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| From | "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus, alt.os.linux.ubuntu, comp.sys.laptops |
| Subject | Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight |
| Date | 2016-04-23 21:59 -0700 |
| Organization | albasani.net |
| Message-ID | <nfhjs8$4bo$1@news.albasani.net> (permalink) |
| References | (3 earlier) <nfgink$1uf$1@dont-email.me> <nfh6cu$7ke$1@news.albasani.net> <nfh875$ngm$1@gioia.aioe.org> <nfhb5n$gmb$1@news.albasani.net> <nfhi3o$9bs$1@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message news:nfhi3o$9bs$1@dont-email.me... > Adam wrote: >> "Computer Nerd Kev" <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote in message >> news:nfh875$ngm$1@gioia.aioe.org... >>> In comp.sys.laptops Adam <adam@no_thanks.com> wrote: >>>> Thanks (Guru Paul), but Fn+F3 acts more like a dimmer and >>>> is not permanent. I tried that before looking through the BIOS for >>>> a way to disable keyboard backlight permanently. >>>> For aluminum exterior, keyboard backlight is awful. >>> Keyboard backlight settings can sometimes be changed when running >>> Linux from the system settings (I was going to say in the /proc/acpi >>> directory, but things seem to have moved on). >>> >>> Here's a forum thread where an ASUS laptop user wants to disable >>> the keyboard backlight in Ubuntu: >>> http://askubuntu.com/questions/745856/turn-off-keyboard-backlight-asus-laptop-ubuntu-15-10 >>> >>> Here's some detailed information for Arch Linux about changing >>> keyboard light brightness on another ASUS laptop: >>> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ASUS_Zenbook_Prime_UX31A#Keyboard_backlight >>> >>> -- >>> __ __ >>> #_ < |\| |< _# >> >> >> Thanks, yes, in linux, there's practically nothing you cannot configure. >> I was hoping for a simple "works for ANY OS" solution after learning >> about... >> >> /sys/class/leds/asus::kbd_backlight/ >> >> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AsusZenbookPrime#Keyboard_functions_.28Brightness.2Cvolume.2C....29 > > In that article, is one keyword that stands out - "Powertop". > > It's not that PowerTop has a control for the keyboard backlight. > It's that PowerTop is supposed to adjust machines for lowest > power consumption. If you had an OS release that seemed to > burn through a battery rapidly, PowerTop can advise as to > what is going on. My *theory* would be, a keyboard backlight > is a waste of electricity, and it may be detected as such > in the ACPI tables. And perhaps PowerTop can find a way > to turn it off or something - so PowerTop wouldn't > give you graded controls, it potentially might turn > it off. Aren't LEDs very-very low power? Couldn't some nice BIOS engineer just add an option to disable keyboard backlight? :-) > > It's also possible PowerTop cannot see this, unless > the boot option "acpi_osi=" thing was added. > > Other than that, you'll need to get your hands dirty, to > get it to work (i.e. next time there is an OS upgrade, > you might have to re-implement whatever fix you end up > using). > > Paul
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ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2016-04-23 11:23 -0700
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight jrg <connyank@cox.net> - 2016-04-23 11:39 -0700
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2016-04-23 11:53 -0700
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2016-04-23 15:37 -0400
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2016-04-23 18:09 -0700
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-04-24 01:40 +0000
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2016-04-23 19:31 -0700
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2016-04-24 00:33 -0400
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2016-04-23 21:59 -0700
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2016-04-24 01:38 -0400
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2016-04-23 23:13 -0700
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-04-25 22:48 +0000
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2016-04-25 17:19 -0700
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2016-04-25 20:33 -0400
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2016-04-25 18:26 -0700
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight "~misfit~" <shaun.at.pukekohe@gmail.com> - 2016-04-27 16:04 +1200
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight "Dirk T. Verbeek" <dverbeek@xs4all.nl> - 2016-04-27 08:14 +0200
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-04-24 08:08 -0400
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2016-04-24 06:31 -0700
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight "Dirk T. Verbeek" <dverbeek@xs4all.nl> - 2016-04-23 21:16 +0200
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2016-04-23 18:12 -0700
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2016-04-23 21:40 -0400
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2016-04-23 19:18 -0700
Re: ASUS N550JX - how to turn OFF keyboard backlight "Dirk T. Verbeek" <dverbeek@xs4all.nl> - 2016-04-24 19:37 +0200
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