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madvinegar (madvinegar) wrote : 8086:0116 [Dell Inspiron 14z (N411z)] Display brightness keys don't generate evdev events after saucy upgrade

Brightness keys Fn+F4 and Fn+F5 (decrease and decrease brightness) do not work on 13.10 and 14.04.
On 12.04 and 13.04 worked ok.
That is up to ubuntu repository kernel 3.8 the brightness keys worked ok.

On ubuntu repository kernels 3.11 and 3.13, the brightness keys do not work.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-3.13.0-8-generic 3.13.0-8.28
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-8.28-generic 3.13.2
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-8-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: mike 1549 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Feb 14 20:01:28 2014
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=4ffb442c-e2bf-4dbd-8a25-6a4ef0e346f2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-25 (19 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140124)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell System Inspiron N411Z
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-8-generic root=UUID=308a58c8-4425-4ae1-b9a5-86bee1de5030 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-8-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-8-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.124
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
WifiSyslog:

dmi.bios.date: 09/10/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A06
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 0YWNPW
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: FAB1
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA06:bd09/10/2012:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemInspironN411Z:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0YWNPW:rvrFAB1:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
dmi.product.name: Dell System Inspiron N411Z
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.