So, I've proposed a patch for upower, and I'm attaching here the debdiff to get this in ubuntu package. Also, to get this working, we need unity-settings-daemon to be patched with this lp:~3v1n0/unity-settings-daemon/kbd-brightness-update
** Patch added: "upower-always-get-kbd-brightness.debdiff" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upower/+bug/1510344/+attachment/4665009/+files/upower-always-get-kbd-brightness.debdiff ** Changed in: upower (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: upower (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Marco Trevisan (Treviño) (3v1n0) ** Changed in: upower (Ubuntu) Status: New => In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1510344 Title: Keyboard Backlight Turns on at boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/dell-sputnik/+bug/1510344/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs