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    • CCWTechC
      CCWTech @scottalanmiller
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      @scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

      On Ubuntu 19.10, there is a brightness setting on the power screen in settings. But it doesn't seem to do anything. You can slide it, but nothing happens. Anyone having luck adjusting screen brightness on Ubuntu?

      We've tested on multiple machines, all seem the same. Both Nvidia and AMD cards same lack of adjustment.

      Running 19.10 and I don't even have a brightness setting at all.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @CCWTech
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        @CCWTech said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

        @scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

        On Ubuntu 19.10, there is a brightness setting on the power screen in settings. But it doesn't seem to do anything. You can slide it, but nothing happens. Anyone having luck adjusting screen brightness on Ubuntu?

        We've tested on multiple machines, all seem the same. Both Nvidia and AMD cards same lack of adjustment.

        Running 19.10 and I don't even have a brightness setting at all.

        I have it, but it affects nothing.

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        • DustinB3403D
          DustinB3403 @scottalanmiller
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          @scottalanmiller What desktop environment are you using?

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
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            @DustinB3403 said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

            @scottalanmiller What desktop environment are you using?

            Generic. Gnome 3.

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            • DustinB3403D
              DustinB3403 @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

              @DustinB3403 said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

              @scottalanmiller What desktop environment are you using?

              Generic. Gnome 3.

              To ask, does it work in Cinnamon?

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              • IRJI
                IRJ
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                Works fine in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Does gnome menu still look the same?

                dcdf2c0a-69de-4aab-aa9c-3b203b9c88ce-image.png

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                • CCWTechC
                  CCWTech @scottalanmiller
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                  @scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                  @DustinB3403 said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                  @scottalanmiller What desktop environment are you using?

                  Generic. Gnome 3.

                  Gnome3 for me as well.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @IRJ
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                    @IRJ said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                    Works fine in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Does gnome menu still look the same?

                    dcdf2c0a-69de-4aab-aa9c-3b203b9c88ce-image.png

                    Slider is there, but does nothing.

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                    • IRJI
                      IRJ
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                      Using an intel card here...

                      00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 620 (rev 07)

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                      • black3dynamiteB
                        black3dynamite
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                        At least on Fedora 31 GNOME 3.34.3, the brightness slider only appears on my laptop but not my desktop.

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                        • DustinB3403D
                          DustinB3403 @black3dynamite
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                          @black3dynamite said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                          At least on Fedora 31 GNOME 3.34.3, the brightness slider only appears on my laptop but not my desktop.

                          I wouldn't think you should expect a brightness control here. But maybe for things like a nightlight setting now that I think about.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
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                            @DustinB3403 said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                            @black3dynamite said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                            At least on Fedora 31 GNOME 3.34.3, the brightness slider only appears on my laptop but not my desktop.

                            I wouldn't think you should expect a brightness control here. But maybe for things like a nightlight setting now that I think about.

                            Yeah, I never use this on a desktop. but @CCWTech does. I do use it on a laptop all the time, though, but I use the hardware's brightness, not the OS' when I do that. So I never use this control.

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                            • CCWTechC
                              CCWTech @scottalanmiller
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                              @scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                              @DustinB3403 said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                              @black3dynamite said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                              At least on Fedora 31 GNOME 3.34.3, the brightness slider only appears on my laptop but not my desktop.

                              I wouldn't think you should expect a brightness control here. But maybe for things like a nightlight setting now that I think about.

                              Yeah, I never use this on a desktop. but @CCWTech does. I do use it on a laptop all the time, though, but I use the hardware's brightness, not the OS' when I do that. So I never use this control.

                              I have 4 screens so looking for something in the OS to handle. Not practical to manually adjust monitors each time I want a change.

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                              • DashrenderD
                                Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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                                @scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                                @DustinB3403 said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                                @black3dynamite said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                                At least on Fedora 31 GNOME 3.34.3, the brightness slider only appears on my laptop but not my desktop.

