Description of problem: On a Dell E6500, when I log in to a KDE session and try to adjust screen brightness with the appropriate Fn key sequences (Fn-ArrowUP and Fn-ArrowDown), nothing happens. Then I realized I needed to first disable the "Auto" brightness adjustment by using the "Fn-LeftArrow" sequence (to toggle Auto brightness). I did not have to do when I change to a GNOME session on the same machine (i.e. it just works, though there are other issues with remembering last brightness level). After doing this, I can change brightness, but there is no on-screen indicator showing values as there is in GNOME or for volume controls. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): - kdebase-workspace-4.2.4-3.fc11.x86_64 (not sure if this is relevant) - kernel 2.6.29.5-191.fc11.x86_64 - How reproducible: - Every time Steps to Reproduce: 1.Select KDE when logging in via GDM 2.Adjust brightness up/down 3.If that doesn't work, toggle auto-brightness with appropriate Fn key sequence (Fn-LeftArrow on my E6500 keyboard) Actual results: 1. May not work 2. If it does, you will see that brightness changes, but there is no bar/meter showing value as there is in GNOME Expected results: - should immediately change brightness and show value Additional info: xev shows XF86MonBrightnessDown and XF86MonBrightnessUp events are being generated. If the Auto-brightness keyboard toggle is set to on, these events are still generated, but do nothing. If it's off, these events do change brightness, but don't result in any visual meter/bar.
Is this really a bug? I suppose KDE interprets "automatic" as really automatic, i.e. you aren't supposed to touch it.
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Fwiw, support for multimedia keys were addressed via bug #475247 ... the outstanding upstream issue is being able to bind these keys to do something useful (in powerdevil or whatever). *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 475247 ***
Actually, this is not the same as 475247, but it's the same as 509300. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 509300 ***
Uh, nevermind, it's not that either.
Bug #475247 is already closed as fixed, and the multimedia keys are now assigned to KMix by default, but this part is not because PowerDevil doesn't do anything with the brightness keys (nor does anything else). So it needs to be fixed separately. But somebody needs to file it upstream!
I believe I saw a submission to reviewboard for this, lemme see... http://reviewboard.kde.org/r/1942/
*** Bug 533517 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
kdebase-workspace-4.3.3-7 (in updates-testing) includes the kubuntu-based patches to support this (albeit hackishly). kde-4.4.x will hopefully support this properly.
kdebase-workspace-4.3.3-7.fc11, kdelibs-4.3.3-4.fc11, kdebase-runtime-4.3.3-5.fc11, kdeaccessibility-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdeadmin-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdeartwork-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdebase-4.3.3-3.fc11, kdeedu-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdegames-4.3.3-2.fc11, kdegraphics-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdelibs-experimental-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdemultimedia-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdenetwork-4.3.3-4.fc11, kdepim-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdepim-runtime-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdepimlibs-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdeplasma-addons-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdesdk-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdetoys-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdeutils-4.3.3-1.fc11, konq-plugins-4.3.3-2.fc11, oxygen-icon-theme-4.3.3-1.fc11, qscintilla-2.4-7.fc11, webkitkde-0.0.2-0.1.20091109svn.fc11, kde-l10n-4.3.3-1.fc11, PyKDE-3.16.6-1.fc11, sip-4.9.2-1.fc11, PyQt4-4.6.2-1.fc11, qzion-0.4.0-5.fc11, qedje-0.4.0-4.fc11, PyQwt-5.2.0-2.fc11, PyQt-3.18.1-5.fc11, kdebindings-4.3.3-4.fc11 has been pushed to the Fedora 11 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. If you want to test the update, you can install it with su -c 'yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update kdebase-workspace kdelibs kdebase-runtime kdeaccessibility kdeadmin kdeartwork kdebase kdeedu kdegames kdegraphics kdelibs-experimental kdemultimedia kdenetwork kdepim kdepim-runtime kdepimlibs kdeplasma-addons kdesdk kdetoys kdeutils konq-plugins oxygen-icon-theme qscintilla webkitkde kde-l10n PyKDE sip PyQt4 qzion qedje PyQwt PyQt kdebindings'. You can provide feedback for this update here: http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F11/FEDORA-2009-11627
