#1125515 linux-image-6.12.63+deb13-amd64: Screen backlight does not work on Samsung N150 since Linux 6.1.0

#1125515#5
Date:
2026-01-15 10:14:58 UTC
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Dear Maintainers,

Screen backlight is not working on my Samsung N150 with Debian 13.

After searching for possible solutions, I found a 2022 article from
Hans de Goede explaining that he changed a lot of things on the
backlight control for 6.1, so I made tests with kernel packages from
snapshot.debian.org (see
https://web.archive.org/web/20221107140732/https://hansdegoede.livejournal.com/26427.html).

Indeed, if I boot with linux-image-6.0.0-5-amd64-unsigned (6.0.10-2),
`/sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/` exists, and I can control
screen brightness with `/sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness`.

And, if I boot with a newer kernel, from linux-image-6.1.0-0-amd64-unsigned
(6.1~rc3-1~exp1) to linux-image-6.18.3+deb14-amd64-unsigned (6.18.3-1),
`/sys/class/backlight/` only contains the directory `samsung`, which does not
allow controlling the screen.

Do not hesitate to ask if you want me to make some tests or if I can provide
more information.

Regards,
Yvan

#1125515#10
Date:
2026-01-15 12:48:17 UTC
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Here is attached the data asked by Hans de Goede in his blog post. This
data has been collected while running Linux 6.0, so with a functional
backlight control.

Again, do not hesitate to ask if I can help in any way