How do i turn on the keyboard backlight on my asus laptop? Results 1 to 4 of 4. 2.Make sure you have updated drivers for the light up keyboard (just google your model number and add the word keyboard light driver) 3.Hit the keyboard buttons for it. Should be function, and then one of the keys across the top (itll have a little pic of a. The First method is to Press “Alt + F10” which will turn on Backlit option in Dell Laptop keyboards. The Second method is Press “Fn + Right Arrow” or “Fn + F10” which will turn on the Backlit option. You can also toggle between three lighting modes like – Full keyboard, Half keyboard and Keyboard Backlit Off which are available in some laptops.

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See this question.

The FN keys are not working

Using answer in this question I installed the asus-wmi-dkms_0.2_all.deb.gz package

Now, using xev I see that the keys emit keycodes (for backlight keys xev says for fn-f3 and fn-f4 keycode 237)

But no keyboard backlight, also volume keys have no effect

original question

I cannot enable the keyboard backlightSeems that the leds class is missingI've not found the classes used in Keyboard light hotkey (Fn + F3 and F4) rarely work on an Asus G60J

Description of my framework:

Machine: Asus N56V laptop

Software

• Kubuntu 12.04 amd64

• kernel (3.5.0.5-generic) and drivers from xorg-edgers fresh X crack ppa

Hardware and problems

• after installation do not boot - SOLVED using boot-repair

• every couple of hours the system freezes - SOLVED using 3.5 kernel

• keybord FN keys - NOT WORKING

• Keyboard backlight - NOT WORKING

• Nvidia GEFORCE GT - NOT USED glxgears says 60 fps

• Ethernet Atheros card - SOLVED install alx driver

• external subwoofer - SOLVED adding options snd-hda-intel model=asus-mode4

Solutions

see the answers to the this and this question.

Mirto BusicoMirto Busico

3 Answers

For N56V and N76V, you need :

• a 3.5 kernel (from quantal)
• to get the subwoofer
  • I add on /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf this line: options snd-hda-intel model=asus-mode4
  • reboot and select 2.1 output in audio pref
• to get the fn keys + keyboard backlight
  • install asus-wmi-dkms_0.2_all.deb.gz package (from http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=12057336&postcount=49)
  • reboot
• to get the GeForce (when you want)
  • install bumblebee and driver from x-swat repository
• to get the Ethernet
  • build/install alx module (http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/alx)

Only thing that works for me is echoing like this:

I bought an Asus N56VM laptop recently and sent the company an email concerning the following problem: Do not know how to turn on the keyboard backlight.

The following answer (edited) from Asus solved my problem:

1. Go to Control Panel to uninstall the ATK package.
2. Download and reinstall the ATKACPI driver and hotkey-related utilities. Here's the link.
3. Download and reinstall the KB Filter Driver. Here's the link.
4. Use FN+F3/FN+F4 to adjust the backlight of the keyboard for a try.

Peachy

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Most of the mid to high-end laptops today offer backlit keyboards. Backlit keyboards make typing easier at low light conditions, especially for those who cannot do touch typing.

Backlit keyboards or illuminated keyboards can be turned on or off using keyboard shortcuts on all laptops. For instance, I can use Fn + Spacebar key to turn on the keyboard backlight on my ThinkPad T series laptop.

Many laptop users often ask if there is a dedicated setting to adjust the backlit keyboard brightness in Windows 10. The answer is both yes and no.

Adjusting backlit keyboard brightness in Windows 10

While, sadly, there is no built-in setting in Windows 10 to adjust or change backlit keyboard settings, some OEMs do offer their own software to change default settings of backlit keyboard brightness. For instance, Dell Windows 10 laptops offer settings to turn on or off the backlit keyboard, adjust the keyboard brightness, automatically turn off the backlight after 5/10/30/60/300 seconds of inactivity.

Dell users can open Keyboard properties dialog and then switch to Backlight tab to see all keyboard brightness settings.

Sony also offers options to adjust default settings of keyboard brightness on some of its models. You can open VAIO Control Center and then click Keyboard and Mouse and Backlit Keyboard to see settings. Here, you can configure the software to automatically turn on or off the backlit keyboard to automatically turn on or off based on ambient light. Like Dell, Sony also offers an option to automatically turn off the keyboard backlight after inactivity of keyboard operations for X amount of time.

Lenovo doesn’t offer much to change the default settings of backlit keyboard. However, you can set the keyboard brightness to medium or high brightness using Fn + Space hotkey. That is, if you press Fn + Space once, the driver turns on the backlit keyboard with medium brightness. Pressing Fn + Spacebar again changes the brightness to high. Pressing the hotkey again will turn off the backlit keyboard.

All recent MacBook models automatically adjust keyboard brightness in low light using the built-in light sensor. One can also adjust keyboard backlight settings manually using hotkeys on the keyboard.

You can find settings to automatically turn off keyboard backlight after a certain period of inactivity by opening Boot Camp Control Panel. To open it, right-click on the Boot Camp icon in the system tray and then click Boot Camp Control Panel option.

Microsoft Surface users can use Alt + F2 to increase the keyboard brightness and Alt + F1 to decrease the brightness.

How To Turn Keyboard Light On Asus

OEMs such as HP, Asus, and Toshiba don’t offer settings to adjust keyboard brightness.

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Do you have a software to change backlit keyboard settings on your PC? If yes, please let us know by leaving a comment below.