I'm not sure if this is a Linux matter or not.
Fn key access to the keyboard leds does not work on my 15.6" Initia (Clevo NL55PU Model B with Linux Mint 21.3 installed). On my old Clevo laptop (P150EM Model A), using the Fn key with key * (on the numeric keypad - above key 9) would turn the leds on or off, and using Fn with the keypad + or - keys would increase or decrease the led brightness. From the manual for the Initia, the same should happen, but it doesn't. Is the new model dependent on the Windows Control Center being installed? I noticed that, when booting, the leds would slowly change colour before returning to a steady blue, so assumed keyboard led control was within the Bios as I don't have Windows installed. If that's the case, why does the Fn key not function with the led control keys on the numeric keypad? I couldn't see anything in the manual relating to the Insyde Bios about accessing the keyboard leds, and I'm always reluctant to play with the Bios as it's too easy to screw something up! (As an aside, am I the only one to find the old Dos-style Bios a lot clearer and simpler to use than the Insyde Bios GUI-style interface?)
(For the specs of the Initia see my post 'Mint 21.3 Edge installed on 15.6" Initia')
On a related matter, has anyone installed the Novacustom Linux led control system? It seems to be based on the Tuxedo, but says that's no longer available for non-Tuxedo laptops.
<https://novacustom.com/clevo-keyboard-backlight-control-for-linux/?>
Jeff
Fn key access to the keyboard leds does not work on my 15.6" Initia (Clevo NL55PU Model B with Linux Mint 21.3 installed). On my old Clevo laptop (P150EM Model A), using the Fn key with key * (on the numeric keypad - above key 9) would turn the leds on or off, and using Fn with the keypad + or - keys would increase or decrease the led brightness. From the manual for the Initia, the same should happen, but it doesn't. Is the new model dependent on the Windows Control Center being installed? I noticed that, when booting, the leds would slowly change colour before returning to a steady blue, so assumed keyboard led control was within the Bios as I don't have Windows installed. If that's the case, why does the Fn key not function with the led control keys on the numeric keypad? I couldn't see anything in the manual relating to the Insyde Bios about accessing the keyboard leds, and I'm always reluctant to play with the Bios as it's too easy to screw something up! (As an aside, am I the only one to find the old Dos-style Bios a lot clearer and simpler to use than the Insyde Bios GUI-style interface?)
(For the specs of the Initia see my post 'Mint 21.3 Edge installed on 15.6" Initia')
On a related matter, has anyone installed the Novacustom Linux led control system? It seems to be based on the Tuxedo, but says that's no longer available for non-Tuxedo laptops.
<https://novacustom.com/clevo-keyboard-backlight-control-for-linux/?>
Jeff
