Unfortunately, I cannot upgrade the BIOS since this is a corporate laptop (my employer's). I have also reported this issue to them, they are probably reading this bug report's progress too. Also, since the BIOS update doesn't seem to have a list of fixed bugs or issues, I'd be hesitant to perform a "blind update".
Here is the output you requested: Version 3.10 08/25/2011 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed ** Tags added: cannot-upgrade-bios -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1178205 Title: [Toshiba Tecra R850-19Z] Screen brightness not changable via applet or hotkeys in Ubuntu 12.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1178205/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs