[ltp] R40e Getting ACPI and Keyboard to BOTH Work

[David Powell (YANQ)]

Hi All,

I've got an R40e running Mandriva LE2005.  I've compiled a custom 
kernel, and added the acpi patch so now most of the power stuff I use 
works (auto shutdown, battery monitor, performance profiles etc). 
Hibernate or standby don't seem to work, but that doesn't bother me (yet 
anyway).

The problem now is the function (like brightness, monitor/lcd) and 
volume keys don't work.

I've dug around the archives for this list on the net and it looks like 
for this laptop it's one or the other - acpi or keys - bot not both.

But before I give up altogether, I wondered if anyone else with an R40e 
was able to get both working at the same time (and how).  The main thing 
I'm after is being able to control the screen (flip from external 
monitor to lcd, reduce brightness etc etc.

Cheers,

David