Public bug reported: There are keys, that gets captured by the `xev` or `acpi_listen` and which does produce a valid entry in keyboard-mapping settings gui when user is asked to press it for new accelerator key, but the action is not triggered by pressing them afterwards.
The most irritating example is the `PowerOff` key, but I can list other, un-named Fn+... keys. Since the GUI was able to read the key-press event, why the Ubuntu cannot actually make this key to trigger an event? I did disable Ubuntu's own PowerOff handler with `gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power button-power "nothing"`. How to map the PowerOff key? Actually, I need to map the PowerOff key into the End key, but I guess being able to map it to *anything* is a first step . ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-45.74-generic 3.13.11-ckt13 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-45-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Feb 3 15:23:58 2015 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: trusty DistroVariant: ubuntu EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0416] (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:185d] InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-04 (304 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Daily amd64 (20140404) MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. G551JM ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-45-generic root=UUID=926fa7cc-6f97-4672-85a7-a1ed8f5bd842 ro rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash intel_pstate=enable acpi_osi=intel vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 10/13/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: G551JM.204 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: G551JM dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrG551JM.204:bd10/13/2014:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnG551JM:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnG551JM:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: G551JM dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20141104-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1~ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.3 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.4 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2 xserver.bootTime: Mon Feb 2 18:36:35 2015 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id 12876 vendor SDC xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6 ** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 package-from-proposed trusty ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1417612 Title: Why some Fn keys (like PowerOff) are un-mappable (and how to map them anyway)? Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: There are keys, that gets captured by the `xev` or `acpi_listen` and which does produce a valid entry in keyboard-mapping settings gui when user is asked to press it for new accelerator key, but the action is not triggered by pressing them afterwards. The most irritating example is the `PowerOff` key, but I can list other, un-named Fn+... keys. Since the GUI was able to read the key-press event, why the Ubuntu cannot actually make this key to trigger an event? I did disable Ubuntu's own PowerOff handler with `gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power button-power "nothing"`. How to map the PowerOff key? Actually, I need to map the PowerOff key into the End key, but I guess being able to map it to *anything* is a first step . ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-45.74-generic 3.13.11-ckt13 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-45-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Feb 3 15:23:58 2015 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: trusty DistroVariant: ubuntu EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0416] (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:185d] InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-04 (304 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Daily amd64 (20140404) MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. G551JM ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-45-generic root=UUID=926fa7cc-6f97-4672-85a7-a1ed8f5bd842 ro rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash intel_pstate=enable acpi_osi=intel vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 10/13/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: G551JM.204 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: G551JM dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrG551JM.204:bd10/13/2014:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnG551JM:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnG551JM:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: G551JM dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20141104-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1~ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.3 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.4 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2 xserver.bootTime: Mon Feb 2 18:36:35 2015 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id 12876 vendor SDC xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1417612/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp