Samsung Series 900 Laptop brightness control issue (heavy flickering)
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Linux |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
linux (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
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Unassigned | ||
Precise |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Unassigned | ||
Quantal |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
When the samsung-laptop module loads the backlight control starts to flicker. This can occur from automatic dimming, hotkeys or the applet.
The module just started loading due to a fix to bug 1012284 in 3.2.0-27.43
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AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xc0700000 irq 50'
Mixer name : 'Intel CougarPoint HDMI'
Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,
Controls : 24
Simple ctrls : 11
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
HibernationDevice: RESUME=
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111011)
MachineType: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 90X3A
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcVersionSign
RelatedPackageV
linux-
linux-
linux-firmware 1.79
StagingDrivers: mei
Tags: precise staging
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-06 (168 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 05/20/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
dmi.bios.version: 05HL
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: 90X3A
dmi.board.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
dmi.board.version: FAB1
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixT
dmi.product.name: 90X3A
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
tags: |
added: regression-update removed: needs-upstream-testing |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury) |
Changed in linux: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
summary: |
- Samsung Series 900 Laptop brightness control issue + Samsung Laptops brightness control issue (heavy flickering) |
summary: |
- Samsung Laptops brightness control issue (heavy flickering) + Samsung Series 900 Laptop brightness control issue (heavy flickering) |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Precise): | |
assignee: | nobody → Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury) |
status: | New → Fix Committed |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Quantal): | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Precise): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:
apport-collect 1028151
and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.
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This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.