Description of problem: No acpi events are generated when pressing laptop special keys. JVC minnote laptop has special blue keys that create acpi events, such as event=hotkey HOTK 00000032 These no longer work on fedora 7. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. press key 2. view /var/log/acpi 3. Actual results: none Expected results: /etc/acpi/action script runs Additional info: These keys worked on FC6 & I think that these keys where handled by the asus_acpi module, but this is not shipped with the kernels in F7.
Created attachment 158089 [details] Events created by xev Events created by xev
I typed acpi_listen in fc6 on my ASUS and get this. toutchpad: hotkey ATKD 0000006b 00000001 Browser: hotkey ATKD 00000051 00000002 E-mail: hotkey ATKD 00000050 00000002 Powermode: hotkey ATKD 0000005c 00000002 CD player start: hotkey ATKD 0000004c 00000000 Play: none Fn: none Prev:none Next:none Stop:none Now I do the same on the same ASUS in F7 and get nothing. But I do get a output using xev on Play,Prev,Next and stop, but no others.(see atatchment) I recal having asus acpi and other computer brands folders in /proc/acpi , but I can no longer find them. I find something about ACPI in /boot/config-KERNEL.fc7 looking like this. # ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Support # CONFIG_ACPI=y CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP=y CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP_PROC_FS=y # CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP_PROC_SLEEP is not set CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS=y CONFIG_ACPI_AC=m CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY=m CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON=m CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO=m CONFIG_ACPI_FAN=y CONFIG_ACPI_DOCK=m CONFIG_ACPI_BAY=m CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=y CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_CPU=y CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=y CONFIG_ACPI_NUMA=y # CONFIG_ACPI_ASUS is not set CONFIG_ACPI_IBM=m CONFIG_ACPI_IBM_BAY=y CONFIG_ACPI_TOSHIBA=m CONFIG_ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR=0 # CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG is not set CONFIG_ACPI_EC=y CONFIG_ACPI_POWER=y CONFIG_ACPI_SYSTEM=y CONFIG_X86_PM_TIMER=y CONFIG_ACPI_CONTAINER=y CONFIG_ACPI_SBS=m
thanks for the info. Unfortunately xev does not show any events for these keys. & acpi_listen does not see them either. maybe we do need the asus_acpi module after all ? Should this be marked as a kernel bug ?
/etc/rc.d/rc.local and add the "modprobe asus-laptop" fixed the problem for me, now I get a output from acpi_listen. I gues you could try "modprobe jvc-laptop" instead. Fedora seams to have replaced the old acpi with there own invention witch I think is a shame since I gues this means I can no longer make my FN key work using fnfx and Thosiba acpi. I was hoping I could do that with some trixingand fixning.
modprobe asus-laptop fixed for me. thanks for help