On 3/14/26 10:47, Thomas de Grivel wrote:
Hi, misc !
I noticed on various OpenBSD versions up to 7.8 that on various
ThinkPads, the volume buttons do not work on first try. I have to
release the Fn key and try again to get a response from the driver.
Is that intended behavior or just a random bug ?
Thanks,
I'm not entirely sure what you are saying here...but if what you are
indicating is that the volume buttons work WITHOUT the "Fn" key, but
don't work with it, this is likely a "feature" on many newer laptops,
where they figure very few applications use F-keys anymore, but people
want to control screen brightness, volume, etc., so why make those
secondary functions on rarely used keys? Make them the PRIMARY
functions, and use the "Fn" key to get the F-key functions!
And now that I'm writing that, I can imagine people saying, "Well, it
says 'Fn', so I assume it meant if I want F4, I hit Fn+F4".
I'm not a fan, but if my understanding of your problem is accurate,
it's not an OpenBSD issue, but a hardware "feature". I have found
at least some machines offer an option to switch that in the BIOS
setup function. Pretty sure I've seen that on both Dell and Lenovo
systems.
Nick.
