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    Zenbook keyboard backlight - can't auto turn off in Linux

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by dandv, Sep 14, 2018.

  1. dandv

    dandv Notebook Consultant

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    I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 on a Zenbook UX430UQ, and I can't make the keyboard light turn off automatically, which wastes battery.

    Fn+F3/F4 work to change the backlight intensity, but Fn+A doesn't do anything. Any other Linux users here?
     
    dandv, Sep 14, 2018
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  2. Kevin@GenTechPC

    Kevin@GenTechPC Company Representative

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    You can't turn off the backlit because it does not have such option, however if someone can modify the BIOS firmware then it is possible.
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Sep 17, 2018
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  3. Dennismungai

    Dennismungai Notebook Deity

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    Hello there,

    Can you retry this with an Ubuntu 18.04LTS live USB, or a newer distro such as Fedora, etc? Perhaps the ASUS WMI driver on the newer kernels has a workaround for that.

    Can't wait for my GM501GS XS74 so I can start playing with Linux on it.
     
    Dennismungai, Sep 18, 2018
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    Hmm, I also cannot get the backlight to work on the GM501GS on Ubuntu 18.04LTS.
     
    Dennismungai, Nov 20, 2018
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