No input after setting brightness on Dell Studio 1535

[Johnny Levai]

I use Ubuntu Intrepid and when I set the brightness with Fn+Up or Fn+Down the progress bar goes all the way up (or down) as if the keys were stuck then. The brightness changes as desired but I can no longer input any text from the keyboard or clicks from the mouse/touchpad. Interestingly I can move the mouse. When I did this in Kubuntu Intrepid it didn't lock up like this.

[Johnny Levai (digistyl3)]

It doesn't lock up after recent updates, but now I can't see the little floating progressbar any more. Should this one be closed?

[Alex Mauer (hawke)]

This is happening for me as well with a Dell Latitude X300. It happens only in X. Switching VTs will allow the keyboard to work again for a time.

[Johnny Levai (digistyl3)]

I too have to switch VTs

[Ben Trusty (ben-trusty)]

dell inspiron 1150
ubuntu 8.10

i have a similar problem, the only clicking, typing that works is the ability to click on the shutdown icon on my panel as well as the keyboard sequences
1. ctrl + alt + backspace (restart x)
2. ctrl + alt + f2 (typically would change to virtual desktop 2, but when this bug occurs, it causes the screen to flash)

[Timothy R. Chavez (timrchavez)]

The bug task for the somerville project has been removed by an automated script. This bug has been cloned on that project and is available here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1305824