[ltp] Re: How to get volume hotkeys working again on W500?

[Marc MERLIN]

On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 09:39:49AM -0800, Marc MERLIN wrote:
> As a result, I tried to add the 0x14 and 0x15 bits to the hotkey mask and fed
> gandalfthegrey [mc]# cat /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey
> status:         enabled
> mask:           0x03bc7fff
> commands:       enable, disable, reset, <mask>
> 
> (0x03bc7fff instead of 0x038c7fff)
> 
> Yet, using the mute key still works.
> When I mute, the vol up and vol down keys do unmute, but this happens in the bios. 
> 
> tpb doesn't see the keys anymore (while tpb does see mute), and acpi_listen
> does not see the keys either (strace of tpb or acpid doesn't show anything
> registering in tpb or acpid when I push vol up and vol down).
> 
> I used to have tpb control master mixer volume, which I can't do anymore now.
> 
> I guess I can live with making this work through X, but any idea what
> changed or what I'm missing?

Sorry, I forgot some details:
thinkpad_acpi: ThinkPad ACPI Extras v0.23-20091010
thinkpad_acpi: http://ibm-acpi.sf.net/
thinkpad_acpi: ThinkPad BIOS 6FET79WW (3.09 ), EC 7VHT14WW-1.03
thinkpad_acpi: Lenovo ThinkPad W500, model 4063FM6

kernel 2.6.31.6-core2smp-1khznohz-preempt-notcks-noide-hm64-20091206

ubuntu karmic

Marc
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