Questions tagged [keyboard-backlight]
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Keyboard backlight not working Lenovo Legion Y720
I have dual booted Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.04LTS on 2 partitions of my SSD respectively.
The default red keyboard backlight comes on for a few seconds during BIOS startup but then disappears before ...
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Enable/disable universal access mouse keyboard keys, it's different (led keyboard)
First of all, let me say that it is different. I've found the "solution" present in this question but it does not work for me, probably because I'm using a led keyboard in Ubuntu. So let me ...
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Keyboard backlight at login screen
So I have a keyboard with a LED backlight. I can enable to backlight with
xset led 3
I placed it in the .bashrc file and after I login, the backlight enables. Great. However, it would be nice to ...
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if I install Ubuntu on my Macbook will the apple logo still light up?
I have a Macbook and would like to know if and when I install ubuntu on it will the apple logo on the back of the screen still turn on?
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How to light up back-lit keyboard?
I recently got a backlit keyboard, and I LOVE to write late at night.
But I cannot for the life of me figure out how to light it up...It lights up when first plugged in, but nothing happens after ...
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Turn off keyboard back-light Sony (VAIO SVF1521DCXW)
I have a Sony vaio laptop fit 15E model SVF1521DCXW and I want to turn OFF its keyboard back-light. It doesn't have a phisycal function shortcut key on the keyboard . I can turn off it with VAIO ...
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How to prevent the keyboard backlight from turning on when the laptop is woken from sleep?
I have a Thinkpad 470 and I am running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on it. I don't like to keep the keyboard backlight on during daytime because I want to save battery among other things. What I have noticed is ...
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How to disable backlit keyboard in Ubuntu 20.04 (Dell Latitude)
I would like to disable the keyboard backlight on a Dell Latitude E5570.
According to the official documentation this should be possible by selecting "disable" for the corresponding BIOS ...
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Enabling keyboard backlight on Sony VAIO on Ubuntu 20.04
By default keyboard backlight doesn't work on Sony VAIO on Ubuntu 20.04
After changing the value to 1 at /sys/devices/platform/sony-laptop/kbd_backlight
It works. But the value changes to old value ...
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My K570UD laptop does not have asus::kbdbacklight!
Actually i can't change the keyboard backlight in my laptop Asus K570UD
and when i search under
/sys/class/leds/
and NO asus::kbdbacklight
Can anyone help me?
$ lsmod | grep asus
asus_nb_wmi 28672 ...
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Cannot Control Keyboard Backlight With FN combination keys
I have a newly bought ASUS TUF FX505GD with backlit keyboard. It came with WIN10 preinstalled but installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS alongside it. But unfortunately right after installing ubuntu I noticed I ...
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Alienware 14 (Mid 2013) Ubuntu 15.04 switch off lights
I am a new Ubuntu user and have 15.04 version. I am wondering if there is any thing that I could do to switch off the lights of my keyboard (AlienFX).
I have already tried the two (I do not if is ...
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cannot turn on keyboard backlight
I am using ASUS UX303 LN, Laptop and Ubuntu Gnome 14.04 is installed on it. I cant find a way to turn on my keyboard backlight on it. The keyboard shortcut that works in windows is not working here. ...
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How to turn off display without turning off the keyboard blacklight?
I want the keyboard backlight to be on when the computer sleeps.
So I want to know how to turn the display off while the blacklight is on.
Or how to turn on the keyboard blacklight while the display ...
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Driver for keyboard light not working
https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/ee/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/legion-series/legion-y540-15irh/downloads
Is there a way to enable keyboard light, please let me know how I might install the driver ...
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Problem with keyboard back-light on Ubuntu Mate 16.04 on ThinkPad T450s
I'm using Ubuntu Mate 16.04 with ThinkPad T450s.
When I login into Ubuntu, keyboard back-light is on, then I turn it off, then after spending idle time when I touch to any key, keyboard back-light ...
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How to activate keyboard backlights
I want to know how to activate the keyboard backlights of an msi gt70-2pc laptop. They say here that this works but I just can't figure out exactly how.
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Turn on the keyboard backlight with Night Light mode?
