The hal-applesmc package, available in the mactel ppa, adds support for keyboard backlight via the applesmc sysfs interface. If you have a MacbookPro 3,1 or later, first:
# Remove your machine model from file /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/10-macbookpro-utils.fdi # Add mactel PPA to /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/mactel-support/ubuntu intrepid main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/mactel-support/ubuntu intrepid main # Update sources sudo apt-get update # Get the hal-applesmc sudo apt-get install hal-applesmc ** Changed in: mactel-support Assignee: (unassigned) => rydberg (rydberg) ** Changed in: mactel-support Status: New => Fix Released -- [Gutsy Tribe 2, Intrepid Alpha 2+] Illuminated keyboard not working on MacBook Pro rev.3 (santa rosa) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/125918 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mactel Support, which is the registrant for Mactel Support. Status in Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL): New Status in Mactel Support: Fix Released Status in “hal” source package in Ubuntu: New Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “linux-source-2.6.22” source package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in “pommed” source package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I know, I know, its silly. But hey, a bug's a bug. The keyboard on Apple's latest revision of the MacBook Pro does not illuminate in low light conditions. The problem is probably not so much the keyboard, but the light sensors that trigger the LED's. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mactel-support Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mactel-support More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
