Laptop brightness not preserved

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I've recently installed Ubuntu MATE 16.04 on my laptop Dell Latitude D520. So far everything is working very well apart from setting the screen brightness. I was using Ubuntu 12.04 before and I could change the screen brightness.

I tried these kernel parameters: "acpi_backlight=vendor", "video.use_native_backlight=1" and "acpi_osi=Linux" but none worked.

The function keys are working, but the brightness is nut adjusting. I got a little flicker but nothing else happens. How can this be fixed or is it related to MATE Desktop. Other desktops like xfce, cinnamon etc. works as expected.

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) SATA Controller [IDE mode] (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 01)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02)
02:01.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. Cardbus bridge (rev 21)
02:01.4 FireWire (IEEE 1394): O2 Micro, Inc. Firewire (IEEE 1394) (rev 02)
0c:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[M (rappscallion)]

I had the same issue w/ the nvidia proprietary driver. Nouveau can change the screen brightness but will flicker while changing brightness until you also use the "acpi_backlight=vendor" parameter (or "acpi_backlight=none"

Before the changes setting brightness before logging in works smooth, afterwards not at all or with issues.
After the changes it doesn't work before logging in, but afterwards smoothly.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Norbert (nrbrtx)]

Can you reproduce this bug with newer version of Ubuntu MATE?

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