These are not the patches you are looking for. *ba dum tsss* They fix a related issue, which I discovered while trying to get the Instant Launch hotkey working. They are of course an improvement, but those patches alone won't solve the problem for which this bug was created.
The actual fix is in the making. It will take a while more as some refactoring of Dell-related code already present in the kernel has to be done before implementing this fix. Rest assured that I have not forgotten about this bug and will let you guys know once things move forward. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1205791 Title: Dell Vostro V131: special keys not working Status in udev: New Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Bug filed, following conversation on IRC at: http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2013/07/28/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t07:45 I own a Dell Vostro V131. This model has 3 special hotkeys (quick launch keys: http://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/_migrated/pics/v131tastatur_01.jpg There are documented in page 1 of the manual: ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all- products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_vostro_notebook/vostro-v131_Setup %20Guide_en-us.pdf as being: 1. "Windows mobility center" (this hotkey generates [Mod]+[x]) 2. "Dell support center" 3. "Dell instant launch manager" This was previous raised at: http://www.mail-archive.com/platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org/msg03124.html http://www.mail-archive.com/platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org/msg04444.html The "Dell support center" key generates keycode 0xEE, but misses release event. I got it working with an udev "keyboard force release" quirk, see attached patch in the '4444' email. However, the "Dell instant launch manager" key doesn't generate anything, neither through dell-wmi nor i8042. It's the rightmost button in the right upper corner of the keyboard. The ACPI interrupt- count appears to increment, as seen with: http://www.mail-archive.com/platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org/msg03126.html watch -n 0,1 cat /proc/interrupts To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/udev/+bug/1205791/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
