XF86WLAN key should enable/disable Wifi

[Sweeney1975]

Binary package hint: yelp

on the new Samsung N110 netbook I have noticed that some of the function keys do not work.
Function key + f9 should disable wireless
Function key + f5 should turn backlight on and off
Function key + f8 should change processor speeds

The other function keys seem to work fine. I have tried all the fixes that I can find (mainly for a similar model netbook ie Samsung NC10) but they do not seem to apply or work.

The keystroke captured for the wireless using xev is XF86WLAN.

I am using Ubuntu 9.04 stable.
and i believe that the wireless is using the ath5k module.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/yelp
Package: yelp 2.25.1-0ubuntu5
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: yelp
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

that's not a yelp issue, the bug needs to be reassigned.

[Boardinary (saxman924)]

Also experiencing the same thing on my n110.

[votez (votez-hotbox)]

same problem on my n110

[Philip Muškovac (yofel)]

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[Pau Ruŀlan Ferragut (paurullan)]

Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MachineType: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. N140
Package: udev 147~-6.1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=UUID=09af9a9a-44fb-48e3-80c4-0d9513849a0d ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=ca_ES.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:1745): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:1745): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1783): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (nautilus:1777): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (firefox-bin:2032): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times
dmi.bios.date: 08/18/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
dmi.bios.version: 01CU.M002.20090818.CYH
dmi.board.name: N140
dmi.board.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLtd.:bvr01CU.M002.20090818.CYH:bd08/18/2009:svnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:pnN140:pvrNotApplicable:rvnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:rnN140:rvrNotApplicable:cvnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: N140
dmi.product.version: Not Applicable
dmi.sys.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

> Function key + f9 should disable wireless

The keybinding seems to be okay (XF86WLAN), but network-manager does not react to this. Therefore I am reassigning this to network-manager.

> Function key + f5 should turn backlight on and off
> Function key + f8 should change processor speeds

We do not currently support those. Can you please check with xev if you get sensible key names for those? If not, please file a new bug against udev; if so, please file a bug against gnome-power-manager for the backlight issue. I don't know where to file the "change processor speed" bug; there is an applet for it, but it's not enabled by default.

[papukaija (papukaija)]

This bug is probably a dupplicate of bug 296489

[Ilya Konyakhin (ilyakon)]

Confirm this bug on my dell mini 12. Fn+F2 out the "xf86wlan" command, but network-manager does not anyhow react.

[stegy (stegy)]

Confirm this bug on my Toshiba Sattelite R630 13J, Fn+F8 out the "XF86WLAN" command, but network-manager does not anyhow react.

[Spyros Blanas (cid-e)]

Same for Asus Eee PC 1016p: Fn+F2 sends XF86WLAN, but nothing happens.

[Alberto Jovito (thedemon007)]

It might help to get the code you the key https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTesting/Keycodes

[papukaija (papukaija)]

@Alberto: The key codes for Samsung NC10 are in bug Bug 296489. I think that this bug is more general; eg when the user assign the XF86WLAN to a specific key from shortcut settings.

[Christoph Junghans (junghans)]

As a workaround one can create a script like:
<https://github.com/dwlocks/scripts-tools-config/blob/master/etc/rfkill-toggle>
and bind it to XF86WLAN.