--- video.c.old	2007-08-16 14:20:14.000000000 -0500
+++ video.c	2007-08-16 18:02:23.000000000 -0500
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
 
 	arg0.integer.value = level;
 	status = acpi_evaluate_object(device->dev->handle, "_BCM", &args, NULL);
-
+	device->brightness->curr = level;
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "set_level status: %x\n", status);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -392,7 +392,11 @@
 	int status;
 
 	status = acpi_evaluate_integer(device->dev->handle, "_BQC", NULL, level);
-
+	if (status)
+	    *level = device->brightness->curr;
+	
+	printk(KERN_DEBUG "get_level status: %x\n", status);
+	status = 0;
 	return status;
 }