Brightness applet doesnt change brightness and randomly moves

[Chris Knittel]

Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager

1.) The main issue is that gnome power manager still cannot adjust brightness of LCD screen on Asus U80A laptop. Whether using function keys or gnome power manager, it shows adjustments but brightness level doesn't change.

2.) The funky issue is that when I use the actual gnome power manager brightness applet if I click on it to adjust the slider for brightness it
a.) immediately disappears
b.) if I click on it again the physical slider can appear randomly across the screen
c.) doesn't actually "SHOW" any physical adjustment

3.) What should happen is pretty simple. Brightness should adjust and the applet shouldn't have the slider appear randomly across the screen instead of attached to the applet

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: gnome-power-manager 2.32.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Oct 10 18:56:46 2010
GConfNonDefault:
 /apps/gnome-power-manager/lock/blank_screen=false
 /apps/gnome-power-manager/lock/use_screensaver_settings=false
 /apps/gnome-power-manager/notify/sleep_failed_uri=
 /apps/gnome-power-manager/ui/icon_policy=charge
GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No
GnomeSessionInhibitors: None
GnomeSessionSuspendInhibited: No
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. U80A
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=d8e8b0b6-4dee-4c55-89a3-2c3af33d6e7f ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-power-manager
dmi.bios.date: 11/18/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 211
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: U80A
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr211:bd11/18/2009:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnU80A:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnU80A:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: U80A
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

[Chris Knittel (argosreality)]

After a time the slider becomes "locked" to the applet but I can duplicate the random appearance of the slider across the screen if I remove and then readd the widget

[Mattias Flodin (flodin+launchpad)]

Same problem here except I have not seen the random-placement issues. Brightness applet simply disappears when I try to click it, and function keys have no effect. I'm stuck at 50% brightness (according to brightness-applet). Can anyone offer an alternative way of setting the brightness as a workaround?

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for the report, it has been some time without any response or feedback in this bug report and we are wondering if this is still an issue for you with the latest release of Ubuntu the Natty Narwhal, May you please test with that version and comment back if you're still having or not the issue? Please have a look at http://www.ubuntu.com/download to know how to install that version.Thanks in advance and sorry for the late response.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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