Still prevalent in kernel 2.6.27-11(.14). Brightness is reset to 100% when switching between tty and X, and when closing and opening the lid.
$ apt-cache policy acpi linux-generic acpi: Installed: 1.1-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 1.1-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 1.1-1ubuntu1 0 500 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status linux-generic: Installed: 2.6.27.11.14 Candidate: 2.6.27.11.14 Version table: *** 2.6.27.11.14 0 500 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-proposed/restricted Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 2.6.27.9.13 0 500 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/restricted Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com intrepid-security/restricted Packages 2.6.27.7.11 0 500 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/restricted Packages
$ uname -a Linux tleilax 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Fri Dec 19 16:29:52 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
Still prevalent in kernel 2.6.27-11(.14). Brightness is reset to 100% when switching between tty and X, and when closing and opening the lid.
$ apt-cache policy acpi linux-generic se.archive. ubuntu. com intrepid/main Packages dpkg/status
linux-generic: se.archive. ubuntu. com intrepid- proposed/ restricted Packages dpkg/status
2. 6.27.9. 13 0 se.archive. ubuntu. com intrepid- updates/ restricted Packages security. ubuntu. com intrepid- security/ restricted Packages
2. 6.27.7. 11 0 se.archive. ubuntu. com intrepid/restricted Packages
acpi:
Installed: 1.1-1ubuntu1
Candidate: 1.1-1ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 1.1-1ubuntu1 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
Installed: 2.6.27.11.14
Candidate: 2.6.27.11.14
Version table:
*** 2.6.27.11.14 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
500 http://
500 http://
500 http://
$ uname -a
Linux tleilax 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Fri Dec 19 16:29:52 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux