I accidentally replied directly to you last time. I hope you don't mind that I brought it back to the list.
Fernan Aguero wrote: > +----[ Matthew Kuiken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (28.Aug.2006 13:21): > | > | > a. how can I capture keycodes so I can better > | > describe keys that are not being mapped or are not > | > working? > | > > | > | Open a terminal and type 'xev'. It is part of the 'xev' package in case > | it is not installed by default. > | While xev is running, any key press will be shown in the terminal window. > > Thanks for the suggestion ... but seems like xev only shows > keypresses for keys that are already mapped ... in my dell > Fn + Esc is mapped to 'Standby' (in Windows XP), and is > labeled accordingly ... but in ubuntu it does nothing and it > is not detected by xev eiter ... whereas Fn + F4 (Numlock) > works fine and is also detected by xev ... > I should have directed you to this page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/HotkeyResearch Anyway, this is probably one of those keys that generates acpi events. Look at section 3 on the above page. I'm leaving the rest of the quote so that others can see the thread. -Matt > > | > b. the solution to any of the things that are not > | > working (or that I didn't knew how to make work): > | > wireless NIC > | > card reader > | > webcam (video) > | > > | > | These all depend greatly on the hardware in question. Some work OOTB > | (Out of the box) others are a real PITA... > | > | For the wireless, I would recommend starting at: > | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessCardsSupported > | > | If you have any questions or issues after using that, post here, or in > | ubuntu-users, with the specific issue you are having, and what hardware > | you have. > > Thanks ... I'll try > > | The card reader information is less well organized. I would recommend > | google, but a reference to your specific card would help. In both these > | cases, using 'lspci' and posting the relevant output makes it much > | easier to help. > | > > OK, will post in a separate thread. > > Thanks! > > Fernan > > | HTH (Hope this helps), > | -Matt > | > +----] > > -- laptop-testing-team mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/laptop-testing-team
