[ltp] Special Keys on R31?

[Norman Levin]

Boris Schroeder wrote:
>> Hello list,
>>
>> is it possible to use the special keys on the thinkpad R31 (thinkpad
>> button, volume up/down, mute) within linux?
>>
>> mute actually works out of the box, but I'd like to use the other
>> keys as well.
>>
>> showkey -s and xev do not show anything when pressig/releasing those
>> buttons. they don't seem to produce keycodes.
>>
>>
>> thx in advance
>>
>> Boris

Following info from the IBM sponsered discussion groups showed how to do
this in windows.  Have no idea if this is of any use, but:

Topic:  Redefine the ThinkPad button (1 of 1), Read 195 times
Conf:  ThinkPad T20,T21,T22,T23
From:  burke.ryder
Date:  Saturday, January 12, 2002 07:36 PM

Yes, very frustrating to find that teaser but no instructions!

I searched the web, and found an obscure reference that led me in the right
direction.
Below are the steps that I found worked for me on my T22 w/ XP installed (note:
you must
mess with the registry in order to do this - proceed only if you are familiar
with making registry changes):

1) Open the Registry Editor (regedt32.exe)

2) Find the key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IBM\TPHOTKEY\8001"
The easiest way to do this is to search the registry for "8001".
- Edit|Find...
- Be sure to check "match whole string only"

3)When you have found this registry key, modify the VALUE of the "File" attribute
(Edit|Modify) to point to the program you would like to run instead of Access
ThinkPad.
As the previous poster on this thread indicated, it's pretty handy to use the
thinkpad
key to bring up the confirmation utility instead. Be sure to include the full
path. For instance:

"C:\Program Files\THINKPAD\Utilities\tp98.exe"

4) Click "OK", close the registry editor and reboot your machine. The setting did
not take effect
for me until I did the reboot.

5) Although I do not believe it is necessary or makes a difference, you can also
modify
the "DispName" attribute so that it represents the new program you've just
programmed.
I have no idea how/if it is used, though.

Final Note: You can use this technique to launch any program, so have fun!

Regards,

Burke


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