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Request: Enable Apple SMC driver for older MacBooks

Reported by Dralucard
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November 8, 2026 11:52 PM


I'm using RakuOS 45 Niri on a Late 2012 MacBook Pro Retina 13-inch (A1425).

The keyboard backlight doesn't work because the current kernel has CONFIG_SENSORS_APPLESMC disabled.

Kernel: 7.3.1-rakuos.1.v2.fc45.x86_64

Could you enable the applesmc driver in a future kernel update? This would restore keyboard backlight control and Apple SMC sensor support.

The keyboard backlight worked correctly on Fedora COSMIC using the same hardware but I think the Kernel was 7.2 if I`m not mistaken.

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