kpowersave does not activate profile after logon

[Chris Snook]

Marcelo Magno T. Sales wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> After upgrading kpowersave to version 0.7.3-1.fc8, it no longer 
> activates a power profile automatically after logging on KDE. More 
> specifically, it seems the power profile is correctly selected, but the 
> LCD brightness is not adjusted accordingly.
> For example, if I log on running on batteries, the powersave profile is 
> selected (I think), but LCD brightness is still 100%. If I change the 
> profile manually to performance, the LCD is adjusted to 90% (that's my 
> setting for the performance profile, this is ok). If right after that I 
> change back manually to the powersave profile, the LCD is then 
> correctly adjusted for 60%. However, when I logon, it's always set for 
> 100%, no matter what profile it uses or the LCD brightness setting for 
> this profile. Also, when the screensaver runs, the LCD brightness is 
> automatically set back to 100%. Then I have to select other profile and 
> change back to the one I was using to set it right again.
> I haven't found a bug on this on bugzilla. Anyone else is having this 
> problem or there's something I don't know here? Should I file a bug?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Marcelo
> 

I had profound issues getting kpowersave to control my backlight, until I 
disabled acpid.  Seems they were conflicting about something, but I haven't 
tracked it down further.  Does it work when you disable the acpid service?

	-- Chris