I have the same problem after the update of the kernel from (2.6.27-10-generic to 2.6.27-11-generic). I think it is a kernel problem since the is a lot of change is th release note concerning the brightness. Which laptop do you have? I have an asus laptop (may come from asus-acpi).
-- The slider brightness Applet has value inverted after the last update (version 2.24.0) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311716 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