Attached is a test script that should trigger Airplane Mode in GNOME, but does not. The code in gnome-settings-daemon looks for XF86RFKill, but the key is not identified as such.
This is what xev reports from the script: KeyPress event, serial 55, synthetic NO, window 0x2c00001, root 0x1ee, subw 0x0, time 2615499, (101,-17), root:(2297,336), state 0x10, keycode 255 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyRelease event, serial 55, synthetic NO, window 0x2c00001, root 0x1ee, subw 0x0, time 2615499, (101,-17), root:(2297,336), state 0x10, keycode 255 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False ** Attachment added: "rfkill.py" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1722034/+attachment/5030177/+files/rfkill.py -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1722034 Title: org.gnome.Shell.desktop[2331]: Window manager warning: "XF86RFKill" is not a valid accelerator Status in gnome-settings-daemon package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Get that error logged, and sometime a login loop. There has been a change into GSD 3.25.2 about that key: https://github.com/GNOME/gnome-settings-daemon/commit/248eb834f9d428a493457e26a8d2e3687ee576db note: maybe i should have reported against mutter instead, no idea. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: gnome-settings-daemon 3.26.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-15.16-generic 4.13.4 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-15-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sun Oct 8 08:52:08 2017 EcryptfsInUse: Yes SourcePackage: gnome-settings-daemon UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1722034/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp