"Binary package hint: hal This is a small one. To enable Macbook Keyboard Backlight and Brightness control with the F# keys, this file requires some editing: /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/10-macbookpro-utils.fdi Since there's no entry for the new Macbooks, whose ID is "MacBookPro3,1". You need to add this in order to make the keys work (well, they dont actually *work* as of now, but at least they get detected when you press them): <match key="system.hardware.product" string="MacBookPro3,1"> <spawn udi="/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/macbook_pro_light_sensor"/> <spawn udi="/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/macbook_pro_keyboard_backlight"/> <spawn udi="/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/macbook_pro_lcd_panel"/> </match> The important part is the STRING thing in the first line." Tomas Pollak This was reported at launchpad, in Ubuntu. If this code is added the brightness controls can work.
Commited a patch to HAL.
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