[Dell Vostro 3446] Wireless key does not work on 14.04

[Po-Hsu Lin]

CID: 201402-14677 Dell Vostro 3446

The wireless key does not work on this system.
With wireless key press, keycode 240 could be captured, but the scancode can't

output with xev:
KeyPress event, serial 37, synthetic NO, window 0x2e00001,
    root 0xbc, subw 0x0, time 66898396, (-365,-277), root:(823,313),
    state 0x0, keycode 248 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 37, synthetic NO, window 0x2e00001,
    root 0xbc, subw 0x0, time 66898396, (-365,-277), root:(823,313),
    state 0x0, keycode 248 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-3.13.0-34-generic 3.13.0-34.60
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-34.60-generic 3.13.11.4
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-34-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: ubuntu 1597 F.... pulseaudio
                      ubuntu 4758 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 1597 F.... pulseaudio
                      ubuntu 4758 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA:
 country TW:
  (2402 - 2472 @ 40), (3, 27)
  (5270 - 5330 @ 40), (3, 17), DFS
  (5735 - 5815 @ 40), (3, 30)
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Aug 27 22:24:42 2014
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=863c857d-be2d-4f0c-9116-343d3909f4f6
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-08-27 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Vostro 3446
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-34-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=8954dce5-3f09-451d-9cb3-5bbbed643e9b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-34-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-34-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.127.5
SourcePackage: linux
StagingDrivers: rts5139
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/24/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A00
dmi.board.name: 00I010
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA00:bd02/24/2014:svnDellInc.:pnVostro3446:pvrNotSpecified:rvnDellInc.:rn00I010:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrNotSpecified:
dmi.product.name: Vostro 3446
dmi.product.version: Not Specified
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This change was made by a bot.

[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

This bug is similar to bug 1342548, could be fixed by adding a kernel parameter:
acpi_osi=\"!Windows 2012\"

[Edward Lin (airken)]

Quirk for Dell Inspiron 7737/7537/5437/3437 and Vostro 3446 is accepted by upstream.
And the patch will be merged in 3.18.

http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.acpi.devel/70627

[Anthony Wong (anthonywong)]

For the record, this fix for this bug is handled in lp:1339456

[Anthony Wong (anthonywong)]

@PHLin, could you please verify this bug again? Bug1339456 has already been fix released.