Cannot turn off keyboard backlight
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
/sys/class/leds $ ls
asus-wireless:
There isn't any asus kbd backlight folder. `xset led off` doesn't work for me.
And I can only use fn to control volume (f1/f2/f3).
The leds kills my battery
$ sudo dmidecode -t 1; lsb_release -a
# dmidecode 3.1
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 3.0.0 present.
Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Product Name: FX503VD
Version: 1.0
Serial Number: H9NRCX00M803374
UUID: 524E3948-
Wake-up Type: Power Switch
SKU Number:
Family: FX
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu Cosmic Cuttlefish (development branch)
Release: 18.10
Codename: cosmic
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu8
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-10-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
.proc.driver.
.proc.driver.
.proc.driver.
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 390.87 Tue Aug 21 12:33:05 PDT 2018
GCC version: gcc version 8.2.0 (Ubuntu 8.2.0-7ubuntu1)
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu11
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] 权限不够: '/var/log/boot.log'
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Oct 15 17:13:35 2018
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: cosmic
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
nvidia, 390.87, 4.18.0-10-generic, x86_64: installed
nvidia, 390.87, 4.18.0-9-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingI
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation Device [8086:591b] (rev 04) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:1b90]
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. GP107M [GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile] [1043:1b90]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-10-10 (4 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Beta amd64 (20180927)
Lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0b05:1869 ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 13d3:5666 IMC Networks
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. FX503VD
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/03/2017
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: FX503VD.302
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: FX503VD
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.family: FX
dmi.product.name: FX503VD
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.95-1
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summary: |
- Fn keys doesn't work completely.Cannot turn off keyboard - backlight.Unable to control screen brightness via fn keys + Cannot turn off keyboard backlight |
tags: | added: kernel-bug-exists-upstream |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
These would be two different bugs:
* Cannot turn off keyboard backlight.
* Unable to control screen brightness via fn keys
Please reword this bug to only describe one of them. And then move the other issue into a new bug if you would like.