#Keyboard backlight not working

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runic temple
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Hi Guys! I have a Macbook Air 2017, in which I have installed Omarchy. Everything is working except the keyboard backlight. There are also no keybidings mentioned to be pressed to make it work.
Are the backlights working for other people in their Macbooks for Omarchy?

static grove
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I just installed omarchy on a lenovo yoga 700 and having the same issue

so might be a more general laptop issue, not macbook specific

runic temple
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There should be some solution for this right? And if there is any separate PKG or solutions, why wasn't it included in the Omarchy itself? 🤔

static grove
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OK false alarm for me... turns out Fn + Spacebar toggles the backlight on/off 😅 🤦‍♂️

So it might be macbook specific after all 😬

runic temple
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Damn..!! Congrats for you.. I hope I find a solution soon enough for MacBook. Btw, did u find in keybindings the buttons to try these.. or through searching online?

tiny ledge
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fn + spacebar is default for Lenovo. I am getting backlight on my MacBook Pro 2019 though, if that helps you narrow it down.

runic temple
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I'm typing from my macbook air 2017, I'm not getting the lights from those keys.. 😕

harsh perch
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I am running a 2013 mbp (retina) and no dice on the keyboard backlight either. Amazingly, the play/pause, forward, and reverse music buttons work (via the fn key). Also working is volume and display brightness. It's only keyboard backlighting that doesn't work.

runic temple
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Somebody from the omarch-help section helped with a script.. with which now the keyboard light is on.. but, now I need to add in that script.. to turn it off and bind it with keys...

graceful token
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@harsh perch @runic temple Dunno, if you already got this sorted, but I also have a macbook pro retina 13, late 2013 and was troubleshooting the kb backlight brightness. My fix was this:

run
"brightnessctl -l"

to list devices. Find the keyboard backlight one. In my case its:

Device 'smc::kbd_backlight' of class 'leds': Current brightness: 105 (41%) Max brightness: 255

Add these to .config/hypr/bindings.conf, using the correct device name.

#Custom keybinds for macbook pro retina 13, late 2013 keyboard backlight brightness bindel = , XF86KbdBrightnessUp, exec, brightnessctl -d "smc::kbd_backlight" set +10 bindel = , XF86KbdBrightnessDown, exec, brightnessctl -d "smc::kbd_backlight" set 10-

Voila! your brightness controls works like a charm.

harsh perch
tender warren
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Is there an easy way to configure it so I can have a little percent bar appear on the bottom of the screen, similar to the brightness or volume?