I found this pommed commit that is probably what hal is missing:

http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pommed-
commits/2007-July/000090.html

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: hal
  
  Was asked to make a new report when
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hal/+bug/206921 was closed but
  my issue wasn't fixed.
  
- From HAL debug output when pressing a brightness-up or -down button:
+ From HAL debug output when starting up:
+ [14434]: 14:13:54.913 [D] addon-macbookpro-backlight.c:535: Failed to detect 
ATI X1600, aborting...
+ 
+ My card is an NVidia...
+ 
+ On pressing a brightness-up or -down button:
  
  14:14:15.824 [D] hald_dbus.c:3153:
  
udi=/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_5ac_21b_noserial_if0_logicaldev_input
  
  From gnome-power-manager --verbose --debug power:
  
  [hal_device_condition_cb] gpm-button.c:391 (14:19:23):         
condition=ButtonPressed, details=brightness-up
  [emit_button_pressed] gpm-button.c:335 (14:19:23):     emitting 
button-pressed : brightness-up
  [button_pressed_cb] gpm-manager.c:996 (14:19:23):      Button press event 
type=brightness-up
  [button_pressed_cb] gpm-srv-screensaver.c:167 (14:19:23):      Button press 
event type=brightness-up
  [button_pressed_cb] gpm-backlight.c:561 (14:19:23):    Button press event 
type=brightness-up
  [gpm_brightness_lcd_get_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:108 (14:19:23):       ERROR: 
Method "GetBrightness" with signature "" on interface 
"org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel" doesn't exist
  
  *** WARNING ***
  [gpm_brightness_lcd_get_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:113 (14:19:23):       
GetBrightness failed!
  [gpm_brightness_lcd_set_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:155 (14:19:23):       
Setting 11 of 228
  [gpm_brightness_lcd_set_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:165 (14:19:23):       ERROR: 
Method "SetBrightness" with signature "i" on interface 
"org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel" doesn't exist
  
  *** WARNING ***
  [gpm_brightness_lcd_set_hw] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:170 (14:19:23):       
SetBrightness failed!
  [gpm_brightness_lcd_up] gpm-brightness-lcd.c:362 (14:19:23):   emitting 
brightness-changed (0)
  [brightness_changed_cb] gpm-backlight.c:736 (14:19:23):        Need to 
display backlight feedback value 0
  [gpm_feedback_display_value] gpm-feedback-widget.c:144 (14:19:23):     
Displaying 0.000000 on feedback widget
  [gpm_refcount_add] gpm-refcount.c:100 (14:19:23):      refcount now: 1
  [gpm_refcount_add] gpm-refcount.c:101 (14:19:23):      non zero, so sending 
REFCOUNT_ADDED
  [brightness_changed_cb] gpm-backlight.c:740 (14:19:23):        emitting 
brightness-changed : 0
  [button_pressed_cb] gpm-srv-brightness-kbd.c:139 (14:19:23):   Button press 
event type=brightness-up
  [button_pressed_cb] gpm-info.c:698 (14:19:23):         Button press event 
type=brightness-up
  [gpm_refcount_auto_decrement] gpm-refcount.c:74 (14:19:25):    zero, so 
sending REFCOUNT_ZERO
  [gpm_feedback_close_window] gpm-feedback-widget.c:134 (14:19:25):      
Closing feedback widget
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon May  5 14:22:20 2008
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
  NonfreeKernelModules: ath_hal nvidia
  Package: hal 0.5.11~rc2-1ubuntu8
  PackageArchitecture: amd64
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: hal
  Uname: Linux 2.6.24-17-generic x86_64

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