Comment 29 for bug 121833

(THIS POST IS JUST ME STATING THAT I CHANGE THE SETTINGS IN GCONFIG. TO SKIP THE READ, VIEW THE ATTACHMENT ON THE SETTINGS I'VE USED TO GET MY LAPTOP TO STOP THE BLACK SCREEN)

Hello All,
I found a way to fix this. I know nothing about writing patches or anything. I've only been on Ubuntu for about 4 months. But i found a way to fix the brightness dimming to a black screen. First let me say, i have a Gatewat T2080, just got it and i'm within the 14 day return policy. I almost took it back cuz i thought it was my Ubuntu and if it wasn't going to run Linux, i dont want it. But then i read this bug report. Here's what i did and i think this will work for many of you.

hit Alt+F2, then type gconf-editor.
Apps>gnome-power-management>backlight
then change/adjust the settings as you please.
this worked for me. i no longer get the backlight going blank on me.
here are my settings. try them for you to see if they work for you:

brightness_ac -- 100
brightness_battery -- 100
dpms_method_ac -- default
dpms_method_battery -- default
enable -- checked
idle_brightness -- 90
the last 3 options are unchecked and idle time is 0.

***NOTE***
That while you are adjusting the times and brightness level, it MAY go black.
just use your fn + F8 to brighten the screen and keep setting the levels.
when you exit, it should not go dark anymore. i've done this and have yet to get the blank screen again.
if i am repeating something already said, i'm sorry. and i hope this works for all until this issue is fixed. if it is fixed, please
message me a patch or something.

p.s.i also unchecked all my lowpower settings.