Some interesting research : http://dev.iksaif.net/issues/235 And : http://askubuntu.com/questions/156708/how-to-get-multimedia-keys-working-at-my-asus-n56vz-ubuntu-12-04-notebook/169706#169706
** Description changed: Special keys don't work on ASUS N56VZ. This is very simlar to http://bugs.debian.org/cgi- bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=679158#62 but with very small differences. Here is a list of the available special keys: - Key Description + Key Description Fn+ - F1 Sleep - F2 Wireless on/off - F3 decrease keyboard backlight brightness - F4 increase keyboard backlight brightness - F5 decrease screen brightness - F6 increase screen brightness - F7 enable/disable screen - F8 toggle screen/external - F9 disable touchpad - F10 mute sound - F11 decrease volume - F12 increase volume - C ? (maybe "Splendid Video Intelligent Technology" on/off, maybe not) - V start webcam application - Space cycle through power saving modes - Up (multimedia) stop - Down (multimedia) play/pause - Left (multimedia) backward - Right (multimedia) forward + F1 Sleep + F2 Wireless on/off + F3 decrease keyboard backlight brightness + F4 increase keyboard backlight brightness + F5 decrease screen brightness + F6 increase screen brightness + F7 enable/disable screen + F8 toggle screen/external + F9 disable touchpad + F10 mute sound + F11 decrease volume + F12 increase volume + C ? (maybe "Splendid Video Intelligent Technology" on/off, maybe not) + V start webcam application + Space cycle through power saving modes + Up (multimedia) stop + Down (multimedia) play/pause + Left (multimedia) backward + Right (multimedia) forward Enter (on the keypad) calc - On a fresh ubuntu 12.04 install, nothing works, except F1, F2 and F7. I set up an upstream 3.5 kernel and path it acording to http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.platform.x86.devel/3537 With the patch: everything works but F5, F6, C, V. - C and V can be configurated through keyboard settings, so there is nothing to worry about - F5 and F6 give nothing to dmesg and are not recognized by keyboard settings (i cannot use them on any shortut)... - I don't know if space is working (let me know and i will do the test) --> Finally, - there is a need to backport the fix mentionned above - there is really something wrong with F5 and F6 that are still not working even after the fix... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: linux-image-generic 3.2.0.27.29 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic x86_64 AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. AplayDevices: - **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** - card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC663 Analog [ALC663 Analog] - Subdevices: 1/1 - Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 + **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** + card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC663 Analog [ALC663 Analog] + Subdevices: 1/1 + Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11 Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: - **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** - card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC663 Analog [ALC663 Analog] - Subdevices: 1/1 - Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 + **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** + card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC663 Analog [ALC663 Analog] + Subdevices: 1/1 + Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: - USER PID ACCESS COMMAND - /dev/snd/controlC0: sam 1732 F.... pulseaudio + USER PID ACCESS COMMAND + /dev/snd/controlC0: sam 1732 F.... pulseaudio Card0.Amixer.info: - Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7a10000 irq 44' - Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC663' - Components : 'HDA:10ec0663,10431477,00100002' - Controls : 23 - Simple ctrls : 13 + Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7a10000 irq 44' + Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC663' + Components : 'HDA:10ec0663,10431477,00100002' + Controls : 23 + Simple ctrls : 13 CheckboxSubmission: 54021779511d0213081a2b1707bf951c CheckboxSystem: 4c773cd91921f9618cc2f1893bc1a87a Date: Sun Jul 29 18:15:21 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. N56VZ ProcEnviron: - TERM=xterm - PATH=(custom, no user) - LANG=en_US.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + TERM=xterm + PATH=(custom, no user) + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-27-generic root=UUID=e0784b72-afa1-4bdb-bc89-fef934982476 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: - linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-27-generic N/A - linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-27-generic N/A - linux-firmware 1.79 + linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-27-generic N/A + linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-27-generic N/A + linux-firmware 1.79 SourcePackage: linux StagingDrivers: mei keucr UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 05/11/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: N56VZ.204 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: N56VZ dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrN56VZ.204:bd05/11/2012:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnN56VZ:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnN56VZ:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: N56VZ dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ** Description changed: Special keys don't work on ASUS N56VZ. This is very simlar to http://bugs.debian.org/cgi- bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=679158#62 but with very small differences. Here is a list of the available special keys: Key Description Fn+ F1 Sleep F2 Wireless on/off F3 decrease keyboard backlight brightness F4 increase keyboard backlight brightness F5 decrease screen brightness F6 increase screen brightness F7 enable/disable screen F8 toggle screen/external F9 disable touchpad F10 mute sound F11 decrease volume F12 increase volume C ? (maybe "Splendid Video Intelligent Technology" on/off, maybe not) V start webcam application Space cycle through power saving modes Up (multimedia) stop Down (multimedia) play/pause Left (multimedia) backward Right (multimedia) forward Enter (on the keypad) calc On a fresh ubuntu 12.04 install, nothing works, except F1, F2 and F7. - I set up an upstream 3.5 kernel and path it acording to http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.platform.x86.devel/3537 + I set up an upstream 3.5 kernel and patched it according to http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.platform.x86.devel/3537 With the patch: everything works but F5, F6, C, V. - C and V can be configurated through keyboard settings, so there is nothing to worry about - F5 and F6 give nothing to dmesg and are not recognized by keyboard settings (i cannot use them on any shortut)... - I don't know if space is working (let me know and i will do the test) --> Finally, - there is a need to backport the fix mentionned above - there is really something wrong with F5 and F6 that are still not working even after the fix... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: linux-image-generic 3.2.0.27.29 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic x86_64 AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. AplayDevices: **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC663 Analog [ALC663 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11 Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC663 Analog [ALC663 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: sam 1732 F.... pulseaudio Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7a10000 irq 44' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC663' Components : 'HDA:10ec0663,10431477,00100002' Controls : 23 Simple ctrls : 13 CheckboxSubmission: 54021779511d0213081a2b1707bf951c CheckboxSystem: 4c773cd91921f9618cc2f1893bc1a87a Date: Sun Jul 29 18:15:21 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. N56VZ ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-27-generic root=UUID=e0784b72-afa1-4bdb-bc89-fef934982476 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-27-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-27-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.79 SourcePackage: linux StagingDrivers: mei keucr UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 05/11/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: N56VZ.204 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: N56VZ dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrN56VZ.204:bd05/11/2012:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnN56VZ:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnN56VZ:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: N56VZ dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1030556 Title: Special keys don't work on ASUS N56VZ To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1030556/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
