Public bug reported: The problem is similar to bug #120856 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hal/+bug/120856) and is under Intrepid.
There are four special hotkey buttons on my keyboard: one for mail, one for internet, one for switching wireless on and off, and one for desktop search. While the two former work perfectly (also producing the codes XF86Mail and XF86HomePage in the GNOME Keyboard Shortcuts window), the latter two don't seem to react whatsoever. I have had a look at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/HotkeyResearch for finding the keycodes for the two special keys in question, but neither of the four methods listed gave any result (actually the 3rd doesn't seem to work, the tail command yielded: "tail: can't open '/var/log/acpid' for readng : No such file or directory\\tail: no files left [translated commands from Danish]"). Have I missed any (other) method for fetching the keycodes? The hope is that the search key could be easily set in the Shortcuts window to for example start a search window in Nautilus whereas the wireless button could disable and enable the wireless; this seems to always on (according to the Network Manager applet and the list of available networks) when I boot. I would like it to obey the wireless button, which by the way controls an LED - that works very well!. "sudo dmidecode -s system-manufacturer Notebook sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name SAM2010 sudo dmidecode -s system-version 1058" ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: The problem is similar to bug #120856 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hal/+bug/120856) and is under Intrepid. There are four special hotkey buttons on my keyboard: one for mail, one for internet, one for switching wireless on and off, and one for desktop search. While the two former work perfectly (also producing the codes - XF86Mail and XF86HomePage in the GNOME Keyboard Shortcuts window, the + XF86Mail and XF86HomePage in the GNOME Keyboard Shortcuts window), the latter two don't seem to react whatsoever. I have had a look at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/HotkeyResearch for finding the keycodes for the two special keys in question, but neither of the four methods listed gave any result (actually the 3rd doesn't seem to work, the tail command yielded: "tail: can't open '/var/log/acpid' for readng : No such file or directory\\tail: no files left [translated commands from Danish]"). Have I missed any (other) method for fetching the keycodes? - (The hope is that the search key could be easily set in the Shortcuts + The hope is that the search key could be easily set in the Shortcuts window to for example start a search window in Nautilus whereas the - wireless button could disable (and enable) the wireless; this seems to + wireless button could disable and enable the wireless; this seems to always on (according to the Network Manager applet and the list of available networks) when I boot. I would like it to obey the wireless - button, which by the way controls an LED - that works very well!). + button, which by the way controls an LED - that works very well!. "sudo dmidecode -s system-manufacturer Notebook sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name SAM2010 sudo dmidecode -s system-version 1058" -- Some hotkeys on laptop Medion MD96360 (Danish) send no keycode https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/296507 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
