Could you test the kernels at the URL below, it seems that some BIOSen have bad ACPI brightness interfaces which will now be being used, this kernel should detect and ignore these. It would be good to know if this fixes your issues:
http://people.ubuntu.com/~apw/lp311716-intrepid/ For testing the Jaunty kernel you should be able to pick up the raw kernel .deb directly from the pool. -- [intrepid] proposed 2.6.27-11.22 kernel breaks t61 lcd brightness https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/314119 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs