I use sxhkd to change the brightness of my keyboard and display, I only used my hdimi display for a while, and now the backlight folder is empty, anyone now what caused this and how to fix it? I use Garuda on a 2012 Macbook Pro.
I will post garuda-inxi when I get the chance
My sxhkd config
/home/manuel/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
XF86MonBrightnessUp
sudo xbacklight -inc +5
XF86MonBrightnessDown
sudo xbacklight -inc -5
XF86AudioRaiseVolume
pactl set-sink-volume 0 +5%;pamixer --get-volume-human | dzen2 -p 1
XF86AudioLowerVolume
pactl set-sink-volume 0 -5%;pamixer --get-volume-human | dzen2 -p 1
XF86AudioMute
pactl set-sink-mute 0 toggle;pamixer --get-volume-human | dzen2 -p 1
XF86KbdBrightnessUp
sudo xbacklight -ctrl smc::kbd_backlight -inc 5
XF86KbdBrightnessDown
sudo xbacklight -ctrl smc::kbd_backlight -dec 5
XF86Eject
eject
super XF86Eject
flameshot launcher
SGS
January 18, 2023, 3:22pm
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Garuda Inxi Output
System:
Kernel: 6.1.4-zen2-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
v: 12.2.0 parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=4099c804-740b-4c2b-be89-691b4c6c569a rw
rootflags=subvol=@ rd.udev.log_priority=3
vt.global_cursor_default=0
resume=UUID=7a2bef2e-2051-49ea-b2c2-476cfbd79f28
loglevel=3 sdhci.debug_quirks2=4 ibt=off
Desktop: dwm v: 6.3 vt: 1 dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0
Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Apple product: MacBookPro9,2 v: 1.0
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10
v: Mac-6F01561E16C75D06 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Apple model: Mac-6F01561E16C75D06 v: MacBookPro9,2
serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Apple v: 425.0.0.0.0
date: 10/26/2021
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 32.0 Wh (65.7%)
condition: 48.7/62.9 Wh (77.4%) volts: 11.0 min: 10.9
model: SMP bq20z451 type: Li-ion serial: N/A
status: discharging cycles: 401
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i5-3210M bits: 64 type: MT MCP
arch: Ivy Bridge gen: core 3 level: v2 built: 2012-15
process: Intel 22nm family: 6 model-id: 0x3A (58)
stepping: 9 microcode: 0x21
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 2 tpc: 2 threads: 4 smt: enabled
cache: L1: 128 KiB desc: d-2x32 KiB; i-2x32 KiB L2: 512 KiB
desc: 2x256 KiB L3: 3 MiB desc: 1x3 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 2954 high: 3021 min/max: 1200/3100
scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq governor: performance cores:
1: 2894 2: 3021 3: 2893 4: 3008 bogomips: 19953
Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3
vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics vendor: Apple
driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-7 process: Intel 22nm
built: 2012-13 ports: active: LVDS-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2,
DP-3, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2, HDMI-A-3, VGA-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0
chip-ID: 8086:0166 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Apple FaceTime HD Camera type: USB
driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-1.1:3 chip-ID: 05ac:8509
class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
Display: server: X.Org v: 21.1.6 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.7
driver: X: loaded: intel unloaded: modesetting,vesa
alternate: fbdev dri: crocus gpu: i915 display-ID: :0
screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1280x800 s-dpi: 96
s-size: 338x211mm (13.31x8.31") s-diag: 398mm (15.69")
Monitor-1: LVDS-1 mapped: LVDS1 model: Apple 0x9cc5
built: 2009 res: 1280x800 hz: 60 dpi: 112 gamma: 1.2
size: 290x180mm (11.42x7.09") diag: 337mm (13.3")
ratio: 16:10 modes: 1280x800
API: OpenGL v: 4.2 Mesa 22.3.2 renderer: Mesa Intel HD
Graphics 4000 (IVB GT2) direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
chip-ID: 8086:1e20 class-ID: 0403
Sound API: ALSA v: k6.1.4-zen2-1-zen running: yes
Sound Interface: sndio v: N/A running: no
Sound Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.21 running: no
Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 16.1 running: yes
Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.63 running: no
Network:
Device-1: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe
driver: tg3 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
port: N/A bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 14e4:16b4 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp1s0f0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n
vendor: Apple AirPort Extreme driver: wl v: kernel
modules: bcma pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 14e4:4331 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: anbox0 state: down mac: <filter>
IF-ID-2: virbr0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Apple Bluetooth USB Host Controller type: USB
driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 2-1.8.1.3:9 chip-ID: 05ac:821d
class-ID: fe01
Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up
address: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 385.75 GiB (41.4%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges
required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Crucial
model: CT1000MX500SSD1 size: 931.51 GiB block-size:
physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD
serial: <filter> rev: 033 temp: 36 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 922.99 GiB size: 922.99 GiB (100.00%)
used: 385.68 GiB (41.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2
maj-min: 8:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 70.7 MiB (23.6%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 922.99 GiB size: 922.99 GiB (100.00%)
used: 385.68 GiB (41.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2
maj-min: 8:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 922.99 GiB
size: 922.99 GiB (100.00%) used: 385.68 GiB (41.8%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 922.99 GiB
size: 922.99 GiB (100.00%) used: 385.68 GiB (41.8%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60)
cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 3.74 GiB
used: 552.2 MiB (14.4%) priority: 100 dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 8.23 GiB
used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/sda3 maj-min: 8:3
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 64.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 247 Uptime: 12m wakeups: 3 Memory: 3.74 GiB
used: 2.08 GiB (55.5%) Init: systemd v: 252
default: multi-user tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0
clang: 14.0.6 Packages: 2923 pm: dpkg pkgs: 0 pm: pacman
pkgs: 2900 libs: 574
tools: gnome-software,octopi,pamac,paru,trizen,yay
pm: flatpak pkgs: 23 Shell: fish v: 3.5.1
running-in: alacritty inxi: 3.3.24
Garuda (2.6.14-1):
System install date: 2022-04-24
Last full system update: 2023-01-11 ↻
Is partially upgraded: Yes
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager mkinitcpio
Windows dual boot: No/Undetected
Failed units: systemd-networkd-wait-online.service
Bring your system fully up to date:
garuda-update
Then reboot. If that doesn’t resolve the issue, please re-post the garuda-inxi afterward.
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New garuda-inxi
System:
Kernel: 6.1.6-zen1-2-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.1
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=4099c804-740b-4c2b-be89-691b4c6c569a rw rootflags=subvol=@
rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
resume=UUID=7a2bef2e-2051-49ea-b2c2-476cfbd79f28 loglevel=3
sdhci.debug_quirks2=4 ibt=off
Desktop: dwm v: 6.3 vt: 1 dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0 Distro: Garuda Linux
base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Apple product: MacBookPro9,2 v: 1.0
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 v: Mac-6F01561E16C75D06
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Apple model: Mac-6F01561E16C75D06 v: MacBookPro9,2
serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Apple v: 425.0.0.0.0 date: 10/26/2021
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 42.2 Wh (85.1%) condition: 49.6/62.9 Wh (78.9%)
volts: 12.4 min: 10.9 model: SMP bq20z451 type: Li-ion serial: N/A
status: charging cycles: 402
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i5-3210M bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Ivy Bridge
gen: core 3 level: v2 built: 2012-15 process: Intel 22nm family: 6
model-id: 0x3A (58) stepping: 9 microcode: 0x21
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 2 tpc: 2 threads: 4 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 128 KiB desc: d-2x32 KiB; i-2x32 KiB L2: 512 KiB desc: 2x256 KiB
L3: 3 MiB desc: 1x3 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 2990 high: 3024 min/max: 1200/3100 scaling:
driver: intel_cpufreq governor: performance cores: 1: 2972 2: 3011 3: 3024
4: 2953 bogomips: 19954
Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics vendor: Apple driver: i915
v: kernel arch: Gen-7 process: Intel 22nm built: 2012-13 ports:
active: LVDS-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2, DP-3, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2, HDMI-A-3,
VGA-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0166 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Apple FaceTime HD Camera type: USB driver: uvcvideo
bus-ID: 1-1.1:3 chip-ID: 05ac:8509 class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
Display: server: X.Org v: 21.1.6 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.7 driver: X:
loaded: intel unloaded: modesetting,vesa alternate: fbdev dri: crocus
gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1280x800 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 338x211mm (13.31x8.31")
s-diag: 398mm (15.69")
Monitor-1: LVDS-1 mapped: LVDS1 model: Apple 0x9cc5 built: 2009
res: 1280x800 hz: 60 dpi: 112 gamma: 1.2 size: 290x180mm (11.42x7.09")
diag: 337mm (13.3") ratio: 16:10 modes: 1280x800
API: OpenGL v: 4.2 Mesa 22.3.3 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 4000 (IVB
GT2) direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:1e20
class-ID: 0403
Sound API: ALSA v: k6.1.6-zen1-2-zen running: yes
Sound Interface: sndio v: N/A running: no
Sound Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.21 running: no
Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 16.1 running: yes
Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.64 running: no
Network:
Device-1: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe driver: tg3
v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: N/A bus-ID: 01:00.0
chip-ID: 14e4:16b4 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp1s0f0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n vendor: Apple AirPort Extreme
driver: wl v: kernel modules: bcma pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 14e4:4331 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: anbox0 state: down mac: <filter>
IF-ID-2: virbr0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Apple Bluetooth USB Host Controller type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
bus-ID: 2-1.8.1.3:9 chip-ID: 05ac:821d class-ID: fe01
Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 400.31 GiB (43.0%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Crucial model: CT1000MX500SSD1
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 033 temp: 37 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 922.99 GiB size: 922.99 GiB (100.00%)
used: 400.24 GiB (43.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 70.7 MiB (23.6%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 922.99 GiB size: 922.99 GiB (100.00%)
used: 400.24 GiB (43.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 922.99 GiB size: 922.99 GiB (100.00%)
used: 400.24 GiB (43.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 922.99 GiB size: 922.99 GiB (100.00%)
used: 400.24 GiB (43.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 3.74 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 8.23 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: -2 dev: /dev/sda3 maj-min: 8:3
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 68.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 206 Uptime: 1m wakeups: 2 Memory: 3.74 GiB
used: 778.5 MiB (20.3%) Init: systemd v: 252 default: multi-user
tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.1 clang: 15.0.7 Packages: 2927 pm: dpkg
pkgs: 0 pm: pacman pkgs: 2904 libs: 574
tools: gnome-software,octopi,pamac,paru,trizen,yay pm: flatpak pkgs: 23
Shell: fish v: 3.6.0 running-in: alacritty inxi: 3.3.24
Garuda (2.6.14-1):
System install date: 2022-04-24
Last full system update: 2023-01-18 ↻
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager mkinitcpio
Windows dual boot: No/Undetected
Failed units:
The brightness does seem to change depending if it's turned on with the lid open or closed.
