When you compiled the kernel yourself with i8042 as a module, did the brightness issue still occur? What I am wondering is whether the brightness is down because of a power management setting, but never comes back up because there is no event from keyboard or mouse to tell it to turn back on. If you don't have the brightness problem when i8042 is a module, then clearly it is just the module that is required. Sorry if I'm being pedantic or thick, just want to be sure we know all the facts.
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