I just realized that I have this problem as well. When I press the brightness keys, the gadget pops up and adjusts up and down, but the actual brightness doesn't change.
My info: Gateway P-6822 laptop (http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/2007/Godzilla/1014778R/1014778Rnv.shtml?rdr=v1424) Running 32-bit Intrepid (updated) 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 29 19:24:39 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux Installed: 2.24.0-0ubuntu8.2 Candidate: 2.24.0-0ubuntu8.2 Version table: *** 2.24.0-0ubuntu8.2 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 2.24.0-0ubuntu8 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages -- Brightness Applet/Brightness Keys Do Not Work In Gateway M-7315u Laptop https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/280518 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
