Bug 663049

Summary:	can't change brightness when on kdm login screen
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Karel Volný <kvolny>
Component:	kdebase-workspace	Assignee:	Than Ngo <than>
Status:	CLOSED CANTFIX	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	15	CC:	fedora, jreznik, kevin, ltinkl, rdieter, rnovacek, ry, smparrish, than
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Description Karel Volný 2010-12-14 14:54:35 UTC

Description of problem:
When the system is waiting for user login, I cannot use the function keys to change the brightness of my laptop screen, the brightness stays on max.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kdm-4.5.4-1.fc14.x86_64

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. let Fedora boot to kdm login screen
2. hit the function key to decrease brightness
  
Actual results:
nothing happens

Expected results:
the display dims

Additional info:
hardware: Lenovo T510 - Core i7 M620 integrated graphics

changing brightness works without any problem after I log into KDE (in fact, when on batteries, the screen dims itself in the middle of KDE startup process)

Comment 1 Rex Dieter 2010-12-14 15:12:26 UTC

true,  kdm doesn't support that (yet), as it currently only works from within a full kde session.

Comment 2 Lukáš Tinkl 2012-07-11 17:04:26 UTC

kdm doesn't support this, only PowerDevil does with the running KDE session. I suggest filing a wishlist item upstream