gsd-backlight-helper accesses the wrong file under /sys for the psb_gfx driver

Bug #1020274 reported by Jan
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gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
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Bug Description

For several Asus EeePC netbooks with GMA500 (Poulsbo) video hardware, gsd-backlight-helper tries to write the brightness to /sys/class/backlight/eeepc/brightness, which does nothing. It should write to /sys/class/backlight/psb-bl/brightness.

This bug is based on workarounds here: http://dirs-dissman.livejournal.com/13758.html and here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=11968333&postcount=14, but I couldn't find any bug about it on launchpad so I created this. This problem is known on at least the Asus EeePC 1101HA and 1201HA.

Jan (jankanis)
description: updated
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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