Toshiba has provided the following info for fixing the issue, hopefully this should solve the woes of a lot of A105 users
Attached please find the documentation you have requested. These files are for Tecra S1, but it's BIOS is compatible with Satellite A105. Before using the file, please carefully go through the text below. It would be greatly appreciated if you would send us your achievement and/or result of development by using this document. We will be happy to provide you with our resource such as web, ftp and mailing list when introducing your achievement. Also, if you have any questions or comments regarding this document, please feel free to contact us. Thank you and best regards, Toshiba Digital Media Engineering Corporation Linux Support Desk [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Attachment added: "hotkey control process" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6599981/HotkeyCtrlProcess_00%20for%20distribution.doc -- Fn Keys do not work on Toshiba a105-s4334 https://launchpad.net/bugs/81401 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs