[Bug 34802] Re: unable to increase brightness once it's been decreased to its minimum

[Christopher M. Penalver]

Ariel Vardi, please execute the following command, as it will automatically gather debugging information, in a terminal:
apport-collect 34802

** Package changed: acpi-support (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Medium => Low

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

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Title:
  unable to increase brightness once it's been decreased to its minimum

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  On a sony vaio sz110, ubuntu dapper up-to-date:

  Increasing the brightness using the Fn keys doesn't have any effect
  once it's been decreased to its minimum.

  Step to reproduce:
  1) Press Fn+F5
  2) Notice brightness is decreased
  3) Press Fn+F6
  4) Notice brightness is increased
  5) Press Fn+F5 until brightness is at its minimum
  6) Press Fn+F6 to increase the brightness again
  7) Notice it doesn't work anymore, the brightness is stuck at the minimum.

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