[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 555709] Re: Laptop display maximum dim at startup

2010-04-20 Thread Jeremy Crabtree
Thirded. I get this on my eeePC 1001p. The screen is dim in Plymouth, then GDM starts and it flashes bright, then back to dim at the login window. If I then manually increase the brightness (using the brightness keys) and log in it will flicker, then go maximum dim when I am fully logged in. --

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 555709] Re: Laptop display maximum dim at startup

2010-04-20 Thread Jeremy Crabtree
Additional info. I logged in using the xterm session and this did not happen, so I started looking at the various default startup applications. When I disabled the gnome-power-management daemon the screen brightness stayed bright, as expected. So, it seems the gnome power manager is erroneously