[Hardy] booting ubuntu 8.04 the display dims to the lowest level (no sleep)

[joernw]

my laptop dims the display while booting to the lowest level (no sleep). I've to increase the brightness manually every time. also the brightness reduces when the system shutdowns. when i increase the brightness manually while booting, the display dims once more just before the login screen appears.

Laptop: acer Aspire 5710Z
Ubuntu 8.04 up to date (upgraded from 7.10)
dual-boot GRUB loader
PhoenixBIOS V 1.50

[Daniel T Chen (crimsun)]

Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10 or 9.04?

[joernw (joern-wagner)]

Daniel T Chen schrieb:
> Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10 or 9.04?
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
> Sourcepackagename: linux-meta => linux
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
>
Sorry that I am so late with my answer. My acer notebook is a productive
system, so it's still running on 8.04.
I've 'solve' the problem now by choosing 'dim display when idle' in the
power management preferences. Short time after log in the display
increase brightness when I take action.

All the best for 2009!
Joern

[Stefan Bader (smb)]

Closing the bug as there is a work-around for Hardy and currently no indication this problem persists in later kernels. Feel free to reopen should the problem be present in the latest release. Thanks.