* csd version: 5.0.4+uma
* Distribution: Linux Mint 20.2 Uma
* Graphics hardware *and* driver used: Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000 (SNB GT2), using i915 driver
* 32 or 64 bit: 64 bit
Issue
It does not set the actual percentage that it is given. E.g. for pIn=33, SetPercentage reports (uint32 33,), but actually, as GetPercentage confirms, it is set to (uint32, 26,) for some reason! And 66 results in 60. For those two values, pIn=$(( pIn+1 )) is a hack to make it work. But values in-between, like from 67 to 72, can not be set at all! (Setting it to 74 lets you set it to 73 again.)
Expected behaviour
Outputs “Worked as expected”, for all pIn values from 0 to 100. Ideally when using floating point values too.
Other information
This granularity also exists for the UI controls (Fn-Brighter and Fn-Darker key combos).
But it does not exist for setting /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness directly! There, any value between 0 and $(</sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/max_brightness) is possible and works.
BUT: Cinnamon doesn't notice and e.g. after power save, resets the brightness to what it knows again.
Also, very weirdly, the mapping from Cinnamon's to the sysfs one is NOT linear. Which makes mattes even worse, since a script, like a hook for redshift, cannot properly set e.g. 50% brightness, and Cinnamon just plain doesn't “allow” it. And I can't find any settings to change the granularity or mapping function.
Issue It does not set the actual percentage that it is given. E.g. for
pIn=33,SetPercentagereports(uint32 33,), but actually, asGetPercentageconfirms, it is set to(uint32, 26,)for some reason! And66results in60. For those two values,pIn=$(( pIn+1 ))is a hack to make it work. But values in-between, like from67to72, can not be set at all! (Setting it to74lets you set it to73again.)Steps to reproduce
Expected behaviour Outputs “
Worked as expected”, for allpInvalues from0to100. Ideally when using floating point values too.Other information This granularity also exists for the UI controls (Fn-Brighter and Fn-Darker key combos). But it does not exist for setting
/sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightnessdirectly! There, any value between0and$(</sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/max_brightness)is possible and works. BUT: Cinnamon doesn't notice and e.g. after power save, resets the brightness to what it knows again. Also, very weirdly, the mapping from Cinnamon's to the sysfs one is NOT linear. Which makes mattes even worse, since a script, like a hook forredshift, cannot properly set e.g. 50% brightness, and Cinnamon just plain doesn't “allow” it. And I can't find any settings to change the granularity or mapping function.