I just found out there is a driver that is included in the kernel and is maintained - it is called wistron_btns. I am trying to reach the author to include support for my laptop.
** Description changed: - Binary package hint: hotkey-setup + I have one of many laptops (its OEM and it is called Prestigio 157) + whose hotkeys are driven with acerhk module. Full list can be seen here: + http://www.cakey.de/acerhk/ with other additional informations. - I have one of many laptops (Prestigio 157) whose hotkeys are driven with acerhk module. Full list can be seen here: http://www.cakey.de/acerhk/ with other additional informations. Some info can be also found here: http://rfswitch.sourceforge.net/?page=laptop_matrix. - It would be nice if - 1)acerhk would be made a package so that one does not have to install it manually - 2)hotkey-setup were able to recognize it and use it on as many models as possible. + It is actually AOpen 1557, but dmidecode, /var/lib/acpi-support/ and so + on do not give any useful output so it is not easily possible to patch + acerhk to support my laptop out of the box. - As of now, user has to find somehow he needs acerhk so that these keys - generates keyevents, then map them usinf xmodmap or something similar - and than assigned them via keyboard shortcuts or gconf - apps/metacity/global_keybindings. - - More detailed description of this can be found here: - http://linux.cabspace.com/fujitsu/m7400.html - find section "keyboard." - - I realize this would mean a huge amount of work, but it would be nice if - it worked out of the box - it took me many hours to find out how to get - this working... + I just found there is other driver (wistron_btns) that somehow works + with my laptop that is still maintained (and is included in the kernel), + I am trying to reach the author to get my model fully supported. -- change 'acerhk' to use 'autowlan=1' by default https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/53953 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
