Just an update for EasyOS users...
I'm using Macbook Air 2017, and keyboard light doesn't work.
Bash seems to be configured with "noclobber" set. So when trying to write to /sys/class/leds/smc::kbd_backlight/brightness it gives the error "cannot overwrite existing file".
My working script is as ...
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- Mon Mar 10, 2025 11:09 pm
- Forum: EasyOS
- Topic: Puppy on MacBook: Keyboard backlight not working
- Replies: 1
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- Mon Oct 21, 2024 2:42 am
- Forum: Fossapup64
- Topic: MacBook Air - no wifi, no joy....
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Re: MacBook Air - no wifi, no joy....
Now that would've saved me a lot of headaches!
- Mon Oct 21, 2024 12:17 am
- Forum: Fossapup64
- Topic: MacBook Air - no wifi, no joy....
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Re: MacBook Air - no wifi, no joy....
Apologies for reviving such an old thread but I've just purchased a Macbook Air 2017 myself and run into issues with the Broadcom wifi card on F96-CE_4.
lspci reveals
Network controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 03)
On bookwormpup it's a ...
lspci reveals
Network controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 03)
On bookwormpup it's a ...
- Mon Oct 21, 2024 12:06 am
- Forum: Users Help
- Topic: Puppy on Mac: Keyboard backlight not working
- Replies: 1
- Views: 440
Re: Puppy on Mac: Keyboard backlight not working
Apologies for bumping an old thread, but if I get stuck on this in the future, I'd like to end up here again and have the answer.
I'm running F96-CE_4 on a Macbook Air 2017 and have the same issue that smc::kb_backlight is missing from /sys/class/leds
When researching this it seems that the ...
I'm running F96-CE_4 on a Macbook Air 2017 and have the same issue that smc::kb_backlight is missing from /sys/class/leds
When researching this it seems that the ...