Bug#836939: gnome-settings-daemon: Screen brightness defaults to a very low value and can't be changed with Function Keys, Applet or in System Settings

[Tilo Villwock]

Am Mittwoch, den 07.09.2016, 14:06 +0200 schrieb Michael Biebl:
> Am 07.09.2016 um 13:59 schrieb Tilo Villwock:
> > 
> > Am Mittwoch, den 07.09.2016, 13:35 +0200 schrieb Michael Biebl:
> > > 
> > > Am 07.09.2016 um 13:24 schrieb Tilo Villwock:
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > ...
> > > > Sep  7 12:54:05 yavin4 gnome-settings-[3260]: Failed to create
> > > > GnomeRRScreen: Methode »GetResources« gab Typ
> > > > »(ua(uxiiiiiuaua{sv})a(uxiausauaua{sv})a(uxuud)ii)« zurück,
> > > > aber
> > > > »(ua(uxiiiiiuaua{sv})a(uxiausauaua{sv})a(uxuudu)ii)« wurde
> > > > erwartet
> > > > Sep  7 12:54:05 yavin4 gnome-settings-[3260]: failed to get
> > > > screens: Methode »GetResources« gab Typ
> > > > »(ua(uxiiiiiuaua{sv})a(uxiausauaua{sv})a(uxuud)ii)« zurück,
> > > > aber
> > > > »(ua(uxiiiiiuaua{sv})a(uxiausauaua{sv})a(uxuudu)ii)« wurde
> > > > erwartet
> > > > Sep  7 12:54:06 yavin4 gnome-settings-[3260]: Failed to
> > > > construct
> > > > RR screen: Methode »GetResources« gab Typ
> > > > »(ua(uxiiiiiuaua{sv})a(uxiausauaua{sv})a(uxuud)ii)« zurück,
> > > > aber
> > > > »(ua(uxiiiiiuaua{sv})a(uxiausauaua{sv})a(uxuudu)ii)« wurde
> > > > erwartet
> > > > ...
> > > > Sep  7 12:54:12 yavin4 gnome-shell[3137]: JS LOG: Could not set
> > > > property Brightness on remote object
> > > > /org/gnome/SettingsDaemon/Power:
> > > > GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Failed: Manager is
> > > > starting
> > > > or stopping
> > > 
> > > Does this issue persist after you've restarted gnome-settings-
> > > daemon?
> > > 
> > 
> > Frankly I'm not sure how to restart the daemon. I simply killed the
> > process and after it started again it still wouldn't work. The same
> > log
> > messages appeared too (about not being able to create a
> > GnomePRScreen
> > object).
> 
> rebooting the system is probably the easiest. This way you are sure
> to
> have no leftover processes.
> 
> 

Sorry I should have mentioned that. I did that too. This occurred first
after I updated the system and rebooted.

Apt history below:

