Problem reappeared after installing the latest updates and installing the xorg-edgers drivers (intel). The kernel with the update is 2.6.31-11-generic. Also added the following stanza to xorg.conf (which works with Jaunty).
Section "Device" Identifier "Configured Video Device" Driver "intel" Option "AccelMethod" "uxa" Option "EXAOptimizeMigration" "true" Option "MigrationHeuristic" "greedy" Option "Tiling" "true" EndSection These are the drivers that are installed. xserver-xorg-video-intel; 2:2.9.0~git20090930.2841a4cd-0ubuntu0tormod libgl1-mesa-glx; 7.7.0~git20090930.81a62edc-0ubuntu0tormod -- screen brightness flickers at login screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/423873 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs