** Description changed: Binary package hint: udev-extras Release: Jaunty (9.04) Package tested: udev-extras-20090602+1-2~jaunty1 Prior to installing udev-extras from Pitti PPA, this Laptop had a lot of issues in terms of some unknown and some incorrect keymaps with hal, although the Sound Up/Down/Mute, LCD/display toggle, and Suspend Fn keys worked out of the box in both hal and udev-extras Example snippet from syslog: --------------------------------------- Jul 17 21:33:32 jas-everex kernel: [ 3452.528080] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x7f on isa0060/serio0). Jul 17 21:33:33 jas-everex kernel: [ 3452.674895] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x7f on isa0060/serio0). Jul 17 21:33:35 jas-everex kernel: [ 3454.685330] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x6f on isa0060/serio0). Jul 17 21:33:35 jas-everex kernel: [ 3454.872654] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x6f on isa0060/serio0). Jul 17 21:33:38 jas-everex kernel: [ 3457.951496] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x67 on isa0060/serio0). Jul 17 21:33:38 jas-everex kernel: [ 3458.199592] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x67 on isa0060/serio0). Jul 17 21:33:38 jas-everex kernel: [ 3458.270450] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x67 on isa0060/serio0). Jul 17 21:49:14 jas-everex kernel: [ 4394.577450] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x65 on isa0060/serio0). Jul 17 21:49:15 jas-everex kernel: [ 4394.785012] atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x65 on isa0060/serio0). I followed the very helpful information in /usr/share/doc/udev-extras/README.keymap.txt to resolve these issues and to create a keymap for this lappy to solve all the problematic Fn Keys :) By the way, there's a little typo in that README.keymap.txt: "cat cat /sys/class/dmi/id/product_name" <- cat twice system vendor and product ------------------------------------ j...@jas-everex:~$ cat /sys/class/dmi/id/sys_vendor Everex j...@jas-everex:~$ cat /sys/class/dmi/id/product_name XT5000T Key mapping from step 3 (see attached everex-stepnote_xt5000t file) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /lib/udev/keymaps/everex-stepnote_xt5000t `sudo /lib/udev/keymap input/event5 > /tmp/orig-map.txt` Output -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://ubuntu.pastebin.com/f1cabf855 `udevadm info --export-db > /tmp/udev-db.txt` Output ------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://ubuntu.pastebin.com/fa41a52d Rule added in file: "/lib/udev/rules.d/95-keymap.rules" After the line: 'LABEL="keyboard_vendorcheck"' ENV{DMI_VENDOR}=="Everex*", ATTR{[dmi/id]product_name}=="XT5000T", RUN+="keymap $name everex-stepnote_xt5000t" That fixed all the unknown keys (brightness up/down Fn keys, touchpad on/off toggle Fn key, fan speed control button) and redefined web, mail, and media buttons Unfortunately gnome-power-manager does not offer support for this - laptop's video backlight dimming feature (Nvidia 7600), so I had to - install nvclock-0.8b4-1ubuntu2 to use it's native backlight controls - feature, as there was also a bug in smartdimmer with increasing + laptop's video backlight dimming feature (Nvidia Geforce 7600 Go), so I + had to install nvclock-0.8b4-1ubuntu2 to use it's native backlight + controls feature, as there was also a bug in smartdimmer with increasing backlight brightness (because the driver expects increments of 10 at least, while smart dimmer does increments of 5) - And as a workaround, to use my Fn brightness keys in gnome, I created a file ~/.xbindkeysrc with the following 4 lines: + One you installed nvclock, you can adjust your screen's brightness level + from command line using nvclock -S option... For more info, see `nvclock + -h` + + Workaround to get Brightness Fn keys working in GNOME: + ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- + 1. Go to: System -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts + + 2. Scroll down to the end of the list to see the category "Custom + Shortcuts" + + 3. Click "Add" to add a custom shortcut + Name: Brightness Down + Command: /usr/bin/nvclock -S -10 + Then click "Apply" to add it. + + 4. Click "Add" to add another custom shortcut + Name: Brightness Up + Command: /usr/bin/nvclock -S +10 + Then click "Apply" to add it. + + 5. Click the text "Disabled" in the shortcut column for the "Brightness + Down" entry, then press Fn+F8 + + 6. Click the text "Disabled" in the shortcut column for the "Brightness + Up" entry, then press Fn+F9 + + Note on steps #5 and #6: + If your keybinding setup as described above was completed successfully in udev (or udev-extras from Pitti's PPA), you should see "XF86MonBrightnessDown" automatically filled in when you press Fn+F8, and "XF86MonBrightnessUp" when you press Fn+F9.. + + Or, if you're not using GNOME, or like a more window-manager-independant + workaround, try the next "alternative" workaround (though it didnt + really work all the time for me in gnome, and had to `killall xbindkeys` + and rerun `xbindkeys` many times) + + Alternative Workaround to get Brightness Fn keys working in Xorg + --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + 1. Create a file ~/.xbindkeysrc with the following 4 lines: "/usr/bin/nvclock -S -10" XF86MonBrightnessDown "/usr/bin/nvclock -S +10" XF86MonBrightnessUp - and ran `xbindkeys` and now my brightness Fn keys just work :D - and of course added `/usr/bin/xbindkeys` to gnome startup + 2. Run `xbindkeys` on the shell (as user, not root) and the brightness + Fn keys should just work :D - Hope this helps, and thanks for this :) + 3. Of course, don't forget to add `/usr/bin/xbindkeys` to your window manager startup so you don't have to run xbindkeys manually everytime you login to your desktop + (example: in gnome, System -> Preferences -> Startup Applications) + + Hope this helps, and big thank you to Martin Pitt for the back-ported + udev-extras package for jaunty :)
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