Re: dell e6500 lost fn-f8 key with 2.6.32 kernels

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Am 24.02.2011 04:29, schrieb Brian Millett:
> On Wed, 2011-02-23 at 21:48 +0100, Reinhard Sy wrote:
>> Am 04.04.2010 01:23, schrieb Brian Millett:
>>> In the 2.6.32 kernels, I've seemed to have lost the ability to use the
>>> fn-f8 key to togle external displays.  Using xev I see that
>>>
>>> KeyPress event, serial 35, synthetic NO, window 0x5800001,
>>>       root 0x15a, subw 0x5800002, time 869383, (55,45), root:(93,132),
>>>       state 0x50, keycode 33 (keysym 0x70, p), same_screen YES,
>>>       XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (70) "p"
>>>       XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (70) "p"
>>>       XFilterEvent returns: False
>>>
>>> KeyRelease event, serial 35, synthetic NO, window 0x5800001,
>>>       root 0x15a, subw 0x5800002, time 869531, (55,45), root:(93,132),
>>>       state 0x50, keycode 33 (keysym 0x70, p), same_screen YES,
>>>       XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (70) "p"
>>>       XFilterEvent returns: False
>>>
>>> This works just fine with the 2.6.31.12-174.2.22.fc12.x86_64, but not
>>> with any of the 2.6.32 kernels.
>>>
>>> Any hints?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>> Hello,
>> did you solved the Problem ?
>>
>> since 4 day a have a new Dell Precsion M4500 and the fn-f8 key only
>> gives a 'p'
>> I am using FC14 with Kernel : 2.6.35.11-83.fc14.i686.PAE
>>
>> on my old Precsion M70 all works fine - what can be the problem ?
>>
>> Thanks for any information
>>
>> Reinhard
>>
>>
> I've added the following to the kernel boot line in menu.lst
>
> acpi_osi=Linux
>
> Solved the problem
Thanks same for me not all works fine.
Reinhard

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