Nice idea :) I've tested your solution on my NC10 and it works fine, and I like the simplicity of the fix.
For anyone interested to try it, I've built a package called 'samsung- laptop' which contains the patched kernel module in DKMS format, so it can easily be installed on a running kernel. It's available on my testing repository: https://launchpad.net/~voria/+archive/archive -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/810093 Title: The new (2.6.39+) samsung_laptop kernel module causes serious backlight flickering - makes the desktop unusable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/810093/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs