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[rydberg <rydberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The hal-applesmc package, available in the mactel ppa, adds support for
keyboard backlight via the applesmc sysfs interface. If you have a
MacbookPro 3,1 or later, first:

# Remove your machine model from file
/usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/10-macbookpro-utils.fdi

# Add mactel PPA to /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/mactel-support/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/mactel-support/ubuntu intrepid main

# Update sources
sudo apt-get update

# Get the hal-applesmc
sudo apt-get install hal-applesmc


** Changed in: mactel-support
     Assignee: (unassigned) => rydberg (rydberg)

** Changed in: mactel-support
       Status: New => Fix Released

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[Gutsy Tribe 2, Intrepid Alpha 2+] Illuminated keyboard not working on MacBook Pro rev.3 (santa rosa)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/125918
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Status in Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL): New
Status in Mactel Support: Fix Released
Status in “hal” source package in Ubuntu: New
Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: Triaged
Status in “linux-source-2.6.22” source package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix
Status in “pommed” source package in Ubuntu: New

Bug description:
I know, I know, its silly. But hey, a bug's a bug. The keyboard on Apple's latest revision of the MacBook Pro does not illuminate in low light conditions. The problem is probably not so much the keyboard, but the light sensors that trigger the LED's.