[dprout69]

Do your research peeps... this subject has been discussed to death. It is a very annoying problem which seems to have multiple solutions for some and no solution for others. locklevelx does not work (think about it... windows is just gonna recreate locklevel based on its own needs and locklevelx just looks like a completely different key). As well, the problem happens to people without spb backup although certain progs might contribute. Near as I can figure it does have something to do with locklevel and here is what I believe happens.... if u have the owners screen set to display, but you do not have the password screen pop up after clicking on the owners screen (no password set), then locklevel generates and somehow interferes with the backlight setting. This can be corrected by making sure you have your password set. Another possibility is that this could also be some other software that stops the bootup process (as the owner screen does) but there is no password set.

The next thing it may be is if the battery icon was taken out of the lower right hand corner by some program (try returning it). Lastly, one other possibility is installing cabs that existed prior to the new roms. You should not have installed any of them. That's what I narrowed it down to as I had the same problem when I picked up the 1.04 kitchen, but the problem went away after applying the aforementioned so I didn't keep on it, but my phone is flawless now and believe me I was ready to go back to aku 2.0 to get rid of this nuisance. Happy hunting and keep us posted on what worked for you.