I can confirm issue still exists with both 10.10, 10.10 updated to the latest drivers, and 11.04 alpha 3.
Like others mentioned, this wasn't a problem in 10.04. ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/580225 Title: Backlight sometimes stays off _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp