Not sure if it will help anyone else, but for me this is fixed after I edit my /etc/default/grub file so that the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT line looks like the following (and also running update-grub plus rebooting afterward):
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi_osi=Linux acpi_backlight=vendor" My laptop now keeps its brightness settings properly. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/870805 Title: Screen dialog won't remember brightness setting Status in GNOME Control Center: Invalid Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: If I set some Brightness value lower than 100%, on the next logon it is reset again to 100%. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.2.0-0ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic-pae 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic-pae i686 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Oct 8 17:45:04 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110921.2) SourcePackage: gnome-control-center UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) usr_lib_gnome-control-center: deja-dup 20.0-0ubuntu3 gnome-bluetooth 3.2.0-0ubuntu1 indicator-datetime 0.3.0-0ubuntu3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-control-center/+bug/870805/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
