Comment 64 for bug 173652

daryl

Is the intel driver loaded?

grep intel /var/log/Xorg.0.log should return something like this:

(==) Matched intel for the autoconfigured driver
(II) LoadModule: "intel"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//intel_drv.so
(II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
(II) intel: Driver for Intel Integrated Graphics Chipsets: i810,
(II) intel(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
(==) intel(0): Depth 24, (==) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) intel(0): RGB weight 888
(==) intel(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(II) intel(0): Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) 965GM
(--) intel(0): Chipset: "965GM"
(--) intel(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xD0000000
(--) intel(0): IO registers at addr 0xFC000000
(II) intel(0): 2 display pipes available.
(==) intel(0): Using EXA for acceleration

2008/8/17 darylb <email address hidden>:
> I have installed Intrepid Alpha 4 to my HDD now, so I'm not in "safe graphics" anymore. Also I have installed all updates just now and rebooted. However this still doesn't work for me.
> I have a Vaio VGN-SZ71WN. I'm running the 32 bit desktop version. If there is any more info you would like me to collect I'd be happy to do it.
>
> daryl@lappytoppy:~$ xrandr --output LVDS --set BACKLIGHT_CONTROL native
> X Error of failed request: 171
> Major opcode of failed request: 152 (RANDR)
> Minor opcode of failed request: 15 ()
> Serial number of failed request: 14
> Current serial number in output stream: 14
> daryl@lappytoppy:~$ xbacklight -set 50
> No outputs have backlight property
> daryl@lappytoppy:~$ xrandr --prop | grep BACKLIGHT
> daryl@lappytoppy:~$
>
> root@lappytoppy:~# lspci | grep Display
> 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
>
> Also, a separate issue (although it may be related to the above failure
> which is why I'm mentioning it) is that my screen resolution is detected
> as 1024x600, but should really be 1280x800.
>
> --
> unable to adjust screen brightness on recent Sony Vaio notebooks
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/173652
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