most recent ubuntu 8.10 proposed update (last night)
2.6.27-11-generic
still broken
On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Tim Gardner <email address hidden>wrote:
> http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-
> jaunty.git;a=commit;h=bf9b51b29cab40295dfc5d79289bd389f24b7b06
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Jaunty)
> Importance: Undecided => Medium
> Assignee: (unassigned) => Tim Gardner (timg-tpi)
> Status: Invalid => Fix Committed
> Target: None => jaunty-alpha-5
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Intrepid)
> Assignee: Tim Gardner (timg-tpi) => Stefan Bader
> (stefan-bader-canonical)
>
> --
> X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/261721
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in "acpid" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in "linux" source package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed
> Status in "xorg-server" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in acpid in Ubuntu Intrepid: Invalid
> Status in linux in Ubuntu Intrepid: Triaged
> Status in xorg-server in Ubuntu Intrepid: Invalid
> Status in acpid in Ubuntu Jaunty: Invalid
> Status in linux in Ubuntu Jaunty: Fix Committed
> Status in xorg-server in Ubuntu Jaunty: Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager
>
> Pressing either of the brightness keys brings up the g-p-m brightness OSD.
> This has changed recently such that it now steals keyboard focus. It
> eventually disappears, leaving corruption on the screen, giving my caret
> back. However, I can't type again until I switch to another VT and back.
>
> It also sometimes doesn't appear at all, or just appears with some
> uninitialized texture (but still steals focus).
> --
>
> This is caused by X invoking autorepeat on the brightness keys, as it never
> appears to see a release event.
>
> --
>
> This is caused by a bug in the kernel that requires a Dell specific quirk.
> It has been fixed in -proposed.
>
most recent ubuntu 8.10 proposed update (last night)
2.6.27-11-generic
still broken
On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Tim Gardner <email address hidden>wrote:
> http:// kernel. ubuntu. com/git? p=ubuntu/ ubuntu- git;a=commit; h=bf9b51b29cab4 0295dfc5d79289b d389f24b7b06 bader-canonical ) /bugs.launchpad .net/bugs/ 261721
> jaunty.
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Jaunty)
> Importance: Undecided => Medium
> Assignee: (unassigned) => Tim Gardner (timg-tpi)
> Status: Invalid => Fix Committed
> Target: None => jaunty-alpha-5
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Intrepid)
> Assignee: Tim Gardner (timg-tpi) => Stefan Bader
> (stefan-
>
> --
> X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops
> https:/
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in "acpid" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in "linux" source package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed
> Status in "xorg-server" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in acpid in Ubuntu Intrepid: Invalid
> Status in linux in Ubuntu Intrepid: Triaged
> Status in xorg-server in Ubuntu Intrepid: Invalid
> Status in acpid in Ubuntu Jaunty: Invalid
> Status in linux in Ubuntu Jaunty: Fix Committed
> Status in xorg-server in Ubuntu Jaunty: Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager
>
> Pressing either of the brightness keys brings up the g-p-m brightness OSD.
> This has changed recently such that it now steals keyboard focus. It
> eventually disappears, leaving corruption on the screen, giving my caret
> back. However, I can't type again until I switch to another VT and back.
>
> It also sometimes doesn't appear at all, or just appears with some
> uninitialized texture (but still steals focus).
> --
>
> This is caused by X invoking autorepeat on the brightness keys, as it never
> appears to see a release event.
>
> --
>
> This is caused by a bug in the kernel that requires a Dell specific quirk.
> It has been fixed in -proposed.
>