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How do I enable the backlit keyboard on an ASUS G53SX or G53SW?

rated 0 times [ 1] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 5103 / 2 Years ago, thu, february 3, 2022, 1:03:29

Does anyone know how to enable backlit keyboard on ASUS G53SX?

Edit as of Feb 18, 2012: As Qw4z1 mentioned here's a trick to enable the backlit brightness:

su

(enter root password)

echo 0x00050021 > /sys/kernel/debug/asus-nb-wmi/dev_id

echo 0x82 > /sys/kernel/debug/asus-nb-wmi/ctrl_param

cat /sys/kernel/debug/asus-nb-wmi/devs

exit

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answered 2 Years ago shionnky · Accepted Answer

This does it for me:

echo 0x00050021 > /sys/kernel/debug/asus-nb-wmi/dev_id

echo 0x82 > /sys/kernel/debug/asus-nb-wmi/ctrl_param

cat /sys/kernel/debug/asus-nb-wmi/devs

Can't seem to find a better solution for G53SX. Doesn't seem to work after a reboot though, so maybe run att startup or keep it in a file that you can run when it's dark. =)

Found it here: Notebookreview