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The two brightness fn keys are inverted

Bug #638638 reported by Mahmoud Kassem on 2010-09-15

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Ubuntu	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned
	udev (Ubuntu)	Expired	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

The brightness function keys are doing the opposite function, fn+F7 increase the brightness and fn+F8 decrease the brightness

Machine: HP dv6-2170ee
Running: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP x86_64 GNU/Linux
using 3D-accelerated proprietary graphics driver for NVIDIA cards.

# darkest
/proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCD# echo 0 > brightness
# brightest
/proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCD# echo 100 > brightness

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Architecture: amd64
CustomUdevRuleFiles: 99-nokia-n900.rules
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
Package: udev 162-1
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=c34d5386-f1f4-4761-9fd1-60f59328f233 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Tags: maverick
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 04/01/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.1A
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 3659
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 32.25
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.1A:bd04/01/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv6NotebookPC:pvr049D210000241210000020000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn3659:rvr32.25:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 049D210000241210000020000
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

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Tags:

Mahmoud Kassem (mmkassem) on 2010-09-15

affects:

meta-gnome2 (Ubuntu) → ubuntu

Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi) on 2010-09-19

Changed in ubuntu:
status:	New → Invalid
affects:	gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) → udev (Ubuntu)

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Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi) wrote on 2010-09-19:

Hallo Mahmud
can you please update and if the problem persist attach here these files:
/var/log/syslog
/var/log/dmesg
/var/log/kern.log
/var/log/udev
and run in a terminal this command
apport-collect 638638
Thanks
Fabio

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Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi) wrote on 2010-09-19:

In the description please click the yellow pencil and add more additional info about the machine, the kernel in use (uname -r by terminal)ecc.
Fabio

Changed in udev (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

Mahmoud Kassem (mmkassem) on 2010-09-19

description:

updated

Mahmoud Kassem (mmkassem) on 2010-09-19

description:

updated

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Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi) wrote on 2010-09-20:

Hello Mahmoud
can you please open a terminal and type this command
apport-collect 638638
authorize and follow the instructions, it will automatically add all the needed infos.
Thanks
Fabio

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Mahmoud Kassem (mmkassem) wrote on 2010-09-22: BootDmesg.txt

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description:	updated

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Mahmoud Kassem (mmkassem) wrote on 2010-09-22: CurrentDmesg.txt

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Mahmoud Kassem (mmkassem) wrote on 2010-09-22: Dependencies.txt

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Mahmoud Kassem (mmkassem) wrote on 2010-09-22: Lspci.txt

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Mahmoud Kassem (mmkassem) wrote on 2010-09-22: Lsusb.txt

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Mahmoud Kassem (mmkassem) wrote on 2010-09-22: ProcCpuinfo.txt

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Mahmoud Kassem (mmkassem) wrote on 2010-09-22: ProcInterrupts.txt

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Mahmoud Kassem (mmkassem) wrote on 2010-09-22: ProcModules.txt

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Mahmoud Kassem (mmkassem) wrote on 2010-09-22: UdevDb.txt

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Mahmoud Kassem (mmkassem) wrote on 2010-09-22: UdevLog.txt

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Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi) wrote on 2010-09-23: Re: The two brightness fn keys are swapped in Maverick

#14

Thanks for the report
Fabio

Changed in udev (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → New

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Schmirrwurst (schmirrwurst) wrote on 2010-10-10: apport information

#15

Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
MachineType: Sony Corporation VGN-FZ21E
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: udev 162-2
PackageArchitecture: amd64
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=8a43cea0-765d-4225-8072-cb33a6ffc6a1 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=fr_FR
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=fr_FR.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Tags: maverick
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
UserGroups:

dmi.bios.date: 07/04/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: R1120J7
dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.board.name: VAIO
dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrR1120J7:bd07/04/2007:svnSonyCorporation:pnVGN-FZ21E:pvrC3LPXCR7:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VGN-FZ21E
dmi.product.version: C3LPXCR7
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation

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Schmirrwurst (schmirrwurst) wrote on 2010-10-10: BootDmesg.txt

#16

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Schmirrwurst (schmirrwurst) wrote on 2010-10-10: CurrentDmesg.txt

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Schmirrwurst (schmirrwurst) wrote on 2010-10-10: Dependencies.txt

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Schmirrwurst (schmirrwurst) wrote on 2010-10-10: Lspci.txt

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Schmirrwurst (schmirrwurst) wrote on 2010-10-10: Lsusb.txt

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Schmirrwurst (schmirrwurst) wrote on 2010-10-10: ProcCpuinfo.txt

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Schmirrwurst (schmirrwurst) wrote on 2010-10-10: ProcInterrupts.txt

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Schmirrwurst (schmirrwurst) wrote on 2010-10-10: ProcModules.txt

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Schmirrwurst (schmirrwurst) wrote on 2010-10-10: UdevDb.txt

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UdevDb.txt Edit (119.9 KiB, text/plain)

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Schmirrwurst (schmirrwurst) wrote on 2010-10-10: UdevLog.txt

#25

UdevLog.txt Edit (233.7 KiB, text/plain)

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Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi) on 2010-10-10

Changed in udev (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed
tags:	added: maverick
summary:	- The two brightness fn keys are swapped in Maverick + The two brightness fn keys are swapped in Maverick hp pavillion
summary:	- The two brightness fn keys are swapped in Maverick hp pavillion + The two brightness fn keys are swapped
summary:	- The two brightness fn keys are swapped + The two brightness fn keys are inverted

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Mahmoud Kassem (mmkassem) wrote on 2011-05-08:

#26

The bug still exists in Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal.

tags:

added: natty

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote on 2011-10-26:

#27

For the udev side, can you please follow the "Fixing broken keys" section in /usr/share/doc/udev/README.keymap.txt.gz and give me the keymap -i output for these two keys? Thanks!

Changed in udev (Ubuntu):
status:	Confirmed → Incomplete

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2011-12-26:

#28

[Expired for udev (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in udev (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Expired

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