[tlinux-users:07963] Re: KToshiba a call for help...

Hi there,

On 7/18/06, Paul Koufalas <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> G'day all,
>
> I have a Satellite P20 (=P25 elsewhere) with Phoenix BIOS.
>
> Naturally the toshiba kernel modules don't load; and the toshiba
> utilities won't work either.
>
> However, my Fn-Fx buttons are partly working, e.g.
>
> Fn-ESC -> mute on/off
> Fn-F6 -> LCD brightness down, but dmesg shows: atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes
> e06f <keycode>' to make it known.
> Fn-F7 -> LCD brightness up, but dmesg shows: atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes
> e059 <keycode>' to make it known.
> Fn-F9 -> touchpad on/off, but dmesg shows: atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes
> e01f <keycode>' to make it known. atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e01e
> <keycode>' to make it known.
> Fn-F10 -> ? LED lights up but don't recall what function this is...
> Fn-F11 -> numpad on/off
> Fn-F12 -> scroll lock, xev shows keycode 78 (keysym 0xff14, Scroll_Lock)
>
> Note only Fn-F12 generated a keycode, the others listed above don't
> generate keycodes.
>
> Of the non-working Fn-Fx buttons, only Fn-F1 generates a kernel message:
>
> Fn-F1 atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e06e <keycode>' to make it known.
>
> When I load the omnibook kernel module, I can also use 2 of the 3
> one-touch buttons to the right of the keyboard: Web and toshiba
> console/help. I've mapper these to launch opera and thunderbird (using
> hotkeys.) The video out button isn't recognised. The CD/DVD buttons on
> the front panel are recognised also.
>
> Btw I'm using a 2.6.12 kernel and Ubuntu 5.10 (which is Gnome based).
>
> Cheers,
> Paul.


Thanks for the info, and also, It will be nice if you can provide me the
keycodes generated by the working hotkeys after loading the omnibook module,
like the Web, toshiba console/help and the CD/DVD buttons.

Saludos
Azael


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