Re: Fn key disabled after updated to new kernel

2004-04-08 Thread Zhaojun Wu
On Thu 8.Apr'04 at 10:59:41 -0500, Alan Shutko wrote: > Zhaojun Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > After many experiments I found that the Fn key works only if I install > > the APM module and disabled ACPI in the new kernel. I wonder if the > > problem of Fn key is a issue related with APM & A

Re: Fn key disabled after updated to new kernel

2004-04-08 Thread Alan Shutko
Zhaojun Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > After many experiments I found that the Fn key works only if I install > the APM module and disabled ACPI in the new kernel. I wonder if the > problem of Fn key is a issue related with APM & ACPI? Yes, it is. Under APM, the BIOS handles all that stuff, in

Fn key disabled after updated to new kernel

2004-04-08 Thread Zhaojun Wu
Hi, all, I met a problem that the Fn key on my Dell Inspiron 4150 laptop was totally disabled after I update my Debian sid to new kernel version(2.6.4) 2 weeks ago. On the older kernel(2.4.18-bf2.4), I always used the Fn key (Fn + ESC/suspend) to suspend my laptop when I must leave for a while.