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[Joseph Salisbury <joseph.salisbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer
to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest
v3.17 kernel[0].

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following
tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag:
'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream'.
Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed".


Thanks in advance.

[0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.17-rc6-utopic/


** Package changed: linux-firmware (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu)

** Tags added: utopic

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1372618

Title:
  Sony vaio keyboard backlight does not work

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  The keyboard backlight of my SONY VAIO SE15 does not work.

  This is the corresponding dmesg output
  [   21.500543] sony_laptop: handle 0x014b: keyboard backlight setup already done for 0x0143
  [   21.500546] sony_laptop: couldn't set up keyboard backlight function (-16)
  [   21.500774] sony_laptop: brightness ignored, must be controlled by ACPI video driver
  [   21.500785] sony_laptop: SNC setup done.

  
  daniel@daniel-laptop:~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu Utopic Unicorn (development branch)
  Release:	14.10

  daniel@daniel-laptop:~$ uname -a
  Linux daniel-laptop 3.16.0-16-generic #22-Ubuntu SMP Wed Sep 17 18:47:43 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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