A workaround is to add blacklist video" in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist That worked for me with a 965GM in hardy
-- [Hardy] [regression] gdm, opengl apps and vlc reset brightness to xbacklight value (i915) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/201933 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