check _DIS (Disable). 8 passed
Check _DMA (Direct Memory Access). 1 skipped
Check _FIX (Fixed Register Resource Provider). 1 skipped
Check _GSB (Global System Interrupt Base). 1 skipped
Check _HPP (Hot Plug Parameters). 1 skipped
Check _PRS (Possible Resource Settings). 8 passed
Check _PXM (Proximity). 1 skipped
Check _EDL (Eject Device List). 1 skipped
Check _EJD (Ejection Dependent Device). 1 skipped
Check _EJ0 (Eject). 1 skipped
Check _EJ1 (Eject). 1 skipped
Check _EJ2 (Eject). 1 skipped
Check _EJ3 (Eject). 1 skipped
Check _EJ4 (Eject). 1 skipped
Check _LCK (Lock). 1 skipped
Check _RMV (Remove). 10 passed
Check _STA (Status). 12 passed
Check _BDN (BIOS Dock Name). 1 skipped
Check _BBN (Base Bus Number). 1 passed
Check _DCK (Dock). 1 skipped
Check _INI (Initialize). 2 passed
Check _SEG (Segment). 1 skipped
Check _OFF (Set resource off). 1 skipped
Check _ON (Set resource on). 1 skipped
Check _DSW (Device Sleep Wake). 1 skipped
Check _IRC (In Rush Current). 1 skipped
Check _PRE (Power Resources for Enumeration). 1 skipped
Check _PR0 (Power Resources for D0). 1 skipped
Check _PR1 (Power Resources for D1). 1 skipped
Check _PR2 (Power Resources for D2). 1 skipped
Check _PR3 (Power Resources for D3). 1 skipped
Check _PS0 (Power State 0). 1 skipped
Check _PS1 (Power State 1). 1 skipped
Check _PS2 (Power State 2). 1 skipped
Check _PS3 (Power State 3). 1 skipped
Check _PSC (Power State Current). 1 skipped
Check _PSE (Power State for Enumeration). 1 skipped
Check _PSW (Power State Wake). 5 passed
Check _S1D (S1 Device State). 1 skipped
Check _S2D (S2 Device State). 1 skipped
Check _S3D (S3 Device State). 1 skipped
Check _S4D (S4 Device State). 1 skipped
Check _S0W (S0 Device Wake State). 1 skipped
Check _S1W (S1 Device Wake State). 1 skipped
Check _S2W (S2 Device Wake State). 1 skipped
Check _S3W (S3 Device Wake State). 1 skipped
Check _S4W (S4 Device Wake State). 1 skipped
Check _S0_ (S0 System State). 1 passed
Check _S1_ (S1 System State). 1 skipped
Check _S2_ (S2 System State). 1 skipped
Check _S3_ (S3 System State). 1 skipped
Check _S4_ (S4 System State). 1 passed
Check _S5_ (S5 System State). 1 passed
Check _SWS (System Wake Source). 1 skipped
Check _PSS (Performance Supported States). 1 skipped
Check _CPC (Continuous Performance Control). 1 skipped
Check _CSD (C State Dependencies). 1 skipped
Check _CST (C States). 1 skipped
Check _PCT (Performance Control). 1 skipped
Check _PDL (P-State Depth Limit). 1 skipped
Check _PPC (Performance Present Capabilities). 1 skipped
Check _PPE (Polling for Platform Error). 1 skipped
Check _TDL (T-State Depth Limit). 1 skipped
Check _TPC (Throttling Present Capabilities). 1 skipped
Check _TSD (Throttling State Dependencies). 1 skipped
Check _TSS (Throttling Supported States). 1 skipped
Check _ALC (Ambient Light Colour Chromaticity). 1 skipped
Check _ALI (Ambient Light Illuminance). 1 skipped
Check _ALT (Ambient Light Temperature). 1 skipped
Check _ALP (Ambient Light Polling). 1 skipped
Check _LID (Lid Status). 1 passed, 1 warnings
Check _GCP (Get Capabilities). 1 skipped
Check _GRT (Get Real Time). 1 skipped
Check _GWS (Get Wake Status). 1 skipped
Check _STP (Set Expired Timer Wake Policy). 1 skipped
Check _STV (Set Timer Value). 1 skipped
Check _TIP (Expired Timer Wake Policy). 1 skipped
Check _TIV (Timer Values). 1 skipped
Check _SBS (Smart Battery Subsystem). 1 skipped
Check _BCT (Battery Charge Time). 1 skipped
Check _BIF (Battery Information). 1 passed, 1 warnings
Check _BIX (Battery Information Extended). 1 skipped
Check _BMA (Battery Measurement Averaging). 1 skipped
Check _BMC (Battery Maintenance Control). 1 skipped
Check _BMD (Battery Maintenance Data). 1 skipped
Check _BMS (Battery Measurement Sampling Time). 1 skipped
Check _BST (Battery Status). 1 passed, 1 warnings
Check _BTP (Battery Trip Point). 1 skipped
Check _BTM (Battery Time). 1 skipped
Check _PCL (Power Consumer List). 1 warnings
Check _PIF (Power Source Information). 1 skipped
Check _PSR (Power Source). 1 passed
Check _FIF (Fan Information). 1 skipped
Check _FSL (Fan Set Level). 1 skipped
Check _FST (Fan Status). 1 skipped
Check _ACx (Active Cooling). 10 skipped
Check _CRT (Critical Trip Point). 1 skipped
Check _DTI (Device Temperature Indication). 1 skipped
Check _HOT (Hot Temperature). 1 skipped
Check _NTT (Notification Temp Threshold). 1 skipped
Check _PSV (Passive Temp). 1 skipped
Check _RTV (Relative Temp Values). 1 skipped
Check _SCP (Set Cooling Policy). 1 skipped
Check _TC1 (Thermal Constant 1). 1 skipped
