I can confirm this bug on the latest kernel in 8.04.1. I think it happened in gutsy too, but I don't remember. On my end, this happens even if I set gnome-power-manager's gconf keys to not do anything with screen brightness or dimming. What more info is needed?
** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- Brightness applet loses sync with screen brightness https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/235363 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