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you should provide information the way it is explained here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/HotkeyResearch Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04, 2.6.24-16-generic Fujitsu Siemens V5505 ______________________________________________________ what the keys should do: fn+f8: brightness down fn+f9: brightness up _______________________________________________________ keycodes: NO xev output for fn+f8, but it works under windows. xev output for fn + f9 : KeyPress event, serial 31, synthetic NO, window 0x4200001, root 0x59, subw 0x0, time 2598525, (174,-9), root:(1022,573), state 0x0, keycode 239 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyRelease event, serial 31, synthetic NO, window 0x4200001, root 0x59, subw 0x0, time 2598525, (174,-9), root:(1022,573), state 0x0, keycode 239 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False keycode for fn+f9: 0xef no keycode for fn+f8! __________________________________________________________ "sudo tail -f /var/log/acpid" gives me nothing for both. "xev | grep -A2 --line-buffered '^KeyRelease' | sed -n '/keycode /s/^.*keycode \([0-9]*\).* (.*, \(.*\)).*$/\1 \2/p'" gives me: fn+f8: did nothing fn+f9: 239 NoSymbol __________________________________________________________ Identifying my Laptop: $ sudo dmidecode -s system-manufacturer FUJITSU SIEMENS $ sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name ESPRIMO Mobile V5505 $ sudo dmidecode -s system-version 20 -- [hardy] FSC v5505 problem with special keys to set brightness https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/226597 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