On 10/3/19 10:24 PM, Rob Kampen wrote: > I do not use my laptop often, normally my better half has possession and > use of it. > > It is a late 2011 ASUS ROG G73S which performs very well. > > The keyboard backlight was an issue initially under CentOS6, but the > kind folks at elrepo found the missing bits in a more recent kernel and > created a package to add them to the older CentOS6 kernel. > > An upgrade to CentOS7 went without a hitch and the keyboard lighting has > worked fine. > > Recently I sat infront of the machine and couldn't see the keys - no > backlight. > > A number of reboots later I have found that the latest kernel that I > have on the machine, that works okay is 3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64 > > 3.10.0-957.21.2.el7 and 3.10.0-957.27.2.el7 both fail to load/activate > the driver for the keyboard. > > Would someone with the requisite knowledge please advise what I need to do. > > Is this a case for using the CentOSplus kernel or do I need to find and > load a driver or two? or do I need to request the elrepo folk to make a > suitable package. > I propose following: Install and test with latest centosplus kernel (I use them exclusively because all drivers are enabled and some stuff is added/enabled that RHEL disables for speed since they do not not need them). After you test centosplus kernel, not matter the outcome, file a bug report with all the details at https://bugs.centos.org so devs can triage the problem. > Thanks > Rob > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -- Ljubomir Ljubojevic (Love is in the Air) PL Computers Serbia, Europe StarOS, Mikrotik and CentOS/RHEL/Linux consultant