[ltp] [x200 && debian/sid] lost media control keys

Dot Deb linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:58:15 +0200


On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 2:05 AM, Richard Neill <rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk> wro=
te:
> The Fn-x =A0keys are special - they aren't regular keypresses (as seen by=
 X),
> but triggers for ACPI (bios) events. They should be monitored by acpid.
> [...]
> Hopefully that will get you started.

Thank you very much, this is exactly what I meant.

However I noticed that the "Fn+<arrows>" combination is not triggered
by acpi, just like "Fn+NumLock" and others.

The conclusion is that my problem is gnome-related. I'll investigate furthe=
r.

Thank you again,
Alberto