kdebase-workspace-4.3.3-7.fc10, kdelibs-4.3.3-4.fc10, kdebase-runtime-4.3.3-5.fc10, kdeaccessibility-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdeadmin-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdeartwork-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdebase-4.3.3-3.fc10, kdeedu-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdegames-4.3.3-2.fc10, kdegraphics-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdelibs-experimental-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdemultimedia-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdenetwork-4.3.3-4.fc10, kdepim-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdepim-runtime-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdepimlibs-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdeplasma-addons-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdesdk-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdetoys-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdeutils-4.3.3-1.fc10, konq-plugins-4.3.3-2.fc10, oxygen-icon-theme-4.3.3-1.fc10, qscintilla-2.4-7.fc10, webkitkde-0.0.2-0.1.20091109svn.fc10, kde-l10n-4.3.3-1.fc10, PyKDE-3.16.6-1.fc10, sip-4.9.2-1.fc10, PyQt4-4.6.2-1.fc10, qzion-0.4.0-5.fc10, qedje-0.4.0-4.fc10, PyQwt-5.2.0-2.fc10, PyQt-3.18.1-5.fc10, kdebindings-4.3.3-4.fc10 has been pushed to the Fedora 10 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. If you want to test the update, you can install it with su -c 'yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update kdebase-workspace kdelibs kdebase-runtime kdeaccessibility kdeadmin kdeartwork kdebase kdeedu kdegames kdegraphics kdelibs-experimental kdemultimedia kdenetwork kdepim kdepim-runtime kdepimlibs kdeplasma-addons kdesdk kdetoys kdeutils konq-plugins oxygen-icon-theme qscintilla webkitkde kde-l10n PyKDE sip PyQt4 qzion qedje PyQwt PyQt kdebindings'. You can provide feedback for this update here: http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F10/FEDORA-2009-11500
kdebase-workspace-4.3.3-7.fc12, kdelibs-4.3.3-4.fc12, kdebase-runtime-4.3.3-5.fc12, kde-l10n-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdeaccessibility-4.3.3-2.fc12, kdeadmin-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdeartwork-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdebase-4.3.3-3.fc12, kdeedu-4.3.3-2.fc12, kdegames-4.3.3-2.fc12, kdegraphics-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdelibs-experimental-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdemultimedia-4.3.3-2.fc12, kdenetwork-4.3.3-5.fc12, kdepim-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdepim-runtime-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdepimlibs-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdeplasma-addons-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdesdk-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdetoys-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdeutils-4.3.3-1.fc12, konq-plugins-4.3.3-2.fc12, oxygen-icon-theme-4.3.3-1.fc12, qscintilla-2.4-7.fc12, webkitkde-0.0.2-0.1.20091109svn.fc12, qzion-0.4.0-5.fc12, qedje-0.4.0-4.fc12, PyQwt-5.2.0-3.fc12, PyQt-3.18.1-5.fc12, kdebindings-4.3.3-4.fc12, PyKDE-3.16.6-1.fc12, sip-4.9.2-1.fc12, PyQt4-4.6.2-1.fc12 has been pushed to the Fedora 12 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. If you want to test the update, you can install it with su -c 'yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update kdebase-workspace kdelibs kdebase-runtime kde-l10n kdeaccessibility kdeadmin kdeartwork kdebase kdeedu kdegames kdegraphics kdelibs-experimental kdemultimedia kdenetwork kdepim kdepim-runtime kdepimlibs kdeplasma-addons kdesdk kdetoys kdeutils konq-plugins oxygen-icon-theme qscintilla webkitkde qzion qedje PyQwt PyQt kdebindings PyKDE sip PyQt4'. You can provide feedback for this update here: http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F12/FEDORA-2009-11503
