apt-get remove gnome-power-manager fixes it
this is duplicated in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome- power-manager/+bug/478308 -- [Karmic] "dim display when idle" only dims but doesn't restore the previous value when not idle anymore https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/392122 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
