On Sun, 2010-03-14 at 20:21 -0400, Mail Lists wrote: > I just installed a fresh f12 - fully updated - lenovo T61p laptop - > using nouveau. > > If i go to a virtual terminal - or if I set the run level to 3 (no > graphics). > > After some period the screen goes dark - fine - however when I awaken > the screen the backlight on the LCD display is almost off - starting up > (or switching back to vt1) - the graphics are dimmed too. > > Rebooting does NOT restore the backlight - it remains dim. > > > If I now login - I have power applet on taskbar - suddenly (perhaps > when power applet starts) suddenly screen goes bright again!!! > > Something about text vt's .. and dpms truly mucks up the backlight. > > Anyone else seen this weird/nasty[1] bug? > Yes, I had that bug. Try using the proprietary nvidia driver instead of nouveau. Also try tweaking the monitor brightness settings in your various Power Profiles. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
