Comment 13 for bug 280518

I just realized that I have this problem as well. When I press the brightness keys, the gadget pops up and adjusts up and down, but the actual brightness doesn't change.

My info:

Gateway P-6822 laptop (http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/2007/Godzilla/1014778R/1014778Rnv.shtml?rdr=v1424)

Running 32-bit Intrepid (updated)

2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 29 19:24:39 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

  Installed: 2.24.0-0ubuntu8.2
  Candidate: 2.24.0-0ubuntu8.2
  Version table:
 *** 2.24.0-0ubuntu8.2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.24.0-0ubuntu8 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages