This is probably related to the change introduced in Linux 4.1. The Dell keyboard driver can now control various settings about the keyboard back-light and exposes control devices in /sys to change these settings.
Commit: 6cff8d60aa0aba5583ecda09984dbcb2f24cc28d (https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6cff8d60aa0aba5583ecda09984dbcb2f24cc28d) For some reason the backlight is set to on in certain conditions, ignoring the previous user setting. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1510344 Title: Keyboard Backlight Turns on at boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/dell-sputnik/+bug/1510344/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
