Backlit Keyboard automatically on

I have a macbook pro and am running Ubuntu 12.04. Every time I turn on my computer the backlit keyboard turns to the maximum automatically and I have to lower it to zero. This is not a big deal, but it is annoying... Anyone know how to configure ubuntu to not turn on the backlit keyboard when the computer turns on?

It's not the best solution, but add

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echo '1' > /sys/devices/platform/applesmc.768/leds/smc::kbd_backlight/brightness

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to /etc/rc.local
This will lower the brightness to the lowest possible value at boot, from there you can leave it (its hardly noticable) or just hit the brightness down key once. For some reason, 0 doesn't work (at least for me)

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Originally Posted by Sileem

It's not the best solution, but add

Code:

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echo '1' > /sys/devices/platform/applesmc.768/leds/smc::kbd_backlight/brightness

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This will lower the brightness to the lowest possible value at boot, from there you can leave it (its hardly noticable) or just hit the brightness down key once. For some reason, 0 doesn't work (at least for me)

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I am not allowed to do that command, not even with sudo, so am I supposed to replace the '0' with a '1', a 'echo '1'', or to add a '1' or 'echo '1'' (I am editing the file through nano)?

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Originally Posted by alexferreirag

I am not allowed to do that command, not even with sudo, so am I supposed to replace the '0' with a '1', a 'echo '1'', or to add a '1' or 'echo '1'' (I am editing the file through nano)?

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Try

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sudo su

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Before the echo command

Quote:

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Originally Posted by alexferreirag

I am not allowed to do that command, not even with sudo, so am I supposed to replace the '0' with a '1', a 'echo '1'', or to add a '1' or 'echo '1'' (I am editing the file through nano)?

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Whoops, sorry, I meant to say add that line to the file /etc/rc.local

Solution seems to work for me. Thanks guys!

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Originally Posted by Sileem

Whoops, sorry, I meant to say add that line to the file /etc/rc.local

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Yep, now it works!

However, there are some problems with this method, the backlight will turn on when you log out, and randomly when it wakes up.