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[Seth Forshee <seth.forshee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 01:33:14PM -0600, Seth Forshee wrote:
> I've identified a problem that's causing the apple_backlight device to
> stop working. I'll get this fixed and upload a new version of the
> driver. Until that's done please hold off on testing.

This problem should be fixed now in the PPA. Please proceed with
testing, and if you already added results to the wiki I'd appreciate it
if you could update your driver and see if anything changes. Thanks!

> 
> Thanks,
> Seth
> 
> On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 10:55:34AM -0600, Seth Forshee wrote:
> > [Note that I'm not subscribed to the mactel-support-community list;
> >  please Cc me on any replies]
> > 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I've been doing some work on the Apple backlight driver in the Linux
> > kernel to get support for adjusting the screen brightness via the gmux
> > device. This will hopefully get working screen brightness adjustment for
> > all Macs that that don't currently have it. This support has been
> > floating around in various forms for a while now, and what I'm trying to
> > do is get it into stock Ubuntu so brightness adjustment will work
> > out-of-the box, more or less.
> > 
> > The driver changes are pretty much complete, and now I'd like to get
> > testing on as many different Apple models as possible. If you've got a
> > machine with a built-in dispaly and would be willing to test, please
> > visit the following page for instructions on how you can help.
> > 
> >   https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/AppleGmuxBacklight
> > 
> > Thanks for helping! Feel free to contact me if you have any problems
> > with the instructions or encounter any problems with the test driver.
> > 
> > Seth