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[Bryce Harrington <872932@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sarvatt suggested this patch went in around that time and might be relevant:
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-settings-daemon/commit/?id=67785fa2b1043bd5397669f92abbd210dbf23f24

Also:
<Sarvatt>   * debian/patches/50_add_dell_backlight.patch:
<Sarvatt>     - Add 'dell_backlight' module to gsd-backlight-helper (LP: #862474)

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Title:
  Brightness

Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Brightness will not maintain its settings.  Keeps reverting to a dim
  display.  Constantly have to function up ( increase screen brightness)
  on dell latitude D610.  was stable on releases prior to 11.10

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,regex,compiztoolbox,mousepoll,vpswitch,imgpng,wall,resize,unitymtgrabhandles,move,grid,snap,gnomecompat,place,animation,workarounds,fade,session,expo,scale,ezoom,unityshell]
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  Date: Wed Oct 12 10:34:39 2011
  DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-09-19 12:23:14.212126
  DistroCodename: oneiric
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
  GraphicsCard:
   Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller [8086:2592] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0182]
     Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0182]
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude D610
  PccardctlIdent:
   Socket 0:
     no product info available
  PccardctlStatus:
   Socket 0:
     no card
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=e3f817e0-cde5-462b-abaf-f6dc6a84604e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: xorg
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-30 (12 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 08/11/2005
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A05
  dmi.board.name: 0U8082
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA05:bd08/11/2005:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeD610:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0U8082:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: Latitude D610
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu3
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

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