I have a MacBook2,1 and since A5 the keyboard leds don't flash at startup or can be lighten after gnome login. from xorg mabovo@macbook:~$ xprop -root | grep XKB _XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "xorg", "apple_laptop", "us", "basic", "grp_led:scrol l,compose:rwin,lv3:lwin_switch,grp:alts_toggle" _XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "xorg", "apple_laptop", "us", "basic", "grp_led:scrol l,compose:rwin,lv3:lwin_switch,grp:alts_toggle" mabovo@macbook:~$ gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd layouts = [us basic] model = apple_laptop options = [grp_led grp_led:scrol l,Compose key compose:rwin,lv3 lv3:lwin_switch,grp grp:alts_toggle] overrideSettings = true from dmesg: [ 37.041515] usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev [ 37.045606] input: Apple Computer Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/input/input7 [ 37.099620] input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [Apple Computer Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-2 [ 37.103318] input: Apple Computer Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.2/input/input8 [ 37.107683] Linux video capture interface: v2.00 [ 37.159528] input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.11 Device [Apple Computer Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-2 [ 37.162167] appletouch: Geyser mode initialized. [ 37.162221] input: appletouch as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.1/input/input9 [ 37.165501] hiddev96hidraw2: USB HID v1.11 Device [Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver] on usb-0000:00:1d.2-2 [ 37.182633] input: HID 05ac:1000 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.3/usb4/4-1/4-1:1.0/input/input10 [ 37.287281] input,hidraw3: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [HID 05ac:1000] on usb-0000:00:1d.3-1 [ 37.311417] input: HID 05ac:1000 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.3/usb4/4-1/4-1:1.1/input/input11 [ 37.375112] input,hidraw4: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [HID 05ac:1000] on usb-0000:00:1d.3-1 [ 37.375133] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid [ 37.375136] /build/buildd/linux-2.6.24/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c: v2.6:USB HID core driver [ 37.375354] usbcore: registered new interface driver appletouch [ 37.966208] usbcore: registered new interface driver appleir [ 37.966211] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-generic/mactel/appleir.c: v1.1:USB Apple MacMini IR Receiver driver [ 38.726151] lp: driver loaded but no devices found [ 38.987963] applesmc: Apple MacBook detected: [ 38.987967] applesmc: - Model with accelerometer [ 38.987969] applesmc: - Model without light sensors and backlight [ 38.987970] applesmc: - Model with 10 temperature sensors [ 39.045461] applesmc: device successfully initialized (0xe0, 0x00). [ 39.045464] applesmc: device successfully initialized. [ 39.046636] applesmc: 1 fans found. [ 39.047158] input: applesmc as /devices/platform/applesmc.768/input/input12 [ 39.092160] applesmc: driver successfully loaded. [ 54.021706] appletouch: incomplete data package (first byte: 2, length: 4). [ 54.955662] input: Mouseemu virtual keyboard as /devices/virtual/input/input13 [ 54.995218] input: Mouseemu virtual mouse as /devices/virtual/input/input14 from gdm.log gdm[8034]: DEBUG: gdm_server_spawn: '/usr/bin/X :0 -br -audit 0 -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt10' This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation. It is not supported in any way. Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/. Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release. Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository. See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions. X.Org X Server 1.4.0.90 Release Date: 5 September 2007 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux Ubuntu (xorg-server 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu5) Current Operating System: Linux macbook.mabovo 2.6.24-12-generic #1 SMP Wed Mar 12 22:31:43 UTC 2008 x86_64 Build Date: 13 March 2008 05:48:21PM Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Module Loader present Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Mar 17 11:11:34 2008 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" (WW) intel: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0:2:1) found (II) Module "ddc" already built-in (II) Module "i2c" already built-in (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in expected keysym, got XF86KbdLightOnOff: line 70 of pc expected keysym, got XF86KbdBrightnessDown: line 71 of pc expected keysym, got XF86KbdBrightnessUp: line 72 of pc Atom 4, CARD32 4, unsigned long 8 expected keysym, got XF86KbdLightOnOff: line 70 of pc expected keysym, got XF86KbdBrightnessDown: line 71 of pc expected keysym, got XF86KbdBrightnessUp: line 72 of pc The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports: > Warning: Type "PC_RALT_LEVEL2" has 2 levels, but has 3 symbols > Ignoring extra symbols Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server expected keysym, got XF86KbdLightOnOff: line 70 of pc expected keysym, got XF86KbdBrightnessDown: line 71 of pc expected keysym, got XF86KbdBrightnessUp: line 72 of pc The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports: > Warning: Type "PC_RALT_LEVEL2" has 2 levels, but has 3 symbols > Ignoring extra symbols Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server SetClientVersion: 0 9