Ok, thanks to the bugzilla report now I have a workaround: just add the line
Option "DPMS" "false" in the monitor section of your xorg.conf. It works! -- vlc and mplayer reset brightness in Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex on Intel GMAX3100 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/273685 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs