Click on Internet hotkey opens Home folder (HP laptop)

[Carla Sella]

Binary package hint: udev

testcase failed:
http://testcases.qa.ubuntu.com/Hardware/Keyboard/Hotkeys

When pressing the internet hot key the home folder opens instead of firefox.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Apr 17 13:10:56 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110413)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=it_IT:en
 LANG=it_IT.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Carla Sella (carla-sella)]

sudo /lib/udev/keymap -i input/event3
gives:
scan code: 0xB2 key code: homepage

[Carla Sella (carla-sella)]

cat /sys/class/dmi/id/sys_vendor gives: Hewlett-Packard
cat /sys/class/dmi/id/product_name gives: HP G62 Notebook PC

[Carla Sella (carla-sella)]

I have found other hotkeys that do not work:
- brightnessup - with sudo /lib/udev/keymap -i input/event3 returns no scan code
- brightnessdown - with sudo /lib/udev/keymap -i input/event3 returns no scan code

[Carla Sella (carla-sella)]

For local testing, I copied the attached HP_G62 map file to /lib/udev/keymaps/ , and added an appropriate udev rule to /lib/udev/rules.d/95-keymap.rules and now the broswer opens when I hit the internet hot key.

[Carla Sella (carla-sella)]

For the above comment (#6) the only pitty is that the browser opens, but does not connect to the home page but to an http://4147452103..., but it opens.

[Kristijan (lapor)]

I have the same problem with toshiba satellite a210. It was wrong set from start. I changed it in Keyboard Shortcuts. And now, hotkey for web browser works as it should.

[Carla Sella (carla-sella)]

I have the same problem on natty final.

[Carla Sella (carla-sella)]

I'm having the same problem with Oneiric Alfa 1

[Carla Sella (carla-sella)]

With Oneiric Alfa 2 http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/oneiric/alpha-2 (64-bit PC (AMD64) desktop CD) image, not only the internet hot key does not work but also the other tests:

Multimedia keys (Totem) - test fails for volume up, volume down and volume mute keys.

Multimedia keys (Banshee) - test fails as no hot key work

Email (evolution) - test fails hot key does nothing

[Carla Sella (carla-sella)]

On Oneiric Beta 2 pressing the internet key with firefox opened, opens the home page, if firefox is closed, nothing happens.

[Carla Sella (carla-sella)]

Don't know why but after a while I tried to press the internet key with firfox closed, and nautilus opened on my home folder.
So concluding: if you press the internet key with firefox closed, nautilus opens on my home page, if you press the internet key with firefox opened it opens my home page in firefox.

[Carla Sella (carla-sella)]

I'm currently testing Oneiric final release with all updates:
http://testcases.qa.ubuntu.com/Hardware/Keyboard/Hotkeys

For the internet key, if firefox is open the current tab goes to the home page, if firefox is closed, nautilus opens in my home page instead.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Fixed upstream, thanks!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package udev - 175-0ubuntu1

---------------
udev (175-0ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low

  [ Loïc Minier ]
  * Update Vcs fields for precise.

  [ Steve Langasek ]
  * debian/udev.initramfs-hook: we aren't using pkill anymore, so don't put
    it in the initramfs.

  [ Martin Pitt ]
  * Unapply patches, they are not meant to be applied in the bzr branch.
  * New upstream releases 174 and 175:
    - Daemon moved to /lib/udev/udevd
    - path_id, usb_id, input_id tools are built-in commands now
    - fusectl filesystem is no longer mounted directly from udev
    - The long deprecated keys: SYSFS=, ID=, BUS= have been removed
    - The udev control socket is now created in /run/udev/control
    - The rules to create persistent network interface and cdrom link
      rules automatically in /etc/udev/rules.d/ have been disabled by
      default.
    - Support for 'udevadm trigger --type=failed, and the
      RUN{fail_event_on_error} attribute was removed.
    - Various keymap fixes (LP: #606599, #637695, #696671, #763525, #770680,
      LP: #795694)
    - Unbreak findkeyboards (LP: #881158)
    - Lots of bug fixes.
  * debian/rules: Explicitly enable persistent net/cdrom rule generator by
    default. Upstream default changed, but this seems too much a change for
    12.04 LTS.
  * Drop move-input_id-to-default-rules.patch, race-condition-on-exit: Applied
    upstream.
  * jack-detection.patch: Port to new upstream version.
  * load-fbcon.patch, use_run_tmpfs: Unfuzz.
  * debian/udev.install, debian/udev-udeb.install, debian/udev.initramfs-hook,
    debian/udev.initramfs-top, debian/udev.installer-startup,
    debian/udev.udev-finish.init, debian/udev.upstart: Update to changed
    location of udevd (/sbin → /lib/udev) and the three now builtin _id
    helpers.
  * debian/libudev0.symbols: Add new symbol from this release.
 -- Martin Pitt <email address hidden> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:49:07 +0100

[Carla Sella (carla-sella)]

Thank you.

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu laptop testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://laptop.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/763525