The test was done as per your instructions, in the /sys/class/backlight/eeepc-wmi directory. This eeepc-wmi subdirectory exists with your patched kernel, but is not there with the older kernel. The test fails in the acpi_video0 and intel_backlight subdirectories, with both kernels.
There are no additional kernel parameters specified, here is the current boot line:
The test was done as per your instructions, in the /sys/class/ backlight/ eeepc-wmi directory. This eeepc-wmi subdirectory exists with your patched kernel, but is not there with the older kernel. The test fails in the acpi_video0 and intel_backlight subdirectories, with both kernels.
There are no additional kernel parameters specified, here is the current boot line:
XXX@XXX:~$ cat /proc/cmdline /@/boot/ vmlinuz- 3.2.0-29- generic root=UUID=XXX ro rootflags=subvol=@
BOOT_IMAGE=
The video module is no longer blacklisted.