On 2026-09-11, Steinar Bang wrote: > 1. Am I on the right track with suspecting an NVRAM overwrite done by a > kernel upgrade for both the BIOS password and the missing Fn keys?
I have never seen a kernel upgrade breaking the bios. Do you use EFI ? > 3. Or does the Fn issue have nothing to do with NVRAM update? Was it > caused by an X/wayland update at around the same time? Is there a > way to get Fn back without messing with the BIOS at all= You can use xev to check your keyboard. Note that Fn do nothing but Fn+key give a keycode different from key alone.
