FS#62426 - Keyboard backlight not working

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Pedro (pedcar) - Monday, 22 April 2019, 01:36 GMT
Last edited by David Runge (dvzrv) - Friday, 17 January 2020, 13:21 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

I have just installed arch linux in my Samsung laptop (np900x3j).

I can not enable the backlight of my keyboard. I have tried the instructions of this link:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Keyboard_backlight

but I am getting the following error with the kb-light.py script:

<code>
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/kb-light.py", line 26, in <module>
print(kb_light_set(int(sys.argv[2])))
File "/usr/local/bin/kb-light.py", line 11, in kb_light_set
current = kbd_backlight.GetBrightness()
File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 70, in __call__
return self._proxy_method(*args, **keywords)
File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 145, in __call__
**keywords)
File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 651, in call_blocking
message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: No such interface “org.freedesktop.UPower.KbdBacklight” on object at path /org/freedesktop/UPower/KbdBacklight
</code>

I have also found this bug whitch is closed as solved:

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=240392

However I have followed all the instruction in all comments and they did not work for me.






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Closed by  David Runge (dvzrv)
Friday, 17 January 2020, 13:21 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't fix
Additional comments about closing:  kb-backlight.py is user provided content in the wiki and not a supported package.
Please use the forums and/or become upstream of that script, if you can
Comment by Shubham Agawane (shubham.agawne) - Wednesday, 14 August 2019, 15:37 GMT
Similar issue with me as well.
Using a HP-envy 15 laptop.
Only the f5 button has its backlight on. f5 worked as a keyboard backlight toggler on windows.

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