I've posted a dirty hack on the ubuntu forums, follow the link above. It requires a little terminal kung-fu, but is completely explained.
The problem, interestingly seems to have been resolved in Intrepid 8.10. -- GNOME desktop brightness automatically dimmed at startup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264468 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