So this shows that the keys are properly putting out the right keycodes.
It's a KDE specific problem then.

On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 09:22, mickru <email address hidden> wrote:

> Here is the data from my Dell XPS M1210:
>
> KeyPress event, serial 31, synthetic NO, window 0x5000001,
>     root 0x1a6, subw 0x0, time 21635300, (-16,592), root:(1068,741),
>     state 0x0, keycode 121 (keysym 0x1008ff12, XF86AudioMute), same_screen
> YES,
>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XFilterEvent returns: False
>
> KeyRelease event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window 0x5000001,
>     root 0x1a6, subw 0x0, time 21635434, (-16,592), root:(1068,741),
>     state 0x0, keycode 121 (keysym 0x1008ff12, XF86AudioMute), same_screen
> YES,
>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XFilterEvent returns: False
>
> KeyPress event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window 0x5000001,
>     root 0x1a6, subw 0x0, time 21638650, (-16,592), root:(1068,741),
>     state 0x0, keycode 122 (keysym 0x1008ff11, XF86AudioLowerVolume),
> same_screen YES,
>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XFilterEvent returns: False
>
> KeyRelease event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window 0x5000001,
>     root 0x1a6, subw 0x0, time 21638856, (-16,592), root:(1068,741),
>     state 0x0, keycode 122 (keysym 0x1008ff11, XF86AudioLowerVolume),
> same_screen YES,
>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XFilterEvent returns: False
>
> KeyPress event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window 0x5000001,
>     root 0x1a6, subw 0x0, time 21640240, (-16,592), root:(1068,741),
>     state 0x0, keycode 123 (keysym 0x1008ff13, XF86AudioRaiseVolume),
> same_screen YES,
>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XFilterEvent returns: False
>
> KeyRelease event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window 0x5000001,
>     root 0x1a6, subw 0x0, time 21640412, (-16,592), root:(1068,741),
>     state 0x0, keycode 123 (keysym 0x1008ff13, XF86AudioRaiseVolume),
> same_screen YES,
>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XFilterEvent returns: False
>
> KeyPress event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window 0x5000001,
>     root 0x1a6, subw 0x0, time 21641618, (-16,592), root:(1068,741),
>     state 0x0, keycode 172 (keysym 0x1008ff14, XF86AudioPlay), same_screen
> YES,
>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XFilterEvent returns: False
>
> KeyRelease event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window 0x5000001,
>     root 0x1a6, subw 0x0, time 21641858, (-16,592), root:(1068,741),
>     state 0x0, keycode 172 (keysym 0x1008ff14, XF86AudioPlay), same_screen
> YES,
>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XFilterEvent returns: False
>
> KeyPress event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window 0x5000001,
>     root 0x1a6, subw 0x0, time 21643085, (-16,592), root:(1068,741),
>     state 0x0, keycode 173 (keysym 0x1008ff16, XF86AudioPrev), same_screen
> YES,
>     XKeysymToKeycode returns keycode: 144
>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XFilterEvent returns: False
>
> KeyRelease event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window 0x5000001,
>     root 0x1a6, subw 0x0, time 21643265, (-16,592), root:(1068,741),
>     state 0x0, keycode 173 (keysym 0x1008ff16, XF86AudioPrev), same_screen
> YES,
>     XKeysymToKeycode returns keycode: 144
>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XFilterEvent returns: False
>
> KeyPress event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window 0x5000001,
>     root 0x1a6, subw 0x0, time 21644192, (-16,592), root:(1068,741),
>     state 0x0, keycode 171 (keysym 0x1008ff17, XF86AudioNext), same_screen
> YES,
>     XKeysymToKeycode returns keycode: 153
>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XFilterEvent returns: False
>
> KeyRelease event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window 0x5000001,
>     root 0x1a6, subw 0x0, time 21644347, (-16,592), root:(1068,741),
>     state 0x0, keycode 171 (keysym 0x1008ff17, XF86AudioNext), same_screen
> YES,
>     XKeysymToKeycode returns keycode: 153
>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XFilterEvent returns: False
>
> KeyPress event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window 0x5000001,
>     root 0x1a6, subw 0x0, time 21645630, (-16,592), root:(1068,741),
>     state 0x0, keycode 174 (keysym 0x1008ff11, XF86AudioLowerVolume),
> same_screen YES,
>     XKeysymToKeycode returns keycode: 122
>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XFilterEvent returns: False
>
> KeyRelease event, serial 34, synthetic NO, window 0x5000001,
>     root 0x1a6, subw 0x0, time 21645802, (-16,592), root:(1068,741),
>     state 0x0, keycode 174 (keysym 0x1008ff11, XF86AudioLowerVolume),
> same_screen YES,
>     XKeysymToKeycode returns keycode: 122
>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XFilterEvent returns: False
>
>
> On Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:25:10 +0100, Mario Limonciello <email address hidden>
> wrote:
>
> > mickru and dotcohen:
> >
> > If your buttons aren't working properly, can you please run "xev" in a
> > terminal, press them and paste the output here?  It's possible (and
> > likely) the buttons are properly mapped, just KDE4 doesn't know what it
> > should be doing with them.
> >
>
> --
> [regression] Hardware buttons no longer work in 8.10
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/281981
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>



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