Comment 15 for bug 1030556

F5 + Fn and F6 + Fn (screen brightness) still does not work with kernel
3.5.0-28-generic #48~precise1-Ubuntu

2013/5/14 sami <email address hidden>

> Hi,
>
> as of 3.2.0-41-generic, all special keys are working.
>
> The change happened between 2013-04-06 and 3.2.0-41, but I don't know in
> wich kernel version exactly...
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Fix Released
>
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> Title:
> Special keys don't work on ASUS N56VZ
>
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Special keys don't work on ASUS N56VZ.
>
> This is very simlar to http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-
> bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=679158#62 but with very small differences.
>
> Here is a list of the available special keys:
> Key Description
> Fn+
> F1 Sleep
> F2 Wireless on/off
> F3 decrease keyboard backlight brightness
> F4 increase keyboard backlight brightness
> F5 decrease screen brightness
> F6 increase screen brightness
> F7 enable/disable screen
> F8 toggle screen/external
> F9 disable touchpad
> F10 mute sound
> F11 decrease volume
> F12 increase volume
> C ? (maybe "Splendid Video Intelligent Technology" on/off,
> maybe not)
> V start webcam application
> Space cycle through power saving modes
> Up (multimedia) stop
> Down (multimedia) play/pause
> Left (multimedia) backward
> Right (multimedia) forward
> Enter (on the keypad) calc
>
> On a fresh ubuntu 12.04 install, nothing works, except F1, F2 and F7.
> I set up an upstream 3.5 kernel and patched it according to
> http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.platform.x86.devel/3537
>
> With the patch: everything works but F5, F6, C, V.
> - C and V can be configurated through keyboard settings, so there is
> nothing to worry about
> - F5 and F6 give nothing to dmesg and are not recognized by keyboard
> settings (i cannot use them on any shortut)...
> - I don't know if space is working (let me know and i will do the test)
>
> --> Finally,
> - there is a need to backport the fix mentionned above
> - there is really something wrong with F5 and F6 that are still not
> working even after the fix...
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> Package: linux-image-generic 3.2.0.27.29
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21
> Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic x86_64
> AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
> AplayDevices:
> **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
> card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC663 Analog [ALC663 Analog]
> Subdevices: 1/1
> Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
> Architecture: amd64
> ArecordDevices:
> **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
> card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC663 Analog [ALC663 Analog]
> Subdevices: 1/1
> Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> AudioDevicesInUse:
> USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
> /dev/snd/controlC0: sam 1732 F.... pulseaudio
> Card0.Amixer.info:
> Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7a10000 irq 44'
> Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC663'
> Components : 'HDA:10ec0663,10431477,00100002'
> Controls : 23
> Simple ctrls : 13
> CheckboxSubmission: 54021779511d0213081a2b1707bf951c
> CheckboxSystem: 4c773cd91921f9618cc2f1893bc1a87a
> Date: Sun Jul 29 18:15:21 2012
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64
> (20120425)
> MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. N56VZ
> ProcEnviron:
> TERM=xterm
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
> ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-27-generic
> root=UUID=e0784b72-afa1-4bdb-bc89-fef934982476 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
> RelatedPackageVersions:
> linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-27-generic N/A
> linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-27-generic N/A
> linux-firmware 1.79
> SourcePackage: linux
> StagingDrivers: mei keucr
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> dmi.bios.date: 05/11/2012
> dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: N56VZ.204
> dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
> dmi.board.name: N56VZ
> dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
> dmi.board.version: 1.0
> dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
> dmi.chassis.type: 10
> dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
> dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrN56VZ.204:bd05/11/2012:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnN56VZ:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnN56VZ:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0:
> dmi.product.name: N56VZ
> dmi.product.version: 1.0
> dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
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