No Fn keys working on Toshiba Laptop Satellite L655-121

[niculinux]

Hello there

Since I start usin pclinuxos I had problems with the Fn keys. Specifically, while using them for increase / decrease volume always went ok, I never manged to adjust brightness , with the Fn keys  

As far as read on the internet this is still a common problem that linux has with laptops (not to mention especially with suspension and hybernation..) anyway I know that it seems to be a metter of kernel. (dedicated module(s) are required to get that working)

How may I resolve? I'd like to avoid thinkerin with kernel, since I'm a very newbie user...

Anyaway I found a couple of things tha may be useful:

toshiba linux utilities - http://www.buzzard.me.uk/toshiba/index.html

and

FnFX - Toshiba ACPI Daemon for Linux - http://sourceforge.net/projects/fnfx/

(the latter is still a beta, though not updated since 2004   moreover the lionks there seems to be broken)

anyway both should enable the fn keys workin, for the bightness setting

I don't know, I have to ask for the in the package request settings? Or maybe, a more canonical solution, the next pclinuxos kernel version will come with a module preloaded in  the new kernel shipped with the upcoming relase?

My personal opinion: it would be great if 'd exist an universal module capable of enabling the operation of such keys, for all laptops, a passepartout kinda.

Only solution I discovered so far was using the program xbacklight, but I'd like to have those keys working, like another distro..

Please, answer and infos needed.

From love with italy  

niculinux  

[daniel]

Are you using forum search?

Look about acme, it will help you to manage your fn keys...

[niculinux]

Are you using forum search?

Look about acme, it will help you to manage your fn keys...

installed acme, but there's still no way to configure any key shortcut for brightenss regulation, moreover such preset  is not present in those of the program. There's only one that concerns voulme, but my Fn keys o adjust it already are working out of the box.

??

[daniel]

Open a terminal and type

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acme
Now it should goes to the taskbar.

If you click on it, you can set, what it should do.

Or you can use xbindkeys, to configure your fn keys, there a some articles in our magazine about xbindkeys.

What for a DE you are using?

[niculinux]

Open a terminal and type

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acme
Now it should goes to the taskbar.

nothing happens:

once I typed in a terminal acme, I got the following:

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[nico@localhost ~]$ acme
_
cursor stands still, nothing happens, and nothing appears on taskbar  

Or you can use xbindkeys, to configure your fn keys, there a some articles in our magazine about xbindkeys.

I just got:

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[nico@localhost ~]$ xbindkeys -k
Press combination of keys or/and click under the window.
You can use one of the two lines after "NoCommand"
in $HOME/.xbindkeysrc to bind a key.
"(Scheme function)"
    m:0x10 + c:232
    Mod2 + XF86MonBrightnessDown
I pressed Fn+F6 to decrease brithness, and re-execute the program:

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[nico@localhost ~]$ xbindkeys -k
Press combination of keys or/and click under the window.
You can use one of the two lines after "NoCommand"
in $HOME/.xbindkeysrc to bind a key.
"(Scheme function)"
    m:0x10 + c:233
    Mod2 + XF86MonBrightnessUp
[nico@localhost ~]$
after havin pressed Fn+F7 to increase bightness.

But then usin the above mentioned combos still nothing happens  

What for a DE you are using?

I'm on KDE 4.6.5 ( I'm usin the kde minime version of pclos; 02.2012)

[daniel]

Why you not using kde control centrum for it?

There you can mange your fn keys/ shortcuts keys.

In our magazine will you find some articles about kde4

http://pclosmag.com/download.php?f=KDE4Special.pdf

[niculinux]

Why you not using kde control centrum for it?

There you can mange your fn keys/ shortcuts keys.

In our magazine will you find some articles about kde4

http://pclosmag.com/download.php?f=KDE4Special.pdf

already tryed...the combo fn+ etc is already set (the one by default) but it does not work..I'don't know, maybe I'mplanning to return to ubuntu (another distro), please save m...e 

seemes that the case is gonna be unsolved 

thanks a ton for your patience leiche <3

[daniel]

You are absolutly clear about acme?

[niculinux]

umh...ok it  actually appears in the taskbar, (sorry   )but, as I told before there's no preset to adjust brightness:

http://postimage.org/image/5hqcsu7ab/

I scrolled down but ther's nothing

(I'm italian so you should see italian language)

...

[daniel]

sorry, then i've no idea yet 

[niculinux]

sorry, then i've no idea yet  

many many many thanks again <3

The problem is that also other fn keys currently are not workin, apart those for  adjust volume that are ok, others are:

- activate/deactivate wi fi (on some wifi taht i s achieved by usin an hardware switch, but on my laptop taht is done via software...)
- adjust brightness
- activate /deactivate suspension/hybernation
- switch screen (that occours for instance if flaptop is connected via vga cable to a tv) (once when I used win 7 that worked, AAARRGGGHH:::!!)

sorry, I'm newbiw I repeat, hope I explained myself well 

I really do hope thsat those functions will be impolemented in the next upcoming version of pclinuxos, maybe there's nedd to include in it some dedicated patches and modules, like does another distro , right?

sadly and crying yours

niculinux

 

[niculinux]

hello!

Jus installed the very newest 3.2.18 pae kernel (32 bit pclinuxos on my 64 bit laptop) and now fn keys to set brightness works out of the box!  

but...

I got no display indicator moving as I increase or decrease brightnes..., whele sound has it

I also installed the latest ATI catalyst driver 12.4 along with latest X11 drivers. Supposa that it need a little bit more kernel thinkering?  

Both are now at version 8.961-1pclos2012

PS: I still not tryed out other fn keys, maybe will do that later  

In the meantime I'll wait fore some new reply/info, and if nothing will come out I'll label this as solved

a storm o'   from niculinux

[niculinux]

with kernel 3.2.18-pclos1.pae (32 bit on 64 bit pc, i'm on 02.2012 minime
kde vers.)

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[nico@localhost ~]$ uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 3.2.18-pclos1.pae #1 SMP Tue May 22 02:20:49
CEST 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
[nico@localhost ~]$

fn keys workin out of the box are only those for volume and brightness (for
the latter I got no display indicator at all...)


fn keys not working at all are the ones for:


- lock screen
- suspension
- hybernation
- switch display (if one is attached to vga port)
- activate/deactivate wi fi
- activate/deactivate touchpad (well...turning it off works but the system
halts in "video mode" I got to invoke a text console (ctrl+alt+f1) and then
halt and/or reboot)
- zoom/unzoom screen
- search function


only fn + prtsc (end) works (with programs sucj kde4screenshots and
similia...


mh...I supose the last 2 ones works only with windows?


OK, thats all

Ps. i'm very sorry I posted this on pclinucos testers group