Whenever I log in, the screen brightness is set to max. I can turn the brightness down but I must do it every time I log in. Problem started after updating to Oneiric.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,compiztoolbox,regex,vpswitch,grid,mousepoll,move,imgpng,place,resize,gnomecompat,snap,wall,animation,session,unitymtgrabhandles,fade,expo,workarounds,scale,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Sun Oct 16 14:18:24 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-10-13 20:35:45.574674
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx-updates, 8.881, 3.0.0-12-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in Ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
ATI Technologies Inc AMD Radeon HD 6310 GraphicsATI [1002:9802] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1611]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
JockeyStatus:
xorg:fglrx_updates - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
xorg:fglrx - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dm1 Notebook PC
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=e48720e0-d114-4e3e-acb1-5d1b33567ac5 ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M quiet splash pcie_aspm=force vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-13 (2 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 04/26/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.12
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 1611
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 96.39
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.12:bd04/26/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondm1NotebookPC:pvr0589100000252B00000320100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1611:rvr96.39:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dm1 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 0589100000252B00000320100
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu3
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu26
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1
I have the same problem with Oneiric for every user on my laptop.
But i have found a disgusting way to pass the problem for the time being.
Put the next statement in the Startup Applications Preferences for every user:
'pkexec /usr/lib/
where X is a number from 0 till 7, 0 is low and 7 is high brightness.