Brightness applet works in KDE but not in Gnome

[Nolan Cooper]

  Nolan flopped in chair, hunched shoulders, and pecked out:
> Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
>> "Karl F. Larsen" <klarsen1 at gmail.com>  said:
>>   
>>>     I discover that the Brightness applet works perfect on my laptop 
>>> with 8.11 Ubuntu and does not work at all on my Hardy system. I think 
>>> perhaps it was not done well on Hardy. But on 8.11 it is perfect.
>>>
>>>     Sorry it differs from your experience.
>>>
>>>
>>> Karl
>>>     
>> Is your Hardy system a laptop?
>> From: About >Power Manager Brightness Applet 2.22.1:
>> Adjusts laptop panel brightness.
>>
>> Cybe R. Wizard
>>   
>     Alas yes it complained because the Hardy is this computer and not a 
> laptop. It appears it works only with laptops.
> 
> Karl
> 
> 
Karl
Just a thought, Do you have the ACPI enabled in the BIOS for the 
desktop computer?

I would think this would be needed before  The PMBA could be used.

nolan