diff -p -up ./EeeControl/actions.py.orig ./EeeControl/actions.py
--- ./EeeControl/actions.py.orig	2009-12-30 11:14:31.435484519 +0200
+++ ./EeeControl/actions.py	2009-12-30 11:15:23.067735923 +0200
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ class EeeActions(dbus.service.Object):
 
         f = open(self.brn_path)
         l = f.readline()
+        if l.strip() == "": l = "0"
         brn = int(l.strip()) + 0x20
         f.close()
         log("brightness state is %x" %brn)
diff -p -up ./eee-control-daemon.orig ./eee-control-daemon
--- ./eee-control-daemon.orig	2009-12-30 11:13:43.450758476 +0200
+++ ./eee-control-daemon	2009-12-30 11:14:15.713489241 +0200
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     if os.path.exists(os.path.join(acpi_base, "brn")):
         brn_path = os.path.join(acpi_base, "brn")
+    elif os.path.exists("/sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness"):
+        brn_path = "/sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness"
+    elif os.path.exists("/sys/class/backlight/psblvds/brightness"):
+        brn_path = "/sys/class/backlight/psblvds/brightness"
     elif os.path.exists("/sys/class/backlight/eeepc/brightness"):
         brn_path = "/sys/class/backlight/eeepc/brightness"
     else: