OK, looks like it's specific to my model, will re-close this bug and point everyone to bug #658198, where I am logging the not-very- entertaining task of bisecting Maverick's kernel Git tree to find where this bug started.
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- Regression (10.10): Unable to adjust screen brightness on recent Sony Vaio notebooks, Intel GMA adapter https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/173652 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