This has happened to me several times but it might not be a problem with Ubuntu. I have a Thinkpad Edge 14 and I dual boot both Ubuntu and Windows 7. Whenever this happens the Fn keys stop working in both Windows and Ubuntu which indicates that it's a BIOS/hardware issue. I usually fix it by simply flashing the BIOS.
Apparently it's a common problem with Edges: http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-Edge/Hotkeys-no-longer-working-ThinkPad-Edge-14-Windows-7/td-p/323077 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1028518 Title: Fn keys such as brightness and volume stopped working after update Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu: New Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” source package in Precise: New Bug description: I have a Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 15, happily running Ubuntu 12.04 + Cinnamon. Today after updating, certain Fn Function Keys didn't work anymore, like brightness, volume and mute. Other Fn keys like Play Pause Next, they still work. Tried rebooting some more. Google and Launchpad search. Appears this happened often during the years with older laptops and patches were released, but now it's back. Unfortunately, I don't know which package or which update exactly, because I don't update daily. I think the update must have been a week old at max. In short: pressing Fn + F# used to toggle or adjust something and a popup would appear, indicating the change. Now, nothing is indicated and nothing is changed either. I hope someone knows where to look. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1028518/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