are you sure it's caused by that arandr change? Is it reproducible? Have you tried xrandr --listmonitors? Anything of interest in dmesg? What if you try to set the brightness via xrandr --brightness?
While writing this I noticed that my brightness folder is also empty, are you sure there was a file in there before?
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I'm not sure if it was caused by arandr, and there was definitley a file there before, as xbacklight and gbacklight both worked a while ago. xrandr -brightness just changes gamma, not backlight.
Bro
February 3, 2023, 7:23pm
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That's not how we keep help requests open.
Instead, we note what you have tried and what you have not. And references. We don't "bump" threads. We are not going to solve your problem. Instead we will help you find the solution, but the onus is on you to help us help you. So it is incumbent on you feeding us the information that may help.
Plus, we don't like to research anything you might have already tried--what worked and what did not. So give us your sources, please.
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I found that whenever I use sudo find /sys/ -type f -iname '*brightness*' on the Garuda install, there is no 0000:02 directory, unlike an Arch live usb, which does have this directory. Imgur link Imgur: The magic of the Internet
/sys/kernel/debug/dri/0/i915_params/invert_brightness
/sys/devices/platform/applesmc.768/leds/smc::kbd_backlight/brightness
/sys/devices/platform/applesmc.768/leds/smc::kbd_backlight/max_brightness
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.0/0000:01:00.1/leds/mmc0::/brightness
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.0/0000:01:00.1/leds/mmc0::/max_brightness
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.8/2-1.8.3/2-1.8.3:1.0/0003:05AC:0252.0002/input/input5/input5::compose/brightness
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.8/2-1.8.3/2-1.8.3:1.0/0003:05AC:0252.0002/input/input5/input5::compose/max_brightness
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.8/2-1.8.3/2-1.8.3:1.0/0003:05AC:0252.0002/input/input5/input5::capslock/brightness
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.8/2-1.8.3/2-1.8.3:1.0/0003:05AC:0252.0002/input/input5/input5::capslock/max_brightness
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.8/2-1.8.3/2-1.8.3:1.0/0003:05AC:0252.0002/input/input5/input5::scrolllock/brightness
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.8/2-1.8.3/2-1.8.3:1.0/0003:05AC:0252.0002/input/input5/input5::scrolllock/max_brightness
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.8/2-1.8.3/2-1.8.3:1.0/0003:05AC:0252.0002/input/input5/input5::numlock/brightness
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.8/2-1.8.3/2-1.8.3:1.0/0003:05AC:0252.0002/input/input5/input5::numlock/max_brightness
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.8/2-1.8.3/2-1.8.3:1.0/0003:05AC:0252.0002/input/input5/input5::kana/brightness
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.8/2-1.8.3/2-1.8.3:1.0/0003:05AC:0252.0002/input/input5/input5::kana/max_brightness
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/0003:062A:4101.0006/input/input9/input9::capslock/brightness
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/0003:062A:4101.0006/input/input9/input9::capslock/max_brightness
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/0003:062A:4101.0006/input/input9/input9::numlock/brightness
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/0003:062A:4101.0006/input/input9/input9::numlock/max_brightness
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/0003:062A:4101.0006/input/input9/input9::scrolllock/brightness
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/0003:062A:4101.0006/input/input9/input9::scrolllock/max_brightness
/sys/module/video/parameters/hw_changes_brightness
/sys/module/video/parameters/brightness_switch_enabled
/sys/module/i915/parameters/invert_brightness
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I've also noticed that whenever I run sudo dmesg there is a section that says [ 1.705708] i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] Skipping intel_backlight registration this may be related.
I searched for Skipping intel_backlight registration dmesg and found this link which says to add acpi_backlight=native to my grub boot options, which solved my problem.
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February 6, 2023, 6:05am
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