this problem is no longer present on my system after update to Karmic Beta + today's updates
-- After only the first suspend to RAM / resume after boot, brightness is at minimum https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/438084 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs