This for me seems fixed, although my Samsung laptop brightness buttons cause the screen to flicker and thus are useless now :)
uname -a Linux jaytec 3.2.0-27-generic #43-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jul 6 14:25:57 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Not quite sure what update fixed it, possibly a driver update from Ubuntu http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates/ Ubuntu PPA which offers updated X drivers. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1027798 Title: Battery charging status is not recognized To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acpi/+bug/1027798/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs