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

Ryan Thompson, could you please test the latest upstream kernel
available from the very top line at the top of the page (the release
names are irrelevant for testing, and please do not test the daily
folder) following https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds ? It will
allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue.

If the test did not allow you to test to the issue (ex. you couldn't boot into the OS) please make a comment in your report about this, and continue to test the next most recent kernel version until you can test to the issue. Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please comment on which kernel version specifically you tested. If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tags:
kernel-fixed-upstream
kernel-fixed-upstream-VERSION-NUMBER

where VERSION-NUMBER is the version number of the kernel you tested exactly shown as:
kernel-fixed-upstream-3.18-rc4

This can be done by clicking on the yellow circle with a black pencil
icon next to the word Tags located at the bottom of the bug description.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the following tags:
kernel-bug-exists-upstream
kernel-bug-exists-upstream-VERSION-NUMBER

Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug's
Status as Confirmed. Please let us know your results. Thank you for your
understanding.

** Tags added: latest-bios-a15 maverick precise regression-release

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/720912

Title:
  Maverick (through Precise) regression: Dell M1330 backlight brightness
  messed up

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  The Dell M1330 backlight has exactly 8 levels of brightness. I expect
  each press of the brightness adjustment keys to change the brightness
  by one level. When I use the keyboard to adjust the brightness in
  GNOME, it sometimes changes by one level, and sometimes changes by two
  levels.

  In Karmic, the buttons worked like I have describe above. In Lucid, everything worked correctly. In Maverick (and every subsequent release at least through Precise), we're back to the same behavior as in Karmic. So this is a regression in functionality.
  ---
  Architecture: amd64
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
  Package: acpid 1:2.0.7-1ubuntu2
  PackageArchitecture: amd64
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/zsh
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic 2.6.38.8
  Tags:  natty running-unity
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout fuse lpadmin plugdev sambashare
  --- 
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  ryan       2465 F.... pulseaudio
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=e00b6e22-9d5b-45f4-a861-8fa38e5ae470
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-15 (153 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS M1330
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcFB: 0 nouveaufb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.11.2-phc root=UUID=355b9c19-46fe-44f2-8715-f9df660834f7 ro persistent quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.13.11.2-phc N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.13.11.2-phc  N/A
   linux-firmware                         1.127.4
  Tags:  trusty
  Uname: Linux 3.13.11.2-phc x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
  _MarkForUpload: True
  dmi.bios.date: 12/26/2008
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A15
  dmi.board.name: 0U8042
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA15:bd12/26/2008:svnDellInc.:pnXPSM1330:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0U8042:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: XPS M1330
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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