[ltp] R61 Volume buttons

[Peter Schmidt]

Hi!

Have you tried this?
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_get_special_keys_to_work#xmodmap_configuration

Worked for me back then before KDE decided to support my R52s hotkeys 
out of the box.

Cheers
Peter

Tosh schrieb:
> Pablo Gallenti wrote:
>> Hi
>> Volume buttons not working in my R61 I using Mepis 8.
>> I have no idea how to configure, the sound is heard
>> In my old T 41 worked.
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Atentamente
>> Pablo A Gallenti
>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>> GNU / Linux User: 348409
>>
> I presume your buttons are software buttons, open a terminal and type 
> xev then press the buttons to see what keycode they produce (write them 
> down, remember them).
> You will have to assign the keycode to the function, there are two ways 
> to do this afaik :
> 
> (1) edit xmod, /etc/X11/Xmodmap, adding
> keycode <number> = XF86VolumeLowerVolume
> keycode <number> = XF86VolumeRaiseVolume
> !!! REMARK : this is systemwide, the keycodes are the ones Gnome uses, 
> maybe it is different for kde
> 
> (2) edit your keyboard shortcuts, Menu => System => Preferences => 
> Keyboard Shortcuts, by pressing the buttons you will assign them to the 
> shortcut
> !!! REMARK : this only works for Gnome and is user specific
>