Keyboard Backlight stopped working?? (SOLVED)

[lukekarts]

Ok so I was just watching a video when the keyboard backlight turned off, flashed on once, and now it shows a 'Backlight Disabled icon' best described this screenshot:

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2470/screenshot20111016at135.png

It has flashed on a couple of times briefly in the last few mins, so I'm not sure what's going on.

Any thoughts? Any way I can get it working?

Thanks

 

[simsaladimbamba]

That is NOT the backlight of the display, but the backlight of the keyboard, which can't be used, if the room is too bright. Cover the iSight/Facetime camera with your hand and with the other press the F5/F6 keys to activate the keyboard backlight.

Have you tried an SMC reset yet?
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)

 

[lukekarts]

Sorry yes Keyboard backlight - covering the camera has worked so I guess it's too bright (although it's the first time I've ever seen it happen and it rarely leaves this room!).

Thanks for the quick reply, I had no idea that a feature was that it would turn off so its good to know 😀