Ubuntu / Apple :: Proper Keyboard Backlight Support Available?

Feb 24, 2011

I've finished integrating proper keyboard backlight support into gnome-power-manager (which in turn uses upower to actually control the keyboard backlight) which with any luck will be available in Natty out of the box. A similar patch should also land upstream too so Fedora etc should get it for free too in their next release too. In essence this allows us to provide the user with greater feedback and control than say just using pommed (ie. we can dim the keyboard on idle like the lcd display etc, and can display nice notifications of the keyboard backlight level too - see attached screenshot).

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Ubuntu / Apple :: Turning Off Macbook Keyboard Backlight?

May 30, 2010

Just upgraded to 10.04. Everything seems to still work on my Macbook, with a bonus being the buttons to modify the keyboard backlight brightness seem to work now.

However, the only caveat is that I can't seem to turn off the backlight. Pressing the dim button all the way to off just seems to reset to full brightness. Even if I set the brightness to 1 (almost off), the backlight seems to reset itself to full brightness at seemingly random times.

Running this command used to turn it off, but now doesn't work:

Code:
echo 0 | sudo tee -a /sys/class/leds/smc::kbd_backlight/brightness

Is this a bug? How do I turn off the keyboard backlight?

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Ubuntu / Apple :: MacBook Pro 5,1 Backlight Keys Do Not Work

Mar 27, 2010

I am dual-booting Karmic/OS X. I have a MacBook Pro 5,1. When using the keyboard to change the backlight, the graphic in the top left does move to indicate a higher brightness (albeit, it moves extremely slowly).

I, of course, have all the necessary drivers installed.

I have all the packages I needed from the Mactel repository. This has been a problem within Karmic since I've put it on my MBP. There have been several updates from the Mactel repository concerning the Nvidia backlight package (I don't remember exactly what that package is called though). I hope each time that it will fix what is going on, but obviously, it hasn't.

Is there any program that I could use to otherwise change the backlight? When I'm sitting outside it's really difficult to see what's on my screen as it also doesn't automatically respond to the change in environmental brightness by making the screen brighter.

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Fedora :: Keyboard Backlight Xset Led 3 Fails?

Dec 4, 2009

With keyboard : Illuminant model SK-020EL See next post for a workaround.

ETA : Code now works for my keyboard.

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Fedora Hardware :: Toshiba A665 Laptop Keyboard Backlight No Workee?

Jan 3, 2011

I have a Toshiba A665-S6092. Core i7 CPU and I installed a Kingston SSD so it's up to the job. It supposedly has keyboard backlight but I can't figure out how to get that function functioning. Now, I know this ain't real important but I have a feeling other people might like to have that too so I'm asking. Does anybody in Fedora Land have any experience getting Toshiba keyboard backlight working? Maybe I'm wrong about it having this option, I can't find any mention of it using all the tools at my disposal. lspci, the Gnome device lister, xorg keyboard config, etc. Apparently everything except the right thing. I've Googled until I'm Googleyed and searched this forum and LinuxQuestions.org (which seems to have been hijacked by Slackware fanatics over the last few years) and other forums like JustLinux, Linux.com. I can't remember them all. I've looked through source code that I could make no sense of and wondered why I was pretending to be qualified to do that until I realized how important this has become to me, although it is as I said a relatively trivial matter. If anybody knows and wants additional information I'll be more than happy to supply it. I'm running the default kernel for Fedora 14 64 bit, 2.6.35.6-45.fc14.x86_64.

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Ubuntu / Apple :: Gettting Apple Keyboard Function Keys To Work

May 7, 2011

Neither Ubuntu's Unity or KDE respond to the function keys on a regular Apple USB keyboard. I can plug in a non-Apple keyboard and they work just fine. What needs to be changed or configure so that F1 and company on the Apple keyboard work as on other keyboards?

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Ubuntu / Apple :: Auto-load Apple Wireless Keyboard?

Apr 22, 2010

This morning I bought an Apple wireless keyboard and I got it connected through Blueman. It works like a charm, but I have on problem;

When I log out I can log back in by typing in my password. However, when I restart the computer it seems that bluetooth is not loaded yet and I cannot enter my password. So I have to log in using my wired keyboard, and then disconnect & re-connect to my wireless keyboard using blueman before I am able to use the wireless keyboard.

Is there any way that I can already auto-load bluetooth and connect to my keyboard before I log in?

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Ubuntu / Apple :: Fn Key On Apple Bluetooth Keyboard Not Working

Mar 24, 2010

I'm trying to use an Apple wireless keyboard with Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic) but the fn key is not working at all. If I start up xev and hit the fn key it generates no event. What do I need to do for it to work. It seems as if it should work when viewing pages like

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Ubuntu / Apple :: Apple Keyboard On VirtualBox Ubuntu Guest OS?

