Dell Vostro V131: special keys not working
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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udev |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
linux (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Bug filed, following conversation on IRC at:
http://
I own a Dell Vostro V131. This model has 3 special hotkeys (quick launch keys:
http://
There are documented in page 1 of the manual:
as being:
1. "Windows mobility center" (this hotkey generates [Mod]+[x])
2. "Dell support center"
3. "Dell instant launch manager"
This was previous raised at:
http://<email address hidden>
http://<email address hidden>
The "Dell support center" key generates keycode 0xEE, but misses release event. I got it working with an udev "keyboard force release" quirk, see attached patch in the '4444' email.
However, the "Dell instant launch manager" key doesn't generate anything, neither through dell-wmi nor i8042. It's the rightmost button in the right upper corner of the keyboard. The ACPI interrupt-count appears to increment, as seen with:
http://<email address hidden>
watch -n 0,1 cat /proc/interrupts
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Incomplete |
tags: | added: patch |
tags: | removed: patch |
tags: | added: patch |
affects: | linux → udev |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
Whoopie: please can you attach a copy of 'lspnp'.