Bug#307327: kernel-source-2.6.11: [powerpc] fn-key does not work on new powerbooks
hello jochen,
On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 10:55:53AM +0100, Jochen Voss wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 11:37:28AM +0200, Maximilian Attems wrote:
> > but acpi generic hotkey support will still need some more release cycles
> > in order to get working.
> What is "acpi generic hotkey support"?
>
> Note that Apple PowerBooks don't use ACPI and that the fn key
> is not a "hotkey" but just another modifier key. Because
> the keyboard has not enough keys, you need fn to access,
> for example, the page-up and page-down keys.
urrgs sorry for my sloppy read.
associated those funky latop keys with acpi semi-automatically.
indeed the generic hotkey support is intended as better acpi support for
laptops. there is a nice paper on it in the ols proceedings volume 1 p.51
-> http://www.linuxsymposium.org/2005/
wont help you for sure.
--
maks
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