[ltp] ThinkVantage Key

[Marius Gedminas]

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On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 09:53:17PM +0100, Jens Rutschmann wrote:
> Pezhman Givy wrote on 18.01.2009 00:46:
>> I would like to use the ThinkVantage key.
>> ThinkWiki says the action triggered by the key can be configured by gnom=
e System -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts.
>> But this does not work for me.
>>
>> xev doesn't see a key press when I press the ThinkVantage button.
>
> That's because the ThinkVantage key has a default kernel keycode of > 255=
=20
> which X.org cannot handle. You may map another keycode to it using=20
> something like hal.
>
> Please check the list archives for messages on this topic (they were=20
> posted during last December, subject was "HAL and ThinkVantage").

http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/2008-December/04=
5768.html

Speaking of, that, the solution posted there doesn't work for me.

lshal -m shows the key presses with the new keycode:

  08:59:39.306: computer_logicaldev_input_5 condition ButtonPressed =3D pro=
g1

but xev still doesn't see any events.

Marius Gedminas
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Include me out.

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