Even when forcing `laptop_panel.brightness_in_hardware' to `true' and running ``sudo /etc/dbus-1/event.d/20hal restart'' then nothing changes for me.
#v+ [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ $ lshal | grep smbios\\.system smbios.system.uuid = 'E6AD6601-47B4-11CB-9D17-B9A7D720E5A3' (string) smbios.system.serial = 'L3WX2X5' (string) smbios.system.version = 'ThinkPad T42' (string) smbios.system.product = '2373K9G' (string) smbios.system.manufacturer = 'IBM' (string) #v- This is also described in <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source /gnome-power-manager/+bug/81920/comments/1> . I'm using the very latest Feisty versions 2.17.90-0ubuntu4 of `gnome- power-manager' and 0.5.8.1-4ubuntu4 of `hal'. -- [Feisty] Thinkpad R51 LCD brightness control cycles between lowest settings only https://launchpad.net/bugs/81407 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
