Re: [clug-talk] Feature Buttons on a laptop

2011-04-22 Thread John Jardine
I can't speak to the specific model but laptops usually have a peripheral controller that aggregates these control functions. Sort of a keyboard controller++. You may need to dig into this interface to get those buttons working. Trivia: The controller typically runs even when the laptop is turne

Re: [clug-talk] Feature Buttons on a laptop

2011-04-22 Thread Gustin Johnson
If you run xev, are the key presses detected? This would be the first step. On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 11:13 PM, Craig McLean wrote: > I have a Toshiba Tecra M5 laptop that I’ve put Linux on. > > > > It has two buttons that aren’t part of the keyboard, one has an “i” on it > and the other one is la

[clug-talk] Feature Buttons on a laptop

2011-04-21 Thread Craig McLean
I have a Toshiba Tecra M5 laptop that I've put Linux on. It has two buttons that aren't part of the keyboard, one has an "i" on it and the other one is labelled to indicate that it can switch between the internal and external display. In Windows the "i" key brought up some help, and the other