Okay, this bug report can focus on the request for a cleaner mechanism to manually switch on keyboard backlights. But I think you should also file bug report(s) against the kernel for each keyboard you've found that does not work due to the lack of driver issue.
** Package changed: xserver-xorg-input-evdev (Ubuntu) => xdiagnose (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: xdiagnose (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist ** Summary changed: - Keyboard backlight does not function under Ubuntu + Keyboard backlight does not function under Ubuntu - workaround needed ** Changed in: xdiagnose (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- Keyboard backlight does not function under Ubuntu - workaround needed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/682198 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-evdev in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp