Kernel 2.6.27 Fn+Up/Down keys change brightness wrong

Today I installed Arch on my Dell XPS M1330. When I change the brightness level with Fn+ Up/Down keys, its increase twice. Previously I had Ubuntu 8.04/8.10 on it and I had the same problem with the brightness level. In Ubuntu 8.04 it was solved adding "blacklist video" in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist but in Intrepid and Arch I can't solve it. Must be a bug in the kernel.
Any info about this problem?
Thanks
Last edited by KorteX (2008-11-25 16:21:43)

CursedMonkey wrote:
From: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=42034
# chmod -x /usr/lib/hal/scripts/hal-system-lcd-set-brightness
You usually have to do this whenever the kernel updates.
Thanks!! I fixed it!

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