The application can detect single color keyboard, full color keyboard or perkey keyboard. ~ $ ls /sys/devices/platform/asus-nb-wmi/Ĭpufv driver_override input/ power/ hwmon/ modalias below is the kernel message filtered by 'asus' keyword: (i.e. Its OEM application, set the led keyboard white color, single color, static color or effect mode, like wave, blink, random. My feeling is the kernel did not detected the corresponding WMI deviceīelow is the /sys/devices/platform/asus-nb-wmi/ contents: But pressing the same keys in Linux has no effect at all. Choose a keyboard and mouse combo to complement any computer setup. A keyboard and mouse combo offers two essential computer peripherals in one matching package. They’re equipped with special features like programmable keys, LED lighting, media controls, and more. In windows, I can adjust down its brightness until fully off. Gaming keyboards give gamers the ammo they need to succeed. There are two function keys (reused the numerical keypad) which is to control the brightness of the backlight. After the system boot on, the backlight is always on.
The laptop is ASUS FX503vd, I tried several versions of Linux kernels (currently running one is the 4.17.1), but still have not managed to make the keyboard backlight control keys work.