Check _TC2 (Thermal Constant 2). 1 skipped
Check _TMP (Thermal Zone Current Temp). 1 skipped
Check _TPT (Trip Point Temperature). 1 skipped
Check _TSP (Thermal Sampling Period). 1 skipped
Check _TST (Temperature Sensor Threshold). 1 skipped
Check _TZP (Thermal Zone Polling). 1 skipped
Check _PTS (Prepare to Sleep). 5 failed
Check _TTS (Transition to State). 1 skipped
Check _S0 (System S0 State). 1 skipped
Check _S1 (System S1 State). 1 skipped
Check _S2 (System S2 State). 1 skipped
Check _S3 (System S3 State). 1 skipped
Check _S4 (System S4 State). 1 skipped
Check _S5 (System S5 State). 1 skipped
Check _WAK (System Wake). 5 failed
Check _ADR (Return Unique ID for Device). 45 passed
Check _BCL (Query List of Brightness Control Levels .. 1 skipped
Check _BCM (Set Brightness Level). 1 skipped
Check _BQC (Brightness Query Current Level). 1 skipped
Check _DCS (Return the Status of Output Device). 6 passed
Check _DDC (Return the EDID for this Device). 1 skipped
Check _DSS (Device Set State). 6 passed
Check _DGS (Query Graphics State). 6 passed
Check _DOD (Enumerate All Devices Attached to Displa.. 1 passed
Check _DOS (Enable/Disable Output Switching). 1 passed
Check _GPD (Get POST Device). 1 skipped
Check _ROM (Get ROM Data). 1 passed
Check _SPD (Set POST Device). 1 skipped
Check _VPO (Video POST Options). 1 skipped
Test: MCFG PCI Express* memory mapped config space.
Validate MCFG table. 1 passed
Validate MCFG PCI config space. 1 passed
Test: Simple Fan Tests.
Check fan status. 3 passed
Load system, check CPU fan status.
Test: FADT SCI_EN enabled check.
Check FADT SCI_EN bit is enabled. 3 failed
Test: Check sane DMA Remapping (VT-d).
Check DMA Remapping. 1 skipped
Test: Check processor C state support.
Check all CPUs C-states. 3 passed
Test: Check ACPI table checksum.
Check ACPI table checksums. 13 passed
Test: Check for single instance of APIC/MADT table.
Check single instance of APIC/MADT table. 1 passed
Test: ACPI table settings sanity checks.
Check ACPI tables. 6 passed, 1 failed
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ sudo fwts method > fwts_method
Test: ACPI DSDT Method Semantic Tests.
Check Method Names. 1 passed
Check _AEI. 1 skipped
Check _DDN (DOS Device Name). 1 skipped
Check _HID (Hardware ID). 26 passed
Check _HRV (Hardware Revision Number). 1 skipped
Check _PLD (Physical Device Location). 1 skipped
Check _SUB (Subsystem ID). 1 skipped
Check _SUN (Slot User Number). 1 skipped
Check _STR (String). 1 skipped
Check _UID (Unique ID). 10 passed
Check _CRS (Current Resource Settings). 20 passed
Check _DIS (Disable). 8 passed
Check _DMA (Direct Memory Access). 1 skipped
Check _FIX (Fixed Register Resource Provider). 1 skipped
Check _GSB (Global System Interrupt Base). 1 skipped
Check _HPP (Hot Plug Parameters). 1 skipped
Check _PRS (Possible Resource Settings). 8 passed
Check _PXM (Proximity). 1 skipped
Check _EDL (Eject Device List). 1 skipped
Check _EJD (Ejection Dependent Device). 1 skipped
Check _EJ0 (Eject). 1 skipped
Check _EJ1 (Eject). 1 skipped
Check _EJ2 (Eject). 1 skipped
Check _EJ3 (Eject). 1 skipped
Check _EJ4 (Eject). 1 skipped
Check _LCK (Lock). 1 skipped
Check _RMV (Remove). 10 passed
Check _STA (Status). 12 passed
Check _BDN (BIOS Dock Name). 1 skipped
Check _BBN (Base Bus Number). 1 passed
Check _DCK (Dock). 1 skipped
Check _INI (Initialize). 2 passed
Check _SEG (Segment). 1 skipped
Check _OFF (Set resource off). 1 skipped
Check _ON (Set resource on). 1 skipped
Check _DSW (Device Sleep Wake). 1 skipped
Check _IRC (In Rush Current). 1 skipped
Check _PRE (Power Resources for Enumeration). 1 skipped
Check _PR0 (Power Resources for D0). 1 skipped
Check _PR1 (Power Resources for D1). 1 skipped
Check _PR2 (Power Resources for D2). 1 skipped
Check _PR3 (Power Resources for D3). 1 skipped
Check _PS0 (Power State 0). 1 skipped
Check _PS1 (Power State 1). 1 skipped
Check _PS2 (Power State 2). 1 skipped
Check _PS3 (Power State 3). 1 skipped
Check _PSC (Power State Current). 1 skipped
Check _PSE (Power State for Enumeration). 1 skipped
Check _PSW (Power State Wake). 5 passed
Check _S1D (S1 Device State). 1 skipped
Check _S2D (S2 Device State). 1 skipped
Check _S3D (S3 Device State). 1 skipped
Check _S4D (S4 Device State). 1 skipped
Check _S0W (S0 Device Wake State). 1 skipped
Check _S1W (S1 Device Wake State). 1 skipped
Check _S2W (S2 Device Wake State). 1 skipped
Check _S3W (S3 Device Wake State). 1 skipped
Check _S4W (S4 Device Wake State). 1 skipped
Check _S0_ (S0 System State). 1 passed
Check _S1_ (S1 System State). 1 skipped
Check _S2_ (S2 System State). 1 skipped
Check _S3_ (S3 System State). 1 skipped
Check _S4_ (S4 System State). 1 passed
Check _S5_ (S5 System State). 1 passed
Check _SWS (System Wake Source). 1 skipped
Check _PSS (Performance Supported States). 1 skipped
Check _CPC (Continuous Performance Control). 1 skipped
Check _CSD (C State Dependencies). 1 skipped
Check _CST (C States). 1 skipped
Check _PCT (Performance Control). 1 skipped
Check _PDL (P-State Depth Limit). 1 skipped
Check _PPC (Performance Present Capabilities). 1 skipped
Check _PPE (Polling for Platform Error). 1 skipped
Check _TDL (T-State Depth Limit). 1 skipped
Check _TPC (Throttling Present Capabilities). 1 skipped
Check _TSD (Throttling State Dependencies). 1 skipped
Check _TSS (Throttling Supported States). 1 skipped
Check _ALC (Ambient Light Colour Chromaticity). 1 skipped
Check _ALI (Ambient Light Illuminance). 1 skipped
Check _ALT (Ambient Light Temperature). 1 skipped
Check _ALP (Ambient Light Polling). 1 skipped
Check _LID (Lid Status). 1 passed, 1 warnings
Check _GCP (Get Capabilities). 1 skipped
Check _GRT (Get Real Time). 1 skipped
Check _GWS (Get Wake Status). 1 skipped
Check _STP (Set Expired Timer Wake Policy). 1 skipped
Check _STV (Set Timer Value). 1 skipped
Check _TIP (Expired Timer Wake Policy). 1 skipped
Check _TIV (Timer Values). 1 skipped
Check _SBS (Smart Battery Subsystem). 1 skipped
Check _BCT (Battery Charge Time). 1 skipped
Check _BIF (Battery Information). 1 passed, 1 warnings
Check _BIX (Battery Information Extended). 1 skipped
Check _BMA (Battery Measurement Averaging). 1 skipped
Check _BMC (Battery Maintenance Control). 1 skipped
Check _BMD (Battery Maintenance Data). 1 skipped
Check _BMS (Battery Measurement Sampling Time). 1 skipped
Check _BST (Battery Status). 1 passed, 1 warnings
Check _BTP (Battery Trip Point). 1 skipped
Check _BTM (Battery Time). 1 skipped
Check _PCL (Power Consumer List). 1 warnings
Check _PIF (Power Source Information). 1 skipped
Check _PSR (Power Source). 1 passed
Check _FIF (Fan Information). 1 skipped
Check _FSL (Fan Set Level). 1 skipped
Check _FST (Fan Status). 1 skipped
Check _ACx (Active Cooling). 10 skipped
Check _CRT (Critical Trip Point). 1 skipped
Check _DTI (Device Temperature Indication). 1 skipped
Check _HOT (Hot Temperature). 1 skipped
Check _NTT (Notification Temp Threshold). 1 skipped
Check _PSV (Passive Temp). 1 skipped
Check _RTV (Relative Temp Values). 1 skipped
Check _SCP (Set Cooling Policy). 1 skipped
Check _TC1 (Thermal Constant 1). 1 skipped
Check _TC2 (Thermal Constant 2). 1 skipped
Check _TMP (Thermal Zone Current Temp). 1 skipped
Check _TPT (Trip Point Temperature). 1 skipped
Check _TSP (Thermal Sampling Period). 1 skipped
Check _TST (Temperature Sensor Threshold). 1 skipped
Check _TZP (Thermal Zone Polling). 1 skipped
Check _PTS (Prepare to Sleep). 5 failed
Check _TTS (Transition to State). 1 skipped
Check _S0 (System S0 State). 1 skipped
Check _S1 (System S1 State). 1 skipped
Check _S2 (System S2 State). 1 skipped
Check _S3 (System S3 State). 1 skipped
Check _S4 (System S4 State). 1 skipped
Check _S5 (System S5 State). 1 skipped
Check _WAK (System Wake). 5 failed
Check _ADR (Return Unique ID for Device). 45 passed
Check _BCL (Query List of Brightness Control Levels .. 1 skipped
Check _BCM (Set Brightness Level). 1 skipped
Check _BQC (Brightness Query Current Level). 1 skipped
Check _DCS (Return the Status of Output Device). 6 passed
Check _DDC (Return the EDID for this Device). 1 skipped
Check _DSS (Device Set State). 6 passed
Check _DGS (Query Graphics State). 6 passed
Check _DOD (Enumerate All Devices Attached to Displa.. 1 passed
Check _DOS (Enable/Disable Output Switching). 1 passed
Check _GPD (Get POST Device). 1 skipped
Check _ROM (Get ROM Data). 1 passed
Check _SPD (Set POST Device). 1 skipped
Check _VPO (Video POST Options). 1 skipped
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ dmesg | grep 'ACPI: Video' > video
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ sudo dmidecode > dmidecode.log
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ cat /proc/version > version
o "Reboot with only the kernel parameter acpi_backlight=vendor : "
If that means the grub file (excerpt) should look like this:
GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="acpi_backlight=vendor"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
o "Make a comment on if you can now alter the backlight with hotkeys or a brightness applet. "
Neither do the job.
