Hey everyone,

I recently switched from Windows to Arch Linux on my Predator Helios Neo 16 laptop, and I'm running into an issue with controlling my RGB keyboard lighting. On Windows, I could easily manage the keyboard backlighting through PredatorSense, but after migrating to Arch, the lighting is stuck on a static color and I can't find a way to control it.

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

1. Checked for Keyboard Devices:
   • I ran lsusb and lsmod | grep acer_wmi to see if the system was detecting the keyboard and any related lighting controls.
     • Output: The acer_wmi driver was loaded, so it seemed like the system recognized the Acer-specific hardware. Unfortunately, this didn’t give me any control over the RGB lighting.
2. Checked /sys/class/leds/ for Controls:
   • I looked in /sys/class/leds/ for any keyboard backlight control files.
     • Output: I found network interface LEDs and keyboard indicator LEDs (like Caps Lock), but there were no files related to controlling the keyboard backlighting.
3. Used evtest to Test Keypresses:
   • I used evtest to check if the keyboard was sending events when I pressed keys (e.g., the Fn + brightness keys).
     • Output: The keyboard was recognized and keypress events were captured, but no events related to backlight control showed up.
4. Checked for ACPI Events:
   • I installed acpid and tried monitoring ACPI events to see if key combinations like Fn + brightness triggered any changes in the system.
     • Output: No relevant ACPI events showed up in the logs when I pressed the brightness keys, so I couldn’t find a way to control the backlighting this way.
5. Explored /sys for Backlight Directories:
   • I searched for any backlight-related entries in /sys and found some paths under /sys/class/backlight and /sys/devices/.../nvidia_wmi_ec_backlight.
     • Output: These were related to screen backlight control, but they didn’t seem to affect the keyboard lighting. Changing brightness here didn’t have an effect on the keyboard RGB.
6. Investigated KDE PowerDevil (I’m using KDE Plasma):
   • Since I’m using KDE Plasma, I checked if PowerDevil was managing the backlight.
     • Output: I looked into DBus methods related to backlighting, but I couldn’t find anything specifically controlling the keyboard backlight.

• The keyboard is recognized by the system. I can use evtest to confirm keypress events are being captured.
• I found backlight control paths for the screen backlight through nvidia_wmi_ec_backlight, but I haven’t had any luck with the keyboard backlight.

• No control over RGB keyboard lighting. The backlight seems stuck in static mode, and none of the usual methods (ACPI events, sys/class/leds, evtest, or KDE PowerDevil) seem to work.

• Has anyone managed to get Predator Helios Neo 16 RGB keyboard lighting working on Arch Linux?
• Is there a specific driver or kernel module I’m missing?
• Does anyone know if there’s a tool that can control the keyboard backlighting for this model on Linux?

If anyone has any suggestions or solutions, I’d really appreciate it! I’m eager to get the keyboard RGB working again.

Thanks in advance!

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The application will now terminate..."

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I've played with all settings.

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Does anyone know how to get this working? I'm sorry if this post is long and unorganized but I decided giving all information I've got is important.
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