[Bug 1999782] Re: Add ACCEL_LOCATION=base property for Dell clamshell models

[Brian Murray]

Hello Andy, or anyone else affected,

Accepted systemd-hwe into kinetic-proposed. The package will build now
and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd-
hwe/251.4.3 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package.  See
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how
to enable and use -proposed.  Your feedback will aid us getting this
update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug,
mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been
performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-
kinetic to verification-done-kinetic. If it does not fix the bug for
you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to
verification-failed-kinetic. In either case, without details of your
testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification .  Thank you in
advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s)
fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in
-proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

** Changed in: systemd-hwe (Ubuntu Kinetic)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Committed

** Tags added: verification-needed verification-needed-kinetic

** Changed in: systemd-hwe (Ubuntu Jammy)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Committed

** Tags added: verification-needed-jammy

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Sponsors Team, which is subscribed to the bug report.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1999782

Title:
  Add ACCEL_LOCATION=base property for Dell clamshell models

Status in OEM Priority Project:
  New
Status in systemd-hwe package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in systemd-hwe source package in Jammy:
  Fix Committed
Status in systemd-hwe source package in Kinetic:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  [ Impact ]

   * This fixes unwanted rotations on certain Dell clamshell laptop models with accelerator.
   * Dell would like to disable screen rotation of the platform eternally.
     Mark the accel sensor location to base to disable it.

  [ Test Plan ]

   * On Dell laptops with model SKU 0C00 or 0C02 or 0C40 or 0C41 or 0C42

   * Rotate the laptop and the display should not be rotated, and has
  not orientation locker in UI

  [ Where problems could occur ]

   * This is to add parameters for certain models in hwdb, and does not
  affect any other part of systemd.

  [ Other info ]
   * Commit backport from Upstream:
     https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/25724
   * Commit backport from Upstream: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/8d4f1337e89eee222ff2e138980681d64e25c053
   * Commit backport from Upstream:
     https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/25935

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/oem-priority/+bug/1999782/+subscriptions