Don't show block to change backlight

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I can change it by editing /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness, then I can change backlight in GNOME. So it’s not an error about drivers. Why it didn’t show it at beginning?

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  • Date generated: 2025-04-17 19:56:08

Hardware Information:

  • Hardware Model: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. GL552JX
  • Memory: 16.0 GiB
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-4720HQ × 8
  • Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 4600 (HSW GT2)
  • Disk Capacity: 1.1 TB

Software Information:

  • Firmware Version: GL552JX.209
  • OS Name: Fedora Linux 42 (Workstation Edition)
  • OS Build: (null)
  • OS Type: 64-bit
  • GNOME Version: 48
  • Windowing System: Wayland
  • Kernel Version: Linux 6.14.2-300.fc42.x86_64
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Welcome to the forums @lroint

This is a current bug in Gnome Shell that has been fixed upstream, but it will take a short while to trickle down back here. The relevant upstream issue is below: