3rd party gaming keyboard backlight button?

So i just purchased a 3rd party CM Storm Devastator keyboard and it is compatible for both PC and Mac, it is a pc keyboard but i just remapped the keys so its all good, but the backlight toggle is on the SCROLL LOCK button. For some reason when I press the SCROLL LOCK button it doesn't turn on. When I plugged the keyboard into my sisters's PC (eww pc) the SCROLL LOCK button for the backlight worked perfectly. Is there a separate command for Macs to activate scroll lock? Thanks.

Hello Jenketsu,
it's not my code. i've just found it on the internet.
for me it works.
I've a 3rd party CM Storm Devastator keyboard.
In a Windows enviroment the backlit can be switched on/off by the "scroll lock" key.
In Linux the backlit can be switched on/off by the "scroll lock" key too (but before it works this function must be activated by command "xmodmap -e 'add mod3 = Scroll_Lock'").
In MacOSX 10.9.2 i've found these HID-LED-test-tool.
The HID-LED-test-tool generates some output:
as you can see there are two "device" entries. the second one seems to be the external CM Storm Keyboard. the backlight is on, when the the third value is "0x000000001".
regards...
pass = 0.
           device = 0x52a170.
                     element = 0x52a460 (page: 8, usage: 1, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a590 (page: 8, usage: 2, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a5e0 (page: 8, usage: 3, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a660 (page: 8, usage: 4, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a6a0 (page: 8, usage: 5, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
           device = 0x529df0.
                     element = 0x52a7e0 (page: 8, usage: 1, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a820 (page: 8, usage: 2, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a860 (page: 8, usage: 3, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
pass = 1.
           device = 0x52a170.
                     element = 0x52a460 (page: 8, usage: 1, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000001.
                     element = 0x52a590 (page: 8, usage: 2, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a5e0 (page: 8, usage: 3, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a660 (page: 8, usage: 4, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a6a0 (page: 8, usage: 5, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
           device = 0x529df0.
                     element = 0x52a7e0 (page: 8, usage: 1, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000001.
                     element = 0x52a820 (page: 8, usage: 2, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a860 (page: 8, usage: 3, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
pass = 2.
           device = 0x52a170.
                     element = 0x52a460 (page: 8, usage: 1, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a590 (page: 8, usage: 2, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000001.
                     element = 0x52a5e0 (page: 8, usage: 3, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a660 (page: 8, usage: 4, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a6a0 (page: 8, usage: 5, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
           device = 0x529df0.
                     element = 0x52a7e0 (page: 8, usage: 1, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a820 (page: 8, usage: 2, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000001.
                     element = 0x52a860 (page: 8, usage: 3, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
pass = 3.
           device = 0x52a170.
                     element = 0x52a460 (page: 8, usage: 1, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000001.
                     element = 0x52a590 (page: 8, usage: 2, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000001.
                     element = 0x52a5e0 (page: 8, usage: 3, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a660 (page: 8, usage: 4, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a6a0 (page: 8, usage: 5, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
           device = 0x529df0.
                     element = 0x52a7e0 (page: 8, usage: 1, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000001.
                     element = 0x52a820 (page: 8, usage: 2, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000001.
                     element = 0x52a860 (page: 8, usage: 3, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
pass = 4.
           device = 0x52a170.
                     element = 0x52a460 (page: 8, usage: 1, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a590 (page: 8, usage: 2, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a5e0 (page: 8, usage: 3, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000001.
                     element = 0x52a660 (page: 8, usage: 4, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a6a0 (page: 8, usage: 5, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
           device = 0x529df0.
                     element = 0x52a7e0 (page: 8, usage: 1, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a820 (page: 8, usage: 2, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a860 (page: 8, usage: 3, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000001.
pass = 5.
           device = 0x52a170.
                     element = 0x52a460 (page: 8, usage: 1, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000001.
                     element = 0x52a590 (page: 8, usage: 2, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a5e0 (page: 8, usage: 3, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000001.
                     element = 0x52a660 (page: 8, usage: 4, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a6a0 (page: 8, usage: 5, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
           device = 0x529df0.
                     element = 0x52a7e0 (page: 8, usage: 1, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000001.
                     element = 0x52a820 (page: 8, usage: 2, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a860 (page: 8, usage: 3, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000001.
pass = 6.
           device = 0x52a170.
                     element = 0x52a460 (page: 8, usage: 1, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a590 (page: 8, usage: 2, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000001.
                     element = 0x52a5e0 (page: 8, usage: 3, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000001.
                     element = 0x52a660 (page: 8, usage: 4, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a6a0 (page: 8, usage: 5, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
           device = 0x529df0.
                     element = 0x52a7e0 (page: 8, usage: 1, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000000.
                     element = 0x52a820 (page: 8, usage: 2, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000001.
                     element = 0x52a860 (page: 8, usage: 3, type: 129 ).
                               value = 0x00000001.

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