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[rydberg <rydberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am not sure what status the bug should have, given that a fix appeared
in 2.6.26-5, which did not fully solve the problem. The following patch
was sent to kernel-team a couple of days ago, and takes care of the rest
of the problem.


** Attachment added: "applesmc.patch"
   http://launchpadlibrarian.net/17296843/applesmc.patch

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Support for Macbook Air in applesmc
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/248238
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Status in Mactel Support: In Progress
Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: In Progress
Status in Debian GNU/Linux: Confirmed

Bug description:
Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic

The applesmc module wrongly detects the Macbook Air as a macbook, which does
not have keyboard backlights. Also, the sensor set is wrong. A patch is
attached which 

1) makes applesmc detect the macbook air

2) sets up a minimal set of sensors

The sensor set is not complete, and the accelerometer is turned off although present, but at least the keyboard backlight
is activated.

A patch against linux-next has been sent to the maintainer, but is awaiting action.

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10948