As far as I know, the Fn Keys function depends from model to model. So you must research on your model hardware.
On my Laptop, an Acer Aspire, the brightness functions (Fn + <- / ->) works independet of the installed kernel or system, even on boot, so I think they are implemented on the hardware. Other Fn functions, like the multimedia ones, are managed by the system, so I configured their X keycodes on /etc/X11/Xmodmap and keybindings on my window manager. Other model Keys, such as wireless and program launchers, are not detected by the system or X, so I don't think how to configure then. __ Paulo Diovani Gonçalves http://diovani.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Klistvud [mailto:quotati...@aliceadsl.fr] > Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 1:24 PM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Squeeze. nVidia video. How to change brightness with > functional (Fn) keys? > > Dne, 27. 09. 2010 17:00:10 je Mark Goldshtein napisal(a): > > > As I may see, power saving features are working already. Laptop mode > > tools are not installed. Probably, there is something which controls > > these functions already? I mean, CPU governor, what to do if lid is > > closing, display dimmer, suspend, hibernate and so on. > > > > Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that: > -- having Gnome desktop environment installed, laptop-mode-tools are > redundant, since Gnome is already managing all the power-saving > features you may need > -- brigthess (and other) Fn keys on laptops are highly dependent on: > a) the specific kernel used, and > b) the video driver used. > > For example, in my specific case (HP 6715b laptop, with ATI card and > proprietary fglrx driver, running stock Debian Lenny 2.6.26-2 kernel) > Fn keys work seamlessly, but the LCD backlight can never be switched > off; when power saving kicks in, the display goes black (no image > displayed), but the LCD doesn't actually switch off, it's still > backlighted. When I run with the open source driver, vice versa, the > LCD backlight can be made to switch off, but some of the Fn keys -- > notably, the brightness keys -- don't work. > > That said, I'd *unconditionally* recommend the free driver if you can > do without the additional proprietary features, such as accelerated 3D > (which is of limited use on GNU/Linux anyway), because: > -- the free (open-source) driver is the only driver you can reasonably > expect to get debugged in time; proprietary developers have other > priorities, such as Windows drivers, new "features", keeping up with > the competition, meeting deadlines; and > -- the closed-source driver introduces instability into your system; > when glitches or crashes occur, open-source developers can't do zilch, > while the proprietary developers ... well, be my guest, try to make > them iron out the bug ... ;P > > -- > Regards, > > Klistvud > Certifiable Loonix User #481801 > http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com > > Please reply to the list, not to me. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1285604662.846...@compax -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/03f301cb5e6a$a1ac2970$e5047c...@com
