[ltp] Inconsistent screen brightness with a t61

[Micha]

On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:28:28 -0600
Chris Schumann <chris@idlelion.net> wrote:

> Micha wrote:
> > I have a thinkpad t61 with nvidia graphics and I have a strange problem
> > where the screen doesn't always achieve maximum brightness. Under the same
> > ambient light conditions and maximum software brightness (fn+home)
> > sometimes the screen feels almost too bright and sometimes I feel like I
> > have to strain to see the text.
> 
> Having just re-installed Fedora (using GNOME), there's a control that 
> says something like "Dim the screen 40% when on battery." You can set 
> that to zero to get full brightness back.
> 
> Chris
> 

It doesn't seem to be battery related, unless suspending without cable and
resuming with cable sometimes gets the machine confused regarding what the
maximum power is.