Maybe this is also important:
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
[sudo] password for thindi:
** (gedit:2082): WARNING **: Could not load Gedit repository: Typelib
file for namespace 'GtkSource', version '3.0' not found
(gedit:2082): IBUS-WARNING **: The owner of
/home/thindi/.config/ibus/bus is not root!
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ ls /sys/class/backlight > vendorbacklight
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ sudo su
root@thindi-AOA110:/home/thindi# ls -la /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/ > lslabacklight
root@thindi-AOA110:/home/thindi# echo 8 > /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness
No change after doing that.
o "Reboot with kernel parameter video.use_bios_initial_backlight=0"
Don't know how to do that.
Dealing with the rest on this site https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Debugging/Backlight is out of my depth.
Hope the information given helps in any way to fix the bug.
Thanks so very much for dealing with this!
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: linux-image-3.11.0-14-generic 3.11.0-14.21
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-14.21-generic 3.11.7
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-14-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: thindi 1586 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: thindi 1586 F...m pulseaudio
Date: Fri Dec 6 11:31:38 2013
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=9793476b-8516-4e8d-b628-0dd0389b1376
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-03 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release i386 (20131016.1)
MachineType: Acer AOA110
MarkForUpload: True
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-14-generic root=UUID=bf6adaec-4e58-4748-95d7-8d287f559046 ro quiet splash pcie_aspm=force acpi_backlight=vendor vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-3.11.0-14-generic N/A
linux-backports-modules-3.11.0-14-generic N/A
linux-firmware 1.116
RfKill:
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/06/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: v0.3309
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrv0.3309:bd10/06/2008:svnAcer:pnAOA110:pvr1:rvnAcer:rn:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct1:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: AOA110
dmi.product.version: 1
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Confirmed
** Tags: apport-bug i386 saucy
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1258495
Title:
backlight too bright, can't dim it much
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Screen is far too bright, dims only slightly with hotkeys, brightness
control applet ineffective. Tried more than half a dozen solutions
(incl. editing the grub which used to work fine with Ubuntu 12.04) but
none of them worked.
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ ls /sys/class/backlight > backlight
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ grep -r . /proc/acpi > acpi
grep: /proc/acpi/event: Permission denied
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ sudo acpidump -o acpidump.txt
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ acpixtract acpidump.txt
Acpi table [DSDT] - 24038 bytes written to DSDT.dat
Acpi table [SSDT] - 1220 bytes written to SSDT.dat
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ iasl -d DSDT.dat
Intel ACPI Component Architecture
AML Disassembler version 20100528 [Dec 19 2012]
Copyright (c) 2000 - 2010 Intel Corporation
Supports ACPI Specification Revision 4.0a
Loading Acpi table from file DSDT.dat
Acpi table [DSDT] successfully installed and loaded
Pass 1 parse of [DSDT]
Pass 2 parse of [DSDT]
Parsing Deferred Opcodes (Methods/Buffers/Packages/Regions)
...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Parsing completed
Disassembly completed, written to "DSDT.dsl"
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ sudo fwts > fwts
Test: Gather kernel system information.
Gather kernel signature. 1 info only
Gather kernel system information. 1 info only
Gather kernel boot command line. 1 info only
Gather ACPI driver version. 1 info only
Test: Gather BIOS DMI information.
Gather BIOS DMI information 1 info only
Test: Scan kernel log for Oopses.
Kernel log oops check. 2 passed
Test: Scan kernel log for errors and warnings.
Kernel log error check. 1 passed
Test: MTRR validation.
Validate the kernel MTRR IOMEM setup. 1 failed
Validate the MTRR setup across all processors. 1 passed
Check for AMD MtrrFixDramModEn being cleared by the .. 1 skipped
Test: General ACPI information check.
Determine Kernel ACPI version. 1 info only
Determine machine's ACPI version. 1 info only
Determine AML compiler. 1 info only
Test: Ubuntu UEFI secure boot test.
Test aborted..
Test: Check for UEFI Compatibility Support Module.
Check for UEFI Compatibility Support Module. 1 info only
Test: Checks firmware has set PCI Express MaxReadReq to a higher value on..
Check firmware settings MaxReadReq for PCI Express d.. 1 failed
Test: Check PCI host bridge configuration using _CRS.
Check PCI host bridge configuration using _CRS. 1 skipped
Test: PCIe ASPM check.
PCIe ASPM ACPI test.
PCIe ASPM registers test. 3 passed, 10 warnings
Test: HPET configuration test.
Check HPET base in kernel log.
Check HPET base in HPET table. 1 passed
Check HPET base in DSDT and/or SSDT.
Sanity check HPET configuration.
Test: Test DMI/SMBIOS tables for errors.
Find and Check SMBIOS Table Entry Point. 6 passed
Test DMI/SMBIOS tables for errors. 31 passed, 2 failed
Test: Check if system is using latest microcode.
Check for most recent microcode being loaded.
Test: MSR register tests.
Check CPU generic MSRs. 45 passed, 2 failed
Check CPU specific model MSRs. 20 passed, 1 failed
Check all P State Ratios. 2 passed
Check C1 and C3 autodemotion. 1 passed
Check SMRR MSR registers.
Test: Test if CPU NX is disabled by the BIOS.
Check CPU NX capability. 1 passed
Check all CPUs have same BIOS set NX flag. 1 passed
Check all CPUs have same msr setting in MSR 0x1a0. 1 passed
Test: CPU frequency scaling tests.
CPU P-State Checks. 1 passed
Test: Check max CPU frequencies against max scaling frequency.
Maximum CPU frequency check. 1 passed
Test: Test CPU Virtualisation Configuration.
Check CPU Virtualisation Configuration. 1 skipped
Test: Check BIOS Support Installation structure.
Check PnP BIOS Support Installation structure. 2 passed
Test: Check PCI IRQ Routing Table.
PCI IRQ Routing Table.
Test: OS/2 memory hole test.
Check the OS/2 15Mb memory hole is absent. 1 passed
Test: Check MultiProcessor Tables.
Test skipped..
Test: Check HDA Audio Pin Configs.
Check HDA Audio Pin Configs. 1 passed
Test: Validate EBDA region is mapped and reserved in memory map table.
Check EBDA is reserved in E820 table. 1 passed
Test: Check BIOS32 Service Directory.
Check BIOS32 Service Directory.
Test: APIC Edge/Level Check.
Legacy and PCI Interrupt Edge/Level trigger checks. 1 passed
Test: Extract and analyse Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).
Check Windows Management Instrumentation 7 passed, 3 failed
Test: Test ACPI Wakealarm.
Check existence of /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/wakealarm. 1 passed
Trigger wakealarm for 1 seconds in the future. 1 passed
Check if wakealarm is fired. 1 passed
Multiple wakealarm firing tests. 1 passed
Test: Re-assemble DSDT and find syntax errors and warnings.
Disassemble and reassemble DSDT 9 failed
Disassemble and reassemble SSDT 1 passed
Test: Processor Clocking Control (PCC) Test.
Check PCCH. 1 info only
Test: Disassemble DSDT to check for _OSI("Linux").
Disassemble DSDT to check for _OSI("Linux"). 2 warnings
Test: ACPI DSDT Method Semantic Tests.
Check Method Names. 1 passed
Check _AEI. 1 skipped
Check _DDN (DOS Device Name). 1 skipped
Check _HID (Hardware ID). 26 passed
Check _HRV (Hardware Revision Number). 1 skipped
Check _PLD (Physical Device Location). 1 skipped
Check _SUB (Subsystem ID). 1 skipped
Check _SUN (Slot User Number). 1 skipped
Check _STR (String). 1 skipped
Check _UID (Unique ID). 10 passed
Check _CRS (Current Resource Settings). 20 passed
Check _DIS (Disable). 8 passed
Check _DMA (Direct Memory Access). 1 skipped
Check _FIX (Fixed Register Resource Provider). 1 skipped
Check _GSB (Global System Interrupt Base). 1 skipped
Check _HPP (Hot Plug Parameters). 1 skipped
Check _PRS (Possible Resource Settings). 8 passed
Check _PXM (Proximity). 1 skipped
Check _EDL (Eject Device List). 1 skipped
Check _EJD (Ejection Dependent Device). 1 skipped
Check _EJ0 (Eject). 1 skipped
Check _EJ1 (Eject). 1 skipped
Check _EJ2 (Eject). 1 skipped
Check _EJ3 (Eject). 1 skipped
Check _EJ4 (Eject). 1 skipped
Check _LCK (Lock). 1 skipped
Check _RMV (Remove). 10 passed
Check _STA (Status). 12 passed
Check _BDN (BIOS Dock Name). 1 skipped
Check _BBN (Base Bus Number). 1 passed
Check _DCK (Dock). 1 skipped
Check _INI (Initialize). 2 passed
Check _SEG (Segment). 1 skipped
Check _OFF (Set resource off). 1 skipped
Check _ON (Set resource on). 1 skipped
Check _DSW (Device Sleep Wake). 1 skipped
Check _IRC (In Rush Current). 1 skipped
Check _PRE (Power Resources for Enumeration). 1 skipped
Check _PR0 (Power Resources for D0). 1 skipped
Check _PR1 (Power Resources for D1). 1 skipped
Check _PR2 (Power Resources for D2). 1 skipped
Check _PR3 (Power Resources for D3). 1 skipped
Check _PS0 (Power State 0). 1 skipped
Check _PS1 (Power State 1). 1 skipped
Check _PS2 (Power State 2). 1 skipped
Check _PS3 (Power State 3). 1 skipped
Check _PSC (Power State Current). 1 skipped
Check _PSE (Power State for Enumeration). 1 skipped
Check _PSW (Power State Wake). 5 passed
Check _S1D (S1 Device State). 1 skipped
Check _S2D (S2 Device State). 1 skipped
Check _S3D (S3 Device State). 1 skipped
Check _S4D (S4 Device State). 1 skipped
Check _S0W (S0 Device Wake State). 1 skipped
Check _S1W (S1 Device Wake State). 1 skipped
Check _S2W (S2 Device Wake State). 1 skipped
Check _S3W (S3 Device Wake State). 1 skipped
Check _S4W (S4 Device Wake State). 1 skipped
Check _S0_ (S0 System State). 1 passed
Check _S1_ (S1 System State). 1 skipped
Check _S2_ (S2 System State). 1 skipped
Check _S3_ (S3 System State). 1 skipped
Check _S4_ (S4 System State). 1 passed
Check _S5_ (S5 System State). 1 passed
Check _SWS (System Wake Source). 1 skipped
Check _PSS (Performance Supported States). 1 skipped
Check _CPC (Continuous Performance Control). 1 skipped
Check _CSD (C State Dependencies). 1 skipped
Check _CST (C States). 1 skipped
Check _PCT (Performance Control). 1 skipped
Check _PDL (P-State Depth Limit). 1 skipped
Check _PPC (Performance Present Capabilities). 1 skipped
Check _PPE (Polling for Platform Error). 1 skipped
Check _TDL (T-State Depth Limit). 1 skipped
Check _TPC (Throttling Present Capabilities). 1 skipped
Check _TSD (Throttling State Dependencies). 1 skipped
Check _TSS (Throttling Supported States). 1 skipped
Check _ALC (Ambient Light Colour Chromaticity). 1 skipped
Check _ALI (Ambient Light Illuminance). 1 skipped
Check _ALT (Ambient Light Temperature). 1 skipped
Check _ALP (Ambient Light Polling). 1 skipped
Check _LID (Lid Status). 1 passed, 1 warnings
Check _GCP (Get Capabilities). 1 skipped
Check _GRT (Get Real Time). 1 skipped
Check _GWS (Get Wake Status). 1 skipped
Check _STP (Set Expired Timer Wake Policy). 1 skipped
Check _STV (Set Timer Value). 1 skipped
Check _TIP (Expired Timer Wake Policy). 1 skipped
Check _TIV (Timer Values). 1 skipped
Check _SBS (Smart Battery Subsystem). 1 skipped
Check _BCT (Battery Charge Time). 1 skipped
Check _BIF (Battery Information). 1 passed, 1 warnings
Check _BIX (Battery Information Extended). 1 skipped
Check _BMA (Battery Measurement Averaging). 1 skipped
Check _BMC (Battery Maintenance Control). 1 skipped
Check _BMD (Battery Maintenance Data). 1 skipped
Check _BMS (Battery Measurement Sampling Time). 1 skipped
Check _BST (Battery Status). 1 passed, 1 warnings
Check _BTP (Battery Trip Point). 1 skipped
Check _BTM (Battery Time). 1 skipped
Check _PCL (Power Consumer List). 1 warnings
Check _PIF (Power Source Information). 1 skipped
Check _PSR (Power Source). 1 passed
Check _FIF (Fan Information). 1 skipped
Check _FSL (Fan Set Level). 1 skipped
Check _FST (Fan Status). 1 skipped
Check _ACx (Active Cooling). 10 skipped
Check _CRT (Critical Trip Point). 1 skipped
Check _DTI (Device Temperature Indication). 1 skipped
Check _HOT (Hot Temperature). 1 skipped
Check _NTT (Notification Temp Threshold). 1 skipped
Check _PSV (Passive Temp). 1 skipped
Check _RTV (Relative Temp Values). 1 skipped
Check _SCP (Set Cooling Policy). 1 skipped
Check _TC1 (Thermal Constant 1). 1 skipped
Check _TC2 (Thermal Constant 2). 1 skipped
Check _TMP (Thermal Zone Current Temp). 1 skipped
Check _TPT (Trip Point Temperature). 1 skipped
Check _TSP (Thermal Sampling Period). 1 skipped
Check _TST (Temperature Sensor Threshold). 1 skipped
Check _TZP (Thermal Zone Polling). 1 skipped
Check _PTS (Prepare to Sleep). 5 failed
Check _TTS (Transition to State). 1 skipped
Check _S0 (System S0 State). 1 skipped
Check _S1 (System S1 State). 1 skipped
Check _S2 (System S2 State). 1 skipped
Check _S3 (System S3 State). 1 skipped
Check _S4 (System S4 State). 1 skipped
Check _S5 (System S5 State). 1 skipped
Check _WAK (System Wake). 5 failed
Check _ADR (Return Unique ID for Device). 45 passed
Check _BCL (Query List of Brightness Control Levels .. 1 skipped
Check _BCM (Set Brightness Level). 1 skipped
Check _BQC (Brightness Query Current Level). 1 skipped
Check _DCS (Return the Status of Output Device). 6 passed
Check _DDC (Return the EDID for this Device). 1 skipped
Check _DSS (Device Set State). 6 passed
Check _DGS (Query Graphics State). 6 passed
Check _DOD (Enumerate All Devices Attached to Displa.. 1 passed
Check _DOS (Enable/Disable Output Switching). 1 passed
Check _GPD (Get POST Device). 1 skipped
Check _ROM (Get ROM Data). 1 passed
Check _SPD (Set POST Device). 1 skipped
Check _VPO (Video POST Options). 1 skipped
Test: MCFG PCI Express* memory mapped config space.
Validate MCFG table. 1 passed
Validate MCFG PCI config space. 1 passed
Test: Simple Fan Tests.
Check fan status. 3 passed
Load system, check CPU fan status.
Test: FADT SCI_EN enabled check.
Check FADT SCI_EN bit is enabled. 3 failed
Test: Check sane DMA Remapping (VT-d).
Check DMA Remapping. 1 skipped
Test: Check processor C state support.
Check all CPUs C-states. 3 passed
Test: Check ACPI table checksum.
Check ACPI table checksums. 13 passed
Test: Check for single instance of APIC/MADT table.
Check single instance of APIC/MADT table. 1 passed
Test: ACPI table settings sanity checks.
Check ACPI tables. 6 passed, 1 failed
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ sudo fwts method > fwts_method
Test: ACPI DSDT Method Semantic Tests.
Check Method Names. 1 passed
Check _AEI. 1 skipped
Check _DDN (DOS Device Name). 1 skipped
Check _HID (Hardware ID). 26 passed
Check _HRV (Hardware Revision Number). 1 skipped
Check _PLD (Physical Device Location). 1 skipped
Check _SUB (Subsystem ID). 1 skipped
Check _SUN (Slot User Number). 1 skipped
Check _STR (String). 1 skipped
Check _UID (Unique ID). 10 passed
Check _CRS (Current Resource Settings). 20 passed
Check _DIS (Disable). 8 passed
Check _DMA (Direct Memory Access). 1 skipped
Check _FIX (Fixed Register Resource Provider). 1 skipped
Check _GSB (Global System Interrupt Base). 1 skipped
Check _HPP (Hot Plug Parameters). 1 skipped
Check _PRS (Possible Resource Settings). 8 passed
Check _PXM (Proximity). 1 skipped
Check _EDL (Eject Device List). 1 skipped
Check _EJD (Ejection Dependent Device). 1 skipped
Check _EJ0 (Eject). 1 skipped
Check _EJ1 (Eject). 1 skipped
Check _EJ2 (Eject). 1 skipped
Check _EJ3 (Eject). 1 skipped
Check _EJ4 (Eject). 1 skipped
Check _LCK (Lock). 1 skipped
Check _RMV (Remove). 10 passed
Check _STA (Status). 12 passed
Check _BDN (BIOS Dock Name). 1 skipped
Check _BBN (Base Bus Number). 1 passed
Check _DCK (Dock). 1 skipped
Check _INI (Initialize). 2 passed
Check _SEG (Segment). 1 skipped
Check _OFF (Set resource off). 1 skipped
Check _ON (Set resource on). 1 skipped
Check _DSW (Device Sleep Wake). 1 skipped
Check _IRC (In Rush Current). 1 skipped
Check _PRE (Power Resources for Enumeration). 1 skipped
Check _PR0 (Power Resources for D0). 1 skipped
Check _PR1 (Power Resources for D1). 1 skipped
Check _PR2 (Power Resources for D2). 1 skipped
Check _PR3 (Power Resources for D3). 1 skipped
Check _PS0 (Power State 0). 1 skipped
Check _PS1 (Power State 1). 1 skipped
Check _PS2 (Power State 2). 1 skipped
Check _PS3 (Power State 3). 1 skipped
Check _PSC (Power State Current). 1 skipped
Check _PSE (Power State for Enumeration). 1 skipped
Check _PSW (Power State Wake). 5 passed
Check _S1D (S1 Device State). 1 skipped
Check _S2D (S2 Device State). 1 skipped
Check _S3D (S3 Device State). 1 skipped
Check _S4D (S4 Device State). 1 skipped
Check _S0W (S0 Device Wake State). 1 skipped
Check _S1W (S1 Device Wake State). 1 skipped
Check _S2W (S2 Device Wake State). 1 skipped
Check _S3W (S3 Device Wake State). 1 skipped
Check _S4W (S4 Device Wake State). 1 skipped
Check _S0_ (S0 System State). 1 passed
Check _S1_ (S1 System State). 1 skipped
Check _S2_ (S2 System State). 1 skipped
Check _S3_ (S3 System State). 1 skipped
Check _S4_ (S4 System State). 1 passed
Check _S5_ (S5 System State). 1 passed
Check _SWS (System Wake Source). 1 skipped
Check _PSS (Performance Supported States). 1 skipped
Check _CPC (Continuous Performance Control). 1 skipped
Check _CSD (C State Dependencies). 1 skipped
Check _CST (C States). 1 skipped
Check _PCT (Performance Control). 1 skipped
Check _PDL (P-State Depth Limit). 1 skipped
Check _PPC (Performance Present Capabilities). 1 skipped
Check _PPE (Polling for Platform Error). 1 skipped
Check _TDL (T-State Depth Limit). 1 skipped
Check _TPC (Throttling Present Capabilities). 1 skipped
Check _TSD (Throttling State Dependencies). 1 skipped
Check _TSS (Throttling Supported States). 1 skipped
Check _ALC (Ambient Light Colour Chromaticity). 1 skipped
Check _ALI (Ambient Light Illuminance). 1 skipped
Check _ALT (Ambient Light Temperature). 1 skipped
Check _ALP (Ambient Light Polling). 1 skipped
Check _LID (Lid Status). 1 passed, 1 warnings
Check _GCP (Get Capabilities). 1 skipped
Check _GRT (Get Real Time). 1 skipped
Check _GWS (Get Wake Status). 1 skipped
Check _STP (Set Expired Timer Wake Policy). 1 skipped
Check _STV (Set Timer Value). 1 skipped
Check _TIP (Expired Timer Wake Policy). 1 skipped
Check _TIV (Timer Values). 1 skipped
Check _SBS (Smart Battery Subsystem). 1 skipped
Check _BCT (Battery Charge Time). 1 skipped
Check _BIF (Battery Information). 1 passed, 1 warnings
Check _BIX (Battery Information Extended). 1 skipped
Check _BMA (Battery Measurement Averaging). 1 skipped
Check _BMC (Battery Maintenance Control). 1 skipped
Check _BMD (Battery Maintenance Data). 1 skipped
Check _BMS (Battery Measurement Sampling Time). 1 skipped
Check _BST (Battery Status). 1 passed, 1 warnings
Check _BTP (Battery Trip Point). 1 skipped
Check _BTM (Battery Time). 1 skipped
Check _PCL (Power Consumer List). 1 warnings
Check _PIF (Power Source Information). 1 skipped
Check _PSR (Power Source). 1 passed
Check _FIF (Fan Information). 1 skipped
Check _FSL (Fan Set Level). 1 skipped
Check _FST (Fan Status). 1 skipped
Check _ACx (Active Cooling). 10 skipped
Check _CRT (Critical Trip Point). 1 skipped
Check _DTI (Device Temperature Indication). 1 skipped
Check _HOT (Hot Temperature). 1 skipped
Check _NTT (Notification Temp Threshold). 1 skipped
Check _PSV (Passive Temp). 1 skipped
Check _RTV (Relative Temp Values). 1 skipped
Check _SCP (Set Cooling Policy). 1 skipped
Check _TC1 (Thermal Constant 1). 1 skipped
Check _TC2 (Thermal Constant 2). 1 skipped
Check _TMP (Thermal Zone Current Temp). 1 skipped
Check _TPT (Trip Point Temperature). 1 skipped
Check _TSP (Thermal Sampling Period). 1 skipped
Check _TST (Temperature Sensor Threshold). 1 skipped
