[Debian-eeepc-devel] Debian-eeepc-devel Digest, Vol 7, Issue 12

[Kasper Loopstra]

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nzabrod wrote:
>>> it has been set to before shutting off. When pressing ither FnF3 or FnF4
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>>> it goes to whatever level it was set at plus or minus one (as if it
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>>> remembered the screen strength in the screensaver.)
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>>> Where should I start looking in settings files to fix this?
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>> I've seen issues with brightness before, but not this one in particular.
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>> It could be a problem with xserver-xorg-video-intel, which is at
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>> version 2:2.2.1-2 in Lenny.  On my Sid system, which is at version
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>> 2:2.3.1-1, I can't reproduce the problem.
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>> Ben
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> Hmm, looks like I have the same issue too, but when running atari800 emulator. When emulation starts, brightness settings change and I have to hit brightness buttons to bring it back to needed level.
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I just found out by accident, this only happens when I have applications
running. I saw it return to the correct backlight strength when not yet
logged in (and not yet in XFCE), and when there were not yet any
applications open in XFCE.

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