Bug 1268091 - Gnome backlight control prefers nv-backlight over intel-backlight on optimus systems
Summary: Gnome backlight control prefers nv-backlight over intel-backlight on optimus ...
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Status: CLOSED EOL
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: gnome-shell
Version: 22
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Assignee: Owen Taylor
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2015-10-01 19:34 UTC by javiertury
Modified: 2016-07-19 18:14 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2016-07-19 18:05:16 UTC
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Description javiertury 2015-10-01 19:34:58 UTC
Description of problem
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When changing the brightness level on gnome-shell it has no effect on the screen backlight.

Gnome by default adjusts the value of "/sys/class/backlight/nv_backlight/brightness" when it should adjust the value of "/sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness" as the intel card handles the output.

The default behaviour is understandable for desktops but it doesn't work for laptops.


Additional notes
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* The system is an optimus laptop, it consists of 2 graphic cards where the intel one handles all the output.

* Only open source drivers, i915 and nouveau, are used.

* PRIME is used to switch cards, not bumblebee.

* While changing the brightness on gnome's slider or using the hotkeys the file "/sys/class/backlight/nv_backlight/brightness" changes too.

* xbacklight works fine, it changes intel_backlight only.

Comment 1 Fedora End Of Life 2016-07-19 18:05:16 UTC
Fedora 22 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2016-07-19. Fedora 22 is
no longer maintained, which means that it will not receive any further
security or bug fix updates. As a result we are closing this bug.

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Thank you for reporting this bug and we are sorry it could not be fixed.

Comment 2 Avi Kivity 2016-07-19 18:14:17 UTC
It's still broken in Fedora 24.


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