Reopening since several users still report this bug as unresolved. Please see my comment 38, there is a patch for fixing the kernel side of the bug.
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released => Confirmed -- brightness no more working on karmic (KMS) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/397617 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