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Old 02-12-2021, 10:21 AM   #1
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Dell Inspiron 7370 Keyboard Backlight Brightness


Archlabs 2020-11-04
Linux kernel 5.4.97-1-lts

At shutdown yesterday this was working fine. On boot this morning the keyboard is set at Dim. I went into BIOS>System and set the keyboard illumination: Bright>Apply>Exit
When the boot process is complete the keyboard has been reset to Dim.

I suspect this may have something to do with a kernel update installed yesterday. Any clues?
 
Old 02-13-2021, 07:13 PM   #2
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You could try booting to a LiveCD of something mainstream to determine whether the problem persists. If it does not, that would suggest that it is related to the installed OS.

Does the computer have hardware controls (e. g., Fn keys, for example) for the backlight? If so, does fiddling with them make a difference?
 
  


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