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keyboard backlight randomly turning on/flashing issue AMD AI 300 BIOS 3.04 BETA #82

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Device Information

System Model or SKU

Framework 13 AMD AI 9 HX 370

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  • Framework Laptop 13 (AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series)

BIOS VERSION

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AI 300 BIOS 3.04 Beta

DIY Edition information

If you are experiencing an issue on a DIY system, Please also fill out the memory and storage devices you are using.

Memory: Manufacture and SKU Crucial 2X24GB RAM
Storage: Manufacture and SKU Samsung 980 pro 1TB

Port/Peripheral information

N/A

Standalone Operation

Are you running your mainboard as a standalone device. Is standalone mode enabled in the BIOS?

  • Yes
  • No

Describe the bug

When working in low light, if i turn off the keyboard backlight, it will randomly re-enable at full brightness. This happens quite frequently. I turn off the backlight and it'll after a brief period turn back on again.

If i set the keyboard to the dimmest backlight setting, they symptom remains, however now exhibits itself as a quick flash bright, and then it returns to the dim setting i put it on.

Steps To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:
in a dim room, turn the keyboard backlight off.
Just use the computer for a little bit
after a brief period the backlight will randomly turn itself back on.

Expected behavior

the keyboard backlight setting to remain as i set it.

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Operating System (please complete the following information):

Linux fedora 6.15.5-200.fc42.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sun Jul 6 09:16:17 UTC 2025 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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