Hahaha. Reflash the rom. Wipe cache and see if that works.
I will try that when I have the time, just curious though.. have you even rebooted your phone to see if your hard keys light up while it's booting?
Give me a minute and I will try.
Ok. Backlight came on turned off. Phone booted and backlight turned on when I hit home button. Doesn't seem to be an issue for me although I never pay attention to that when I turn my phone off/on.
I am seeing this as well... but like you said, I don't pay any attention to it til I am booted and ready to use the phone