                                I wouldn't think you should expect a brightness control here. But maybe for things like a nightlight setting now that I think about.

                                Yeah, I never use this on a desktop. but @CCWTech does. I do use it on a laptop all the time, though, but I use the hardware's brightness, not the OS' when I do that. So I never use this control.

                                Interesting - In my experience, if you don't install the HP hotkey drivers - the hardware buttons for screen brightness don't work - this has lead me to believe that these buttons aren't really hardware buttons at all - am I mistaken?

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                                • Emad RE
                                  Emad R @scottalanmiller
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                                  @scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                                  We've tested on multiple machines, all seem the same. Both Nvidia and AMD cards the same lack of adjustment.

                                  Ubuntu 19.10 live install env works great with my AMD APU 3 2200g however after you install the OS and boot with it, it produces graphical artifacts everywhere that do not appear in the live install env.

                                  So avoiding since 20.04 is around the corner, however it works well in my work laptop HP Elitebook 840 G6

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                                  • black3dynamiteB
                                    black3dynamite @Emad R
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                                    @Emad-R said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                                    We've tested on multiple machines, all seem the same. Both Nvidia and AMD cards the same lack of adjustment.

                                    Ubuntu 19.10 live install env works great with my AMD APU 3 2200g however after you install the OS and boot with it, it produces graphical artifacts everywhere that do not appear in the live install env.

                                    So avoiding since 20.04 is around the corner, however it works well in my work laptop HP Elitebook 840 G6

                                    Is the live install using Wayland or Xorg and using proprietary or open source video drivers.

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                                    • ObsolesceO
                                      Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
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                                      @scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                                      @CCWTech said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                                      On Ubuntu 19.10, there is a brightness setting on the power screen in settings. But it doesn't seem to do anything. You can slide it, but nothing happens. Anyone having luck adjusting screen brightness on Ubuntu?

                                      We've tested on multiple machines, all seem the same. Both Nvidia and AMD cards same lack of adjustment.

                                      Running 19.10 and I don't even have a brightness setting at all.

                                      I have it, but it affects nothing.

                                      Laptop or desktop monitor? I can't imagine it working on anything but a laptop.

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                                      • ObsolesceO
                                        Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
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                                        @scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                                        @IRJ said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                                        Works fine in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Does gnome menu still look the same?

                                        dcdf2c0a-69de-4aab-aa9c-3b203b9c88ce-image.png

                                        Slider is there, but does nothing.

                                        It worked on Ubuntu on my laptops I know for sure last time I had it on my laptops. Dunno the version.

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
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                                          @Obsolesce said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                                          @scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                                          @CCWTech said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                                          @scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                                          On Ubuntu 19.10, there is a brightness setting on the power screen in settings. But it doesn't seem to do anything. You can slide it, but nothing happens. Anyone having luck adjusting screen brightness on Ubuntu?

                                          We've tested on multiple machines, all seem the same. Both Nvidia and AMD cards same lack of adjustment.

                                          Running 19.10 and I don't even have a brightness setting at all.

                                          I have it, but it affects nothing.

                                          Laptop or desktop monitor? I can't imagine it working on anything but a laptop.

                                          Desktop

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                                          • ObsolesceO
                                            Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
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                                            @scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                                            @Obsolesce said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                                            @CCWTech said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in Ubuntu Adjust Screen Brightness:

                                            On Ubuntu 19.10, there is a brightness setting on the power screen in settings. But it doesn't seem to do anything. You can slide it, but nothing happens. Anyone having luck adjusting screen brightness on Ubuntu?

                                            We've tested on multiple machines, all seem the same. Both Nvidia and AMD cards same lack of adjustment.

                                            Running 19.10 and I don't even have a brightness setting at all.

                                            I have it, but it affects nothing.

                                            Laptop or desktop monitor? I can't imagine it working on anything but a laptop.

                                            Desktop

                                            That's why. I know of no OS that controls monitor brightness unless it's a laptop/tablet/phone/etc. Never an external monitor with separate power source.

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