Comment #4 worked for me as when when acpi_backlight tricks in the grub file failed, while intel_backlight from the terminal was working all along.
This is Aspire 5740 with Ironlake graphics. I'm wary of testing an upstream kernel, as this system is already using the oldest kernel available to due a USB bug which kills sound capture from USB headsets. Running 13.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1158934 Title: HP ProBook 6570b using acpi_video0 for backlight rather than intel_backlight To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1158934/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs