# Linux keyboard backlight support
**URL:** https://community.frame.work/t/linux-keyboard-backlight-support/59158
**Category:** Framework Laptop 16
**Tags:** framework-laptop-16-amd-7040
**Created:** [October 16, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/linux-keyboard-backlight-support/59158 "2024-10-16T17:59:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Harry\_ten\_Berge](https://community.frame.work/u/Harry_ten_Berge)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/linux-keyboard-backlight-support/59158/1 "2024-10-16T17:59:14Z")
Hi there!
New Framework 16 owner, coming from a Dell XPS.
I consider myself very critical when it comes to my daily (both proffesional and personal) driver - so far the Framework has been nothing than a real pleasure and a step up from the XPS.
This is _strongly_ related to me running Linux: I’m running Fedora 41 (yes, beta) and basically everything ‘just works’, which is very pleasant to witness.
One thing however not: keyboard backlight control from within Gnome. After doing some searching I found the kernel support developed by @DHowett. Great effort, and it almost works 😉
So here’s a question: is there a place or time where Framework gives an update about (in this case specific) Linux upstreaming effort. I mean, the keyboard backlight thingie is not important, but I’m just curious about on-going effort.
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@DHowett](https://community.frame.work/u/DHowett)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/linux-keyboard-backlight-support/59158/2 "2024-10-16T18:01:25Z")
> [@Harry\_ten\_Berge](#):
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> After doing some searching I found the kernel support developed by @DHowett. Great effort, and it almost works 😉
Alas! It doesn’t work for the Framework Laptop 16, nor is it likely to. The keyboard is a separate device whose parameters are not controlled by the embedded controller (which my driver and Thomas Weißschuh’s drivers focus on.)
There are likely to be other efforts to surface QMK- and VIA-powered keyboards’ backlights through sysfs.
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### Author:  [@Harry\_ten\_Berge](https://community.frame.work/u/Harry_ten_Berge)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/linux-keyboard-backlight-support/59158/3 "2024-10-16T18:14:44Z")
> [@DHowett](#):
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> There are likely to be other efforts to surface QMK- and VIA-powered keyboards’ backlights through sysfs.
So basically this needs to be resolved in user space?
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.frame.work/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/linux-keyboard-backlight-support/59158/4 "2025-04-14T18:15:11Z")
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