Bug 1393989 - Fn (Function key) no longer works on laptop after BIOS upgrade.
Summary: Fn (Function key) no longer works on laptop after BIOS upgrade.
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Status: CLOSED EOL
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: xorg-x11
Version: 24
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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low
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Assignee: X/OpenGL Maintenance List
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Reported: 2016-11-10 18:48 UTC by Mike
Modified: 2017-08-08 19:13 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2017-08-08 19:13:37 UTC
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Description Mike 2016-11-10 18:48:04 UTC
Description of problem:

I own a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon (3rd Generation). I updated the BIOS from 1.13 to 1.15 and the Fn (Function key) no longer works, as it should, or as it did prior to the BIOS upgrade.

It appeared to work normally/correctly under the BIOS release 1.13, and no longer functions, as it should under the BIOS release 1.15.

In this broken state, the light on the button no longer works, they F-keys with lights, do work, however, I'm unable to determine if I am pressing mute, or the F1 key, due to the Fn key not working properly. At some boot-ups, I just have to press the F1 key, to mute it, other times, I will have to press the Fn + F1 key to mute the sound; it isn't consistent any more, and the light on the Fn button no longer works, to indicate if it has been depressed or not.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

Name        : xorg-x11-drv-libinput-devel
Version     : 0.19.0
Release     : 2.fc24
Architecture: x86_64


Name        : xorg-x11-drv-synaptics
Version     : 1.8.3
Release     : 2.fc24
Architecture: x86_64

Name        : xorg-x11-server-Xwayland
Version     : 1.18.4
Release     : 4.fc24
Architecture: x86_64

Name        : xorg-x11-server-common
Version     : 1.18.4
Release     : 4.fc24
Architecture: x86_64



How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Lenovo Thinkpad Carbon X1 (3rd Generation), with BIOS at 1.13
2. Upgrade BIOS on laptop to the (current) latest 1.15
3. Fn no longer operates

Actual results:


Expected results:

I expect the Fn to work, as it did under BIOS 1.13.

Additional info:

Tell me what additional t/s I can perform to get the information that is needed for this problem?

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