In general the kernel doesn't choose the backlight level, it only applies the backlight level chosen by userspace. It's usually g-s-d that provides the brightness values to the kernel, so I'm moving the bug to that package.
** Package changed: linux (Ubuntu) => gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1016724 Title: Laptop brightness always reverts to maximum on 12.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1016724/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
