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["P. Dunbar" <drsilk@xxxxxxxxx>]

the hal-find-by-capability --capability keyboard_backlight
outputs nothing....
if i try: 
hal-device | grep kbd
41: udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/leds_smc_kbd_backlight'
  linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/platform/applesmc.768/leds/smc::kbd_backlight'  (string)
  info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/leds_smc_kbd_backlight'  (string)
  leds.function = 'kbd_backlight'  (string)

then i ran the gnome-power-manager in verbose like you said and while running pressed the F6 and F5 key, here is the output during those key presses:
TI:13:39:38	TH:0x144ea00	FI:gpm-backlight.c	FN:conf_key_changed_cb,501
 - unknown key /apps/gnome-screensaver/power_management_delay
TI:13:39:40	TH:0x144ea00	FI:gpm-button.c	FN:hal_device_condition_cb,413
 - condition=ButtonPressed, details=kbd-illum-up
TI:13:39:40	TH:0x144ea00	FI:gpm-button.c	FN:gpm_button_emit_type,96
 - emitting button-pressed : kbd-illum-up
TI:13:39:40	TH:0x144ea00	FI:gpm-manager.c	FN:button_pressed_cb,1029
 - Button press event type=kbd-illum-up
TI:13:39:40	TH:0x144ea00	FI:egg-console-kit.c	FN:egg_console_kit_is_active,116
 - no ConsoleKit session
TI:13:39:40	TH:0x144ea00	FI:gpm-manager.c	FN:button_pressed_cb,1033
 - ignoring as not on active console
TI:13:39:40	TH:0x144ea00	FI:gpm-srv-screensaver.c	FN:button_pressed_cb,167
 - Button press event type=kbd-illum-up
TI:13:39:40	TH:0x144ea00	FI:gpm-backlight.c	FN:gpm_backlight_button_pressed_cb,534
 - Button press event type=kbd-illum-up
TI:13:39:40	TH:0x144ea00	FI:gpm-info.c	FN:button_pressed_cb,679
 - Button press event type=kbd-illum-up
TI:13:39:40	TH:0x144ea00	FI:gpm-button.c	FN:gpm_button_filter_x_events,149
 - Key 238 mapped to key kbd-illum-up
TI:13:39:40	TH:0x144ea00	FI:gpm-button.c	FN:gpm_button_emit_type,92
 - ignoring duplicate button kbd-illum-up
TI:13:39:43	TH:0x144ea00	FI:gpm-array.c	FN:gpm_array_append,141
 - adding to 0x1614410, x=0, y=97, data=65280
TI:13:39:43	TH:0x144ea00	FI:gpm-array.c	FN:gpm_array_append,141
 - adding to 0x1614470, x=0, y=8293, data=65280
TI:13:39:44	TH:0x144ea00	FI:gpm-button.c	FN:gpm_button_filter_x_events,149
 - Key 237 mapped to key kbd-illum-down
TI:13:39:44	TH:0x144ea00	FI:gpm-button.c	FN:gpm_button_emit_type,96
 - emitting button-pressed : kbd-illum-down
TI:13:39:44	TH:0x144ea00	FI:gpm-manager.c	FN:button_pressed_cb,1029
 - Button press event type=kbd-illum-down
TI:13:39:44	TH:0x144ea00	FI:egg-console-kit.c	FN:egg_console_kit_is_active,116
 - no ConsoleKit session
TI:13:39:44	TH:0x144ea00	FI:gpm-manager.c	FN:button_pressed_cb,1033
 - ignoring as not on active console
TI:13:39:44	TH:0x144ea00	FI:gpm-srv-screensaver.c	FN:button_pressed_cb,167
 - Button press event type=kbd-illum-down
TI:13:39:44	TH:0x144ea00	FI:gpm-backlight.c	FN:gpm_backlight_button_pressed_cb,534
 - Button press event type=kbd-illum-down
TI:13:39:44	TH:0x144ea00	FI:gpm-info.c	FN:button_pressed_cb,679
 - Button press event type=kbd-illum-down
TI:13:39:44	TH:0x144ea00	FI:gpm-button.c	FN:hal_device_condition_cb,413
 - condition=ButtonPressed, details=kbd-illum-down
TI:13:39:44	TH:0x144ea00	FI:gpm-button.c	FN:gpm_button_emit_type,92
 - ignoring duplicate button kbd-illum-down

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[Jaunty] MacBook 5.1 keyboard backlight not supported
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/337945
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Status in Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL): New
Status in Mactel Support: New
Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: New

Bug description:
The keyboard backlight on the MacBook 5.1 is not supported as of Jaunty (Ubuntu 9.04) Alpha 5. This is supported in Intrepid (Ubuntu 8.10) by the Mactel PPA packages hal-applesmc, hid-dkms, and possibly nvidia-bl-dkms, though I installed the nvidia-bl-dkms package for Jaunty.