kdebase-workspace-4.3.3-7.fc10, kdelibs-4.3.3-4.fc10, kdebase-runtime-4.3.3-5.fc10, kdeaccessibility-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdeadmin-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdeartwork-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdebase-4.3.3-3.fc10, kdeedu-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdegames-4.3.3-2.fc10, kdegraphics-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdelibs-experimental-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdemultimedia-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdenetwork-4.3.3-4.fc10, kdepim-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdepim-runtime-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdepimlibs-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdeplasma-addons-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdesdk-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdetoys-4.3.3-1.fc10, kdeutils-4.3.3-1.fc10, konq-plugins-4.3.3-2.fc10, oxygen-icon-theme-4.3.3-1.fc10, qscintilla-2.4-7.fc10, webkitkde-0.0.2-0.1.20091109svn.fc10, kde-l10n-4.3.3-1.fc10, sip-4.9.3-1.fc10, PyKDE-3.16.6-1.fc10, PyQt4-4.6.2-1.fc10, qzion-0.4.0-5.fc10, qedje-0.4.0-4.fc10, PyQwt-5.2.0-2.fc10, PyQt-3.18.1-5.fc10, kdebindings-4.3.3-4.fc10 has been pushed to the Fedora 10 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
kdebase-workspace-4.3.3-7.fc11, kdelibs-4.3.3-4.fc11, kdebase-runtime-4.3.3-5.fc11, kdeaccessibility-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdeadmin-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdeartwork-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdebase-4.3.3-3.fc11, kdeedu-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdegames-4.3.3-2.fc11, kdegraphics-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdelibs-experimental-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdemultimedia-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdenetwork-4.3.3-4.fc11, kdepim-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdepim-runtime-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdepimlibs-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdeplasma-addons-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdesdk-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdetoys-4.3.3-1.fc11, kdeutils-4.3.3-1.fc11, konq-plugins-4.3.3-2.fc11, oxygen-icon-theme-4.3.3-1.fc11, qscintilla-2.4-7.fc11, webkitkde-0.0.2-0.1.20091109svn.fc11, sip-4.9.3-1.fc11, kde-l10n-4.3.3-1.fc11, PyKDE-3.16.6-1.fc11, PyQt4-4.6.2-1.fc11, qzion-0.4.0-5.fc11, qedje-0.4.0-4.fc11, PyQwt-5.2.0-2.fc11, PyQt-3.18.1-5.fc11, kdebindings-4.3.3-4.fc11 has been pushed to the Fedora 11 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
kdebase-workspace-4.3.3-7.fc12, kdelibs-4.3.3-4.fc12, kdebase-runtime-4.3.3-5.fc12, kde-l10n-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdeaccessibility-4.3.3-2.fc12, kdeadmin-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdeartwork-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdebase-4.3.3-3.fc12, kdeedu-4.3.3-2.fc12, kdegames-4.3.3-2.fc12, kdegraphics-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdelibs-experimental-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdemultimedia-4.3.3-2.fc12, kdenetwork-4.3.3-5.fc12, kdepim-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdepim-runtime-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdepimlibs-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdeplasma-addons-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdesdk-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdetoys-4.3.3-1.fc12, kdeutils-4.3.3-1.fc12, konq-plugins-4.3.3-2.fc12, oxygen-icon-theme-4.3.3-1.fc12, qscintilla-2.4-7.fc12, webkitkde-0.0.2-0.1.20091109svn.fc12, sip-4.9.3-1.fc12, qzion-0.4.0-5.fc12, qedje-0.4.0-4.fc12, PyQwt-5.2.0-3.fc12, PyQt-3.18.1-5.fc12, kdebindings-4.3.3-4.fc12, PyKDE-3.16.6-1.fc12, PyQt4-4.6.2-1.fc12 has been pushed to the Fedora 12 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.