Start-Date: 2016-09-07  09:51:17
Commandline: apt upgrade
Install: libdap23:amd64 (3.18.0-2, automatic), libvpx4:amd64 (1.6.0-2,
automatic), libsimple-http-java:amd64 (4.1.21-1, automatic), libpcre2-
8-0:amd64 (10.22-2, automatic), libefiboot27:amd64 (27-1, automatic),
libefivar27:amd64 (27-1, automatic)
Upgrade: libgnutls28-dev:amd64 (3.5.3-3, 3.5.3-4), libgirepository1.0-
dev:amd64 (1.48.0-3, 1.49.1-2), libgnutlsxx28:amd64 (3.5.3-3, 3.5.3-4), 
libsoup-gnome2.4-1:amd64 (2.54.1-1, 2.55.90-1), gnome-control-center-
data:amd64 (1:3.20.1-2, 1:3.21.90-1), libcogl20:amd64 (1.22.0-2,
1.22.2-2), python2.7-dev:amd64 (2.7.12-2, 2.7.12-3), libpangoft2-1.0-
0:amd64 (1.40.1-1, 1.40.2-1), icedove:amd64 (1:45.2.0-4, 1:45.2.0-
4+b1), qtdeclarative5-dev:amd64 (5.6.1-5, 5.6.1-7), glib-networking-
services:amd64 (2.48.2-1, 2.49.90-1), qtdeclarative5-doc:amd64 (5.6.1-
5, 5.6.1-7), libvte-2.91-0:amd64 (0.44.2-1, 0.45.90-2), qml-module-
qtquick-window2:amd64 (5.6.1-5, 5.6.1-7), libgtop2-common:amd64
(2.34.0-1, 2.34.1-2), libserf-1-1:amd64 (1.3.8-3, 1.3.9-1), gir1.2-gtk-
3.0:amd64 (3.20.9-1, 3.21.5-3), gvfs-backends:amd64 (1.28.3-1, 1.29.91-
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(3.20.1-1, 3.21.91-1), qml-module-qtquick2:amd64 (5.6.1-5, 5.6.1-7),
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(1.22.0-2, 1.22.2-2), libfakeroot:amd64 (1.21-1, 1.21-2), foomatic-db-
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(5.6.1-5, 5.6.1-7), ardour-data:amd64 (1:5.0~dfsg-2, 1:5.3~dfsg-1),
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1.22.2-2), efibootmgr:amd64 (0.12-4, 13-1), gnome-desktop3-data:amd64
(3.20.2-1, 3.21.90-3), bnd:amd64 (2.4.1-4, 2.4.1-5), python2.7-
minimal:amd64 (2.7.12-2, 2.7.12-3), liborc-0.4-0:amd64 (1:0.4.25-1,
1:0.4.26-1), liborc-0.4-0:i386 (1:0.4.25-1, 1:0.4.26-1),
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python2.7:amd64 (2.7.12-2, 2.7.12-3), dnsmasq-base:amd64 (2.76-3, 2.76-
4), libdapclient6v5:amd64 (3.15.1-8, 3.18.0-2), python3-pil:amd64
(3.3.0-1, 3.3.1-1), libpython3.5:amd64 (3.5.2-3, 3.5.2-4),
python3.5:amd64 (3.5.2-3, 3.5.2-4), python-apt-common:amd64
(1.1.0~beta4, 1.1.0~beta5), libjs-underscore:amd64 (1.7.0~dfsg-1,
1.8.3~dfsg-1), libgtksourceview-3.0-common:amd64 (3.20.4-1, 3.21.5-2),
gjs:amd64 (1.45.4-1, 1.45.4-2), gnome-settings-daemon:amd64 (3.20.1-2,
3.21.90-2), python3.5-minimal:amd64 (3.5.2-3, 3.5.2-4), libcogl-
pango20:amd64 (1.22.0-2, 1.22.2-2), gir1.2-pango-1.0:amd64 (1.40.1-1,
1.40.2-1), virtualbox-dkms:amd64 (5.0.24-dfsg-2, 5.1.4-dfsg-1),
libpython2.7-dev:amd64 (2.7.12-2, 2.7.12-3), gsettings-desktop-
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(1.40.1-1, 1.40.2-1), libgdm1:amd64 (3.20.1-1, 3.21.90-1), libpango1.0-
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1.40.2-1), node-underscore:amd64 (1.7.0~dfsg-1, 1.8.3~dfsg-1), gir1.2-
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5, 5.6.1-7), libjsch-java:amd64 (0.1.53-1, 0.1.54-1), gvfs-libs:amd64
(1.28.3-1, 1.29.91-1), gvfs-fuse:amd64 (1.28.3-1, 1.29.91-1),
nautilus:amd64 (3.20.1-3, 3.20.3-1), libnautilus-extension1a:amd64
(3.20.1-3, 3.20.3-1), libgnome-desktop-3-12:amd64 (3.20.2-1, 3.21.90-
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(1.40.1-1, 1.40.2-1), libpulse0:amd64 (9.0-2, 9.0-3), libpulse0:i386
(9.0-2, 9.0-3), gir1.2-glib-2.0:amd64 (1.48.0-3, 1.49.1-2), gir1.2-
gtksource-3.0:amd64 (3.20.4-1, 3.21.5-2), gobject-introspection:amd64
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End-Date: 2016-09-07  09:55:03