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    Linux Laptop Backlight Fixes On The Way For v6.1, More Testing Encouraged

    Phoronix: Linux Laptop Backlight Fixes On The Way For v6.1, More Testing Encouraged

    Last month Red Hat engineer Hans de Goede warned that old and "weird" laptops could see broken backlight controls with the upcoming Linux 6.1 kernel. He issued a call for testing and as a result was provided valuable feedback that led to some new fixes now on the way. But there still is more work ahead and he's requested further testing by Linux laptop users to ensure the reworked backlight handling is in good shape...

    Linux Laptop Backlight Fixes On The Way For v6.1, More Testing Encouraged - Phoronix
    https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Laptop-Brightness-More
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    So nice of him to break display driver brightness on a Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen2 AMD. Apart from build tests, I'm wondering if any QA really went into this obvious regression.

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      Originally posted by RickXy View Post
      So nice of him to break display driver brightness on a Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen2 AMD. Apart from build tests, I'm wondering if any QA really went into this obvious regression.
      Frustration aside; if any soul is affected by this, may consider:
      Code:
      su -c "echo 7 > /sys/class/backlight/amdgpu_bl0/brightness "
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