solution: modify /sys/devices/platform/dell- laptop/leds/dell\:\:kbd_backlight/stop_timeout
changing the value to anything other than the default will cause it to start working -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1756815 Title: (18.04 only) dell keyboard backlight timeout is wrong / ignoring default 10s to be 0s To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1756815/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
