Thinkpad X201 & KDE: KDE doesn't get info on display brightness

In KDE, I can adjust my screen brightness with both the Fn-{Home,End} keys, and with Battery Monitor widget. Both methods work normally.
However, these methods work independent of each other: if the Battery Monitor shows 100% screen brightness and I turn the brightness down to 0% with the keys, the widget will not display it, and KDE still thinks brightness is at 100%.
To show what I mean: this picture shows the HUD displaying the brightness level at 100%, but after I set my brightness with the Fn-keys, it will still display 100%:
Is there a way to make KDE detect the level of screen brightness set with the Fn-keys?

Same problem here.
That used to work for me in earlier times (~2 month ago). But I'm not sure wheter this has changed by updating kde or updating other stuff (I tend to belive the latter).

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but I did import my preferences from the iMac when I first got it, so something must have copied over in that process.
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thanks. I used Minitool to make the cloning which can be booted up from a CD/DVD. I will try to clone with the target in the laptop as suggested and let you know the result.
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