I just started having this problem on my T42p. I can confirm that:
1. If I change the brightness using the Fn keys, after a while, the brightness 
level is reset. 
2. If I set the brightness using the Fn keys and open gnome-power-manager, it 
resets the brightness to what was previously set there.
2. Using the brightness applet instead of the Fn keys to change brightness 
resolves this problem. 

Another interesting aspect to note is that the brightness applet is
capable of "reading-in" the current brightness level. For instance, if I
change the brightness using the Fn keys and click on the brightness
applet, the proper brightness level is reflected there. Thereafter, if I
open the gnome-power-manager, it will reflect this value.

Hence, another workaround is to use the Fn keys and immediately click on
the brightness applet once. This will essentially sync the current
brightness value with gnome-power-manager.

Its been more than a month since I installed Gutsy. I have been playing
around with my system (install/uninstall tpb among others). Also, I just
installed kde4 . I am wondering if some of these could have been the
source of the problem.


- Naveen

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Screen brightness resets to default (maximum) on idle with AC plugged in
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