Feb 1, 2010

I had a thread about installing on a Mac and decided to go the VirtualBox route and everything is running splendidly EXCEPT for the fnmode setting in /sys/module/hid_apple.

The problem is that the directory hid_apple does not exist for me to modify the settings for the apple keyboard. I'm assuming that when installing in VB, Ubu assumed it was a PC. Anyone know of a way to get the keyboard config directories in there so I don't have to hit Fn to do Alt-F2? Also, I tried to create the directory (sudo mkdir) and it returned "Cannot create directory...no such file or directory", but not in so many words.

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Ubuntu / Apple :: Continued Community Support For 6.10

Jan 22, 2010

I just installed 6.10 on an old imac g3 and everything is fine, except for the fact that i cant get any updates because 6.10 is no longer officially supported. Does support continue in the community for this release, and if so where do i find information?

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Ubuntu / Apple :: Does Kubuntu 11.04 Have Efi Support On Its Grub

Jul 28, 2011

I currently have kubuntu 11.04 on my laptop harddrive that is in an external enclosure. it is on the outside of the machine and connect to the computer via USB.It works fine on my windows machine and I love the fact I could also plug it into my kubuntu machine at home and use it as a regular harddrive too. Although my new job basically wants me to use a mac. Apparently you need something called an efi support on my grub so here are the questions:

Does kubuntu 11.04 have efi support on its grub i.e. can I plug my hard drive with my kubuntu on via USB to a mac and boot from there? If not how could I get one? Also does getting efi support make any difference when I plug it into my kubuntu machine at home? So can I back up my data as I used to?(by simply plugging it in)Could I still plug it into my windows machine as before and work if I get efi support?

p.s. If you have trouble with heavy laptops give external harddrives a go its like carrying an ultra light linux machine (with all your data in it)!

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Ubuntu / Apple :: Fan Control For Mactel-support Repo

Apr 30, 2010

One of the most long-lived discussions regarding running Ubuntu on Macs is the problem of excessive heat. There exist solutions for every single case, but they are somewhat hard for the newcomer to find.

This post is a request for a fan-control solution suitable for all macs, to eventually be put in the mactel-support repository. I know there are several fan-control solutions out there, and my hope is that this thread will single out one of them to improve upon to the point that everybody can install and use it on their mac.

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Ubuntu / Apple :: Single Hard Drive Only Support Up To 4 Partitions?

Jan 9, 2010

I've recently bought the "new" Macbook from Apple. It obviously came with OSX preinstalled. And I'm obviously not satisfied with the way it works, I also need a FAT32 partition so I can share my files between all three OS's. Tricky business. And I thought later on I might try and create me a nice LFS system to learn about Linux and show of to my mates. But doesn't a single hard drive only support up to 4 partitions? So off I went and got Ubuntu running besides Mac. It wasnt recognized by neither the default boot-loader nor rEFIt straight away. I had to hold alt to come up with the special BIOS or something every time I needed to use Ubuntu (always).

I got up to a point where I could run Ubuntu with wireless, sound and pretty much everything working. Until the kernel updates were installed. Somehow I (or maybe it) managed to screw up and booting had become impossible, for it would crash halfway through with kernel errors and other undefined weirdnesses. Meanwhile I had tried installing Windows 7 on a different partition. Which I found to be catastrophic also. I was forced to put up with OSX, which in my opinion is fine at what it does but it doesn't do very much for me. After a couple of tries I had to give up on fiddling with Ubuntu for I needed Windows 7 to run software for school. So my current partition layout looks like this......

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Ubuntu / Apple :: Macbook Pro Drag-and-drop Support Touchpad With 10.10?

Feb 26, 2011

Currently I can:

- Tap with two fingers to right-click
- Scroll with two fingers
- Move the mouse with one finger
- Tap with one finger to click

I can't: Place one finger above the touchpad, one below, click and move an icon or select text. Further details: Running Ubuntu 10.10 Maverkic 64bit

- I have a Macbook Pro 5.2
- I followed this guide: [URL]....1_5-2/Maverick
- Fully updated (sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y)

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Ubuntu / Apple :: Cannot Use Keyboard When Booting Up From 10.04 CD

Jun 2, 2010

I've tried Ubuntu awhile ago. I popped the CD then restarted my Mac. Upon restarting I usually pressed the C key. The system boots to the Ubuntu CD but when I get to the language selection thing, I cannot use my keyboard. I had to snag my PC's keyboard from the other room to make it pass through the said window.

Is it normal? I selected the "Try Ubuntu" first to get my feet wet.

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Ubuntu :: Any Virtual Keyboard Support On 10.04

Jun 2, 2010

I have been trying to convince myself to install ubuntu 10.04 64BIT because it's just perfect,,
and i used to use windows and i used virtual keyboard alot cuz i need to type in my language sometimes and it's Thai,as you know i can't get a hardware keyboard that has Thai letters on them , i live in Oman,,so iused Virtual keyboard.And What i want to request is that is there anybody can figure anything out if there is a virtual keyboard for Ubuntu?

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Ubuntu / Apple :: Mactel Support From Command Line Wont Install

May 11, 2010

I've been following the instructions for the Mactel team and they say to put this into the terminal:

Code:

But it always gives me this:

Code:

I really need this because i believe this fixes a lot of driver issues. Im running the latest MacBook Pro (intel i5 / MBP 6th Gen).

I'm having severe driver issues, i think these fixes these, right?
- No sound
- Special buttons like brightness, sound, etc show up on Ubuntu when pushed but nothing actually happens. Same with the Eject button. Shows a status bubble in the top right that it's ejecting, but doesn't do anything.
- The touchpad, as it has no buttons on the Mac, is nearly not useable, but they say it works out of the box...

Also, side question... can you change control to be cmd? Like, swap them to match the Mac's layout?

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OpenSUSE Multimedia :: Is There Support For Apple Quicktime's H.264 Decoder?

Oct 26, 2010

I tried to install the H.264 decoder and MPEG=4 AAC, by going to Install/Remove software in openSUSE 11.3 and found h264enc - H.264/MPEG-4 Encoder Frontend,I installed it but nothing seemed to happen when it comes to viewing Quicktime movies. I also noticed that when I right-click on the Quicktime screen, it gives me the option to play the video using Banshee. I then launch it and I doeble click on the video that is listed, the banshee logo flashes and nothing happens. Can someone tell me a way to resolve this, is there a way to resolve it.

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Ubuntu / Apple :: No Keyboard Control After EFI Boot?

Nov 10, 2010

Machine: 2008 Mac ProKeyboard: Aluminum/wired/numeric keypad/US layoutKernel: 2.6.35-22-generic x64 (maverick)Bootloader: GRUB 1.99 BetaI have been trying to EFI boot Ubuntu since June - without success. My goal, for now, is to boot into an initramfs environment succesfully. I'm booting with these grub commands:

insmod efi_uga
linux (hd1,gpt1)/ubuntu/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic video=efifb noefi
initrd (hd1,gpt1)/ubuntu/initramfs-2.6.35-22-generic

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Ubuntu / Apple :: How To Remap Macbook Keyboard

Mar 13, 2011

I have been running ubuntu on my macbook for a while, and have been using a USB keyboard as the R F and V keys on my laptop are broken. In windows i had:

F5 > R
F6 > F
F7 > v

I would like to be able to keep the configuration - how would i go about doing this? BTW, graphical interface would be nice.

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Ubuntu :: How To Change Key-mapping For Apple Keyboard

Jul 21, 2011

I have Ubuntu 10.04 (Netbook Remix) installed on Asus EeePC 1000. Sometimes I use Apple Wired Aluminum keyboard for comfortable typing. There is no problem for me with netbook's keyboard, but i want to change the keys for the Apple one. For example: make F1-F12 keys really work like F-keys, not control keys; make Fn key to work like Insert key, and swap Cmd/Alt keys.

So, the main question - is it possible to change the layout of apple keyboard without changing the behavior of netbook keyboard? If not, then maybe there are some "switchers" that can constantly change mappings from one to another and back? And, at last, if there is no such tools, then what is the easiest way to do it manually?

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Ubuntu :: No Mouse Or Keyboard Support (10.04 Laptop)

Jun 5, 2010

using U10.04, i upgraded from 9.04, now keyboard or mouse wont work. using a laptop, ect

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Ubuntu Installation :: Fn Key On Apple Bluetooth Keyboard Not Working

Mar 23, 2010

I'm trying to use an Apple wireless keyboard with Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic) but the fn key is not working at all. If I start up xev and hit the fn key it generates no event. What do I need to do for it to work. It seems as if it should work when viewing pages like URL...

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Ubuntu / Apple :: Fn Keys Not Working On Aluminum Keyboard?

Mar 28, 2010

I've noticed that my field keys don't work on my iMac. The eject key works, but if I try ALT+F2 I get nothing. I there something I need to reconfigure to get my keyboard full functioning?

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Ubuntu / Apple :: Keyboard Not Active On MacBookPro/VMWARE/ 10.04

May 1, 2010

Using VMWARE Fusion 3.01 on Macbook Pro 15", C2D 2.8Ghz, installed Ubuntu 10.04 on a virtual disc, no problems installing. boots up, offers me my mac username/password logon, but no keyboard entry registers, Cursor is in the password box, tried external PC keyboard, same lack of keyboard enry. So deleted Virtual disc.

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Ubuntu / Apple :: Bluetooth Keyboard On Lucid/Mac Mini?

May 15, 2010

I'm using an Apple bluetooth keyboard, model A1016 the one with a white bottom inside clear plastic. The machine is a Mac Mini (2,1) and I also have an Apple bluetooth mouse. The mouse works fine on Ubuntu 10.04. The keyboard has issues.

When I add the keyboard using the bluetooth applet, I find that I can't assign a specified PIN. I have to use automatic PIN, and then type the random number presented. That works until I reboot the machine.

After reboot the bluetooth applet menu shows both the mouse (connected) and the keyboard (not connected). If I tell it to connect the keyboard, nothing happens. The only thing I can do is delete the keyboard, re-add it, with a new random PIN.

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Ubuntu / Apple :: Mac Mini And MBR Only - Keyboard Not Working In GRUB?

Jun 14, 2010

I set up my Mac Mini to dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu. I started with Windows only, and allowed it to rewrite the partition table (GPT/MBR). When I tried to install Ubuntu, it didn't see Windows until I used Gdisk to delete the GPT portion. Then it recognized the Windows partition and installed Ubuntu as per normal. Now when I boot, I get GRUB and the option to boot Ubuntu or Windows 7. The only problem is that the USB keyboard (Aluminum or standard PC keyboard) doesn't work until an OS is loaded.

Is this an EFI problem? I'm starting to think that EFI is required for USB keyboard support at bootup since it replaces the BIOS functionality. Is this even remotely accurate? Did I mess things up by not going the rEFIt route? I'm not sure what I can do at this juncture as I can only boot into Ubuntu.

I could install OS X, rEFIt, then Windows and Ubuntu, keeping rEFIt as the boot loader, but if there's an easy solution I'd like to avoid that. More importantly, I'd like to understand what's going on.

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Ubuntu / Apple :: Can't Get Bluetooth Keyboard To Pair In Maverick?

Oct 13, 2010

I think my computer must be haunted, as I've so far failed at 3 different ways of installing Maverick on my 2007 aluminium imac! I've written off using a VM, and I'm currently stuck trying to make a dual boot setup.

So I've followed the guide at [URL].. and got as far as rebooting with the CD in, and selecting Ubuntu, but then when everything loads I'm left at the screen where I can select try or install, with no way of selecting either as my mouse (apple bluetooth mighty mouse) and keyboard (apple bluetooth wireless aluminium keyboard) don't seem to be connected. I've got past this point by hitting random keys after booting and selecting the CD - this takes me into a more basic looking menu where the keyboard does still work and I can select install, try etc.

So I can get as far as selecting try, and get a working Ubuntu desktop. However, when the desktop loads, my keyboard and mouse are again not working. By connecting a USB keyboard and mouse, I'm able to get my mouse to pair, using the bluetooth menu and going through the setup. However, I'm stuck trying to get my keyboard to pair.

Going into set up new device and searching initially shows up my keyboard, then it disappears. If I wait it randomly comes back and disappears again. If I click on next whilst it is available, I can get as far as putting in a pin, but when I press enter it says Failed..

Sorry for the rambling post - I basically have 2 questions: 1- Is it expected that bluetooth keyboards and mice won't work during the installation menus? Half my problem is that I don't know what should be working and when (should I have to boot into the trial installation and setup the keyboard and mouse, or should it be set up automatically?).

2- Has anyone else seen the same problem with the apple wireless keyboard failing to pair? I've searched the forums and google, and found lots of people with problems with bluetooth keyboards, but none which seem to match what I'm seeing. I don't know if there's any point in pressing on with the installation using the USB keyboard and mouse in the hope that things will work in the full install, or if they don't work in the trial install then thats my lot.

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Ubuntu / Apple :: Disrupted Keyboard Input In Gnome?

Nov 7, 2010

I'm running a 13" white Macbook. The keyboard worked fine, until today. I logged in and half the keys didn't work, the other half were numbers not the letters they were supposed to be. This started after log in, meaning I was able to enter my password properly: The problem starts when gnome boots up.

By copy and pasting, I installed Kubuntu, where the keyboard also works properly, so this is clearly a gnome problem. I haven't ruled out malicious software, which seems like the next step: How do I verify and replace all the software (gnome) that might be corrupted?

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Ubuntu :: Login Using Apple Wireless Keyboard - Can't Use It In Gnome?

Jan 25, 2011

I'm having a weird problem. I have a Apple Bluetooth keyboard, which used to work perfectly under Ubuntu. However, I decided to reinstall last week, and to my surprise the keyboard stopped working altogether. Also the gnome Bluetooth applet is crashing all the time. The weird thing is that I can use the keyboard to login, but after that it stops working altogether.

I'm running Ubuntu 10.10, it's up to date. Currently using a 2.6.37 kernel which I compiled myself, but the problem also appears when I run the 2.6.35 ubuntu kernel. There are some bug reports on the internet on crashing gnome applets, but as far as I can tell nobody has the weird keyboard problem.

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