Is it possible to turn on the keyboard backlight automatically when the Night Light is activated?
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How to enable keyboard backlight for Ubuntu 18.04 OS on Lenovo Thinkpad L480 laptop
I have tried this option
sudo gedit /etc/dbus-1/system.d/org.freedesktop.UPower.conf
and change setting
<allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.UPower.KbdBacklight"
send_interface=...
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can't turn on backlit keyboard 18.10
I seem to find very old threads and results when googling.
I have an Asus UX331UAL and my keyboard brightness worked fine when I used Manjaro KDE. Now when I have Ubuntu 18.10 they keystroke ...
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Keyboard backlighting not working on a Vaio VPCSB11FX
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my Vaio laptop (model VPCSB11FX) last night and one of the issues I'm having is that the keyboard backlighting doesn't work.
I saw this question solving a similar problem ...
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How do I turn off the backlight on my keyboard? (2011 sony vaio PCG-41217N laptop)
This question exists for some other sony vaio laptop models (without answer); I haven't yet seen an answer for the sony vaio PCG-41217N laptop.
The suggestion to execute xset led off doesn't disable ...
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Security risk with scripts that write to /sys/class
I was looking for a way to make my laptop's special keys work with i3-wm. I ran into this post and used the script there to create my own.
This is what I came up with for the screen brightness (on my ...
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F10 key is always turned on in Ubuntu 18.04
F10 key is always turned on in ubuntu 18.04 but not in windows. I am currently using duel boot ubuntu with windows 10. I am newbie in ubuntu and don't have any knowledge of this type of problems . I ...
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Windows programs that need access to hardware
I am using a Lenovo Y720 laptop, which needs a specific program called Lenovo Nerve Sense to be able to light up the keyboard backlight. What I have tried so far:
Wine does not work, it says dllhost....
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turn off keyboard back-lit on Gygabyte Sabre 15
I've recently buy a Gygabyte Sabre 15 computer and intalled on it Ubuntu 16.04 with Gnome.
It seem this computer is realy not ready for linux beacaute i've many problems to make ubuntu work correctly ...
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SSL error when attempting to install custom kernel module
I recently purchased a Clevo P950HR on which I am running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. I have managed to get most things running on it, except for the keyboard backlight, which annoyingly I cannot turn off. ...
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Enable/press scroll lock at login screen
I have an illuminated keyboard, I have to press the scroll lock key for it to light up, how can I enable this at the login screen?
I see there is a similar thing for NumLock here (question 776961)
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Unknown image appearing on Ubuntu 18.04
I am having the following appear and disappear in the middle of my screen after a new installation of Ubuntu 18.04:
It alternates with one whose bottom bar is "full".
I don't know what this is, and ...
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cant disable Sager np9390 Keyboard Backlight
I want to disable my Sager keyboard backlight in /sys/class/leds I only have scrolllock numlock and capslock.
It should be able to change colours and brightness but it's stuck at the default blue I ...
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Asus fx553vd keyboard led brightness hotkeys not working
I have an Asus fx553vd laptop with the very recent mainline kernel(4.13.9), bios: GL553VD.302 and ubuntu 16.04
All the hotkeys on the keyboard work and also show On-Screen-Notification.
But on ...
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how could i turn on backlight keyboard on Lenovo T450s
i'm hoping somebody could help me. I was trying to turn on my backlight laptop keyboard on lenovo T450s ubuntu 16 LTS, i had googling with nothings found,i tried FN+space and xset led 3.. please Help, ...
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Control keyboard backlight indicator in Ubuntu 17.10
My keyboard has variable automatic keyboard backlighting -- it adjusts the light intensity to the environment. I just upgraded to Ubuntu 17.10.
Ubuntu now flashes a keyboard backlight icon every time ...
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How to get my laptop keyboard lights to stay on? (Acer Aspire E-15)
I want to know how to get my built in laptop keyboard key lights to stay on all the time.
right now, when i enable my keyboard lights (Fn + F9) it only stays on for about 30 seconds after I type ...
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Asus ROG Zephyrus Keyboard Backlight not working [duplicate]
I'm having quite the time getting my keyboard backlights to work on my ROG Zephyrus laptop. Some of the F# keys do not respond their dedicated function when holding the Fn key. Specifically the key ...
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Keyboard backlight turns on after lock screen/display on
I've just upgraded Ubuntu (15.04 to 15.10) and now I'm running into a weird behavior: whenever I lock the screen (using any of Ctrl+Alt+L, Win+L or just clicking on "Lock" in the taskbar menu), the ...
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Where can I find the keyboard shortcut settings for the brightness keys?
Why does the Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts not show keyboard or screen dimming and brightening controls?
Is this something that simply the community hasn't written the code to display it for? Or is ...
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Keyboard backlight not working on Ubuntu 17.0 on a Sony VAIO
I recently installed Ubuntu 17.04 on my rather old Sony VAIO. When it's booting, the keyboard backlight enables when I touch a key and disables itself after a certain timeout. However, the moment ...
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Asus ROG GL702VM ACPI Keyboard Backlight
i'm trying to power on the keyboard backlight on my new laptop but every attempt has miserably failed.
I've tried to use xset but nothing happens. I've been able to manually set the capslock led on/...
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Ubuntu keyboard backlight problem on Dell Vostro 5568, on battery works normally, on AC behaves strangely
My problem is that Ubuntu turns off the keyboard backlight automatically after 1 second or less if I didn't touch the touchpad, when running on AC.
On battery it works normally (and Ubuntu waits 1 ...
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Numeric pad stops working after turning on keyboard backlight with 'xset led on'
Numeric pad stops working after turning on keyboard backlight with 'xset led on'... I have also 'tried xset led 3' with the same result.I'm using 16.04 and a Cooler Master Devastator II keyboard.
Any ...
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ThinkPad Backlit Keyboard and TrackPoint Not Working After 17.04 Update
I've been solely using Ubuntu GNOME on my Thinkpad X250 since version 15.10. TrackPoint and Backlit Keyboard ever since functioned completely fine. (I've been upgrading my Ubuntu every six months.) ...
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My laptop keyboard backlight keeps turning on every time when I boot it up
I am new to Ubuntu environment, can someone help me? Even though I have disabled the backlight using the function key but no luck...
Also, I have checked the BIOS settings and shows that the keyboard ...
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Keyboard backlight turns on by itsself, Lenovo T440s
Since the last kernel update to version 4.4.0-34 on Ubuntu 14.04, running on a Lenovo T440s, the keyboard backlight turns on by itself randomly.
Does anyone encounter the same problem and/or knows ...
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How can I disable the keyboard backlight on an Alienware M14xR2?
How do I turn on and off the keyboard backlights of an Alienware M14xR2 within Linux? Or, if possible, I'd like to completely disable the keyboard.
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Fn + F3 / F4 backlight keys for keyboard brightness not working in Asus laptop?
I'm using ASUS K501U with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Gnome-shell 3.10.4. The keyboard brightness doesn't work, since keys fn + f3/f4 have no effect.
Is it a way to fix that?
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hp star wars laptop keyboard backlight control, & screen brightness
I've just installed 16.04 on a new HP star wars laptop (a reskin of an HP pavillion I believe), but xset led 3 doesn't turn on the keyboard backlight.
Also there is no brightness slider or other ...
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Keyboard slow to start working on boot Ubuntu 14.04
I have a recently built PC with Z170 mobo and 6700k/980Ti and a Corsair Strafe (backlit) keyboard. I had some issues with the Ethernet interface not appearing anywhere, which I solved like other ...
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Backlight keyboard on MSI GT72 latop
I know people have already asked about installing Steel Series manager on Ubuntu and it is not possible. However, after I updated to Ubuntu 16.04 the back light keyboard on my lap top will now light ...
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How to turn backlight off | Sony vaio | Ubuntu Trusty
How to turn the keyboard back-light off for sony-vaio laptop.
I have tried most of the methods described on the forum but to no avail.
My laptop is sony-vaio SVE15117FNB.
And I am using Ubuntu 14.04....
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