It's hard to believe that a new keyboard model out of a manufacturer would require recompiling the kernel? Linus ought to be ashamed: the hex id for the specific keyboard model is hard-coded in the kernel source code?
True: it's actually a keyboard-handler loadable module, but still you seem to need the whole kernel source just to recompile that module...? -- macbook3,1 and apple aluminum keyboards fn key does not work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/162083 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mactel Support, which is the registrant for Mactel Support. Status in Mactel Support: Fix Released Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “linux-source-2.6.22” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6-amd64-generic fn key is required on apple keyboards to do common functions (delete, pageup/down, home/end, volume, etc). The apple aluminum keyboard and new macbook3,1 ("Santa Rosa") are both affected. Attached is a patch from the mactel-linux-devel list by Martin Szulecki <[email protected]> that adds the aluminum keyboard. I have modified the patch to include the macbok3,1 keyboard as well as additional keycodes that were present on "powerbook" keyboards (delete, pgup/down, home/end). This patch has been tested on a macbook 3,1 by myself on an amd64 kernel. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mactel-support Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mactel-support More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
