[ltp] Remapping Fn-Ctrl keys on Ubuntu Gutsy

Macskasi Csaba linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:55:32 +0100


On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:25:22 +0100, John Jason Jordan <johnxj@comcast.net>  
wrote:


> I set it to "Ctrl key at bottom left," but it didn't change anything. I
> suspect that's because the Fn key is controlled by the BIOS, so you
> can't map it with software. That means that, even if I can ibm-acpi and
> get it installed, it probably can't change the properties of the Fn
> key, and ditto for any other keymapping utility.
>
> Someone please tell me that it can be done!

afaik it can't be done.



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