https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2158744
Bug ID: 2158744
Summary: Keyboard backlight doesn’t work
Product: Fedora
Version: 37
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
Status: NEW
Component: xkeyboard-config
Severity: medium
Assignee: peter.hutterer(a)redhat.com
Reporter: blake(a)mcbridemail.com
QA Contact: extras-qa(a)fedoraproject.org
CC: ajax(a)redhat.com, i18n-bugs(a)lists.fedoraproject.org,
negativo17(a)gmail.com, peter.hutterer(a)redhat.com,
rhughes(a)redhat.com, rstrode(a)redhat.com,
sandmann(a)redhat.com
Target Milestone: ---
Classification: Fedora
Description of problem:
I have an HP Envy Laptop, and I am using Fedora 37 Mate. The keyboard backlight
never lights up.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora 37
Additional info:
```
[root@FAYE-HP ~]# uname -a
Linux FAYE-HP 6.0.16-300.fc37.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat Dec 31 16:47:53
UTC 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[root@FAYE-HP leds]# pwd
/sys/class/leds
[root@FAYE-HP leds]# ls -l
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 0 Jan 5 16:13 input2::capslock ->
../../devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input2/input2::capslock
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 0 Jan 5 16:13 input2::numlock ->
../../devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input2/input2::numlock
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 0 Jan 5 16:13 input2::scrolllock ->
../../devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input2/input2::scrolllock
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 0 Jan 5 16:16 phy0-led ->
../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.3/leds/phy0-led
[root@FAYE-HP phy0-led]# pwd
/sys/class/leds/phy0-led
[root@FAYE-HP phy0-led]# ls -l
total 0
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 4096 Jan 5 16:18 brightness
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 0 Jan 5 16:18 device -> ../../../0000:00:14.3
-r--r--r--. 1 root root 4096 Jan 5 16:18 max_brightness
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 0 Jan 5 16:18 power
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 0 Jan 5 16:18 subsystem ->
../../../../../class/leds
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 0 Jan 5 16:18 trigger
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 4096 Jan 5 16:13 uevent
[root@FAYE-HP phy0-led]# cat brightness
1
```
None of this worked. Interestingly, the keyboard backlight works on Manjaro
Linux.
Any help would surely be appreciated!
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