Check _TZP (Thermal Zone Polling). 1 skipped
Check _PTS (Prepare to Sleep). 5 failed
Check _TTS (Transition to State). 1 skipped
Check _S0 (System S0 State). 1 skipped
Check _S1 (System S1 State). 1 skipped
Check _S2 (System S2 State). 1 skipped
Check _S3 (System S3 State). 1 skipped
Check _S4 (System S4 State). 1 skipped
Check _S5 (System S5 State). 1 skipped
Check _WAK (System Wake). 5 failed
Check _ADR (Return Unique ID for Device). 45 passed
Check _BCL (Query List of Brightness Control Levels .. 1 skipped
Check _BCM (Set Brightness Level). 1 skipped
Check _BQC (Brightness Query Current Level). 1 skipped
Check _DCS (Return the Status of Output Device). 6 passed
Check _DDC (Return the EDID for this Device). 1 skipped
Check _DSS (Device Set State). 6 passed
Check _DGS (Query Graphics State). 6 passed
Check _DOD (Enumerate All Devices Attached to Displa.. 1 passed
Check _DOS (Enable/Disable Output Switching). 1 passed
Check _GPD (Get POST Device). 1 skipped
Check _ROM (Get ROM Data). 1 passed
Check _SPD (Set POST Device). 1 skipped
Check _VPO (Video POST Options). 1 skipped
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ dmesg | grep 'ACPI: Video' > video
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ sudo dmidecode > dmidecode.log
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ cat /proc/version > version
o "Reboot with only the kernel parameter acpi_backlight=vendor : "
If that means the grub file (excerpt) should look like this:
GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="acpi_backlight=vendor"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
o "Make a comment on if you can now alter the backlight with hotkeys or a brightness applet. "
Neither do the job.
Maybe this is also important:
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
[sudo] password for thindi:
** (gedit:2082): WARNING **: Could not load Gedit repository: Typelib
file for namespace 'GtkSource', version '3.0' not found
(gedit:2082): IBUS-WARNING **: The owner of
/home/thindi/.config/ibus/bus is not root!
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ ls /sys/class/backlight > vendorbacklight
thindi@thindi-AOA110:~$ sudo su
root@thindi-AOA110:/home/thindi# ls -la /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/ > lslabacklight
root@thindi-AOA110:/home/thindi# echo 8 > /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness
No change after doing that.
o "Reboot with kernel parameter video.use_bios_initial_backlight=0"
Don't know how to do that.
Dealing with the rest on this site https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Debugging/Backlight is out of my depth.
Hope the information given helps in any way to fix the bug.
Thanks so very much for dealing with this!
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: linux-image-3.11.0-14-generic 3.11.0-14.21
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-14.21-generic 3.11.7
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-14-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: thindi 1586 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: thindi 1586 F...m pulseaudio
Date: Fri Dec 6 11:31:38 2013
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=9793476b-8516-4e8d-b628-0dd0389b1376
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-03 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release i386 (20131016.1)
MachineType: Acer AOA110
MarkForUpload: True
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-14-generic root=UUID=bf6adaec-4e58-4748-95d7-8d287f559046 ro quiet splash pcie_aspm=force acpi_backlight=vendor vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-3.11.0-14-generic N/A
linux-backports-modules-3.11.0-14-generic N/A
linux-firmware 1.116
RfKill:
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/06/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: v0.3309
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrv0.3309:bd10/06/2008:svnAcer:pnAOA110:pvr1:rvnAcer:rn:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct1:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: AOA110
dmi.product.version: 1
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
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Follow ups
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[Bug 1258495] Re: 8086:27ae [Acer AOA110] backlight too bright, can't dim it much
From: Launchpad Bug Tracker, 2014-02-16
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[Bug 1258495] Re: 8086:27ae [Acer AOA110] backlight too bright, can't dim it much
From: Christopher M. Penalver, 2013-12-17
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[Bug 1258495] Re: backlight too bright, can't dim it much
From: Christopher M. Penalver, 2013-12-17
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[Bug 1258495] Re: backlight too bright, can't dim it much
From: Joseph Salisbury, 2013-12-06
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[Bug 1258495] Status changed to Confirmed
From: Brad Figg, 2013-12-06
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[Bug 1258495] [NEW] backlight too bright, can't dim it much
From: Thindi, 2013-12-06
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