Re: fn keys in FX270

[Ionel Mugurel Ciobica <tgakic@chem.tue.nl>]

În data de 20-04-2002, la 15h 40'06", rajeshvetti@netscape.net scria despre "fn keys in FX270":
> 
> Hi All,
> 
>    Is there way to make the function keys work in sony-vaio FX270 (running woody)?
> 
> rajesh.
> 
> sorry for mailing again - i left out 'subject' in the last mail! 
> 
> 

I have a Vaio FX401. I just made the Fn work. Before it just hang my
notebook. If this is your case too, then you should recompile the kernel
with the ACPI patches from sourceforge.net/projects/acpi. I run the
kernel 2.4.18 with that ACPI patches.

Then, you have to add few lines in the .xmodmap file, like that:

keycode 0xB0 = XF86AudioRaiseVolume
keycode 0xAE = XF86AudioLowerVolume
keycode 0xA0 = XF86AudioMute
keycode 0xDF = XF86ScreenSaver

I use fvwm2 as windows manager, then I add this in my ~/.fvwm2rc:

Key XF86AudioMute        A N Exec exec '/usr/sbin/sound'
Key XF86AudioLowerVolume A N Exec exec '/usr/sbin/lowervolume'
Key XF86AudioRaiseVolume A N Exec exec '/usr/sbin/raisevolume'
Key XF86ScreenSaver      A N Exec exec '/usr/bin/xscreensaver'

Where /usr/sbin/lowervolume is:

#!/bin/sh
/usr/bin/aumix -v 100 -w -1

and /usr/sbin/raisevolume is:

#!/bin/sh
/usr/bin/aumix -v 100 -w +1

The /usr/sbin/sound is a script to mute and unmute the sound:

#!/bin/sh
if [ -f ~/.aumixtmp ] ; then
     echo -n "Restoring volume to 40"
     aumix -v 100 -w 40
     rm ~/.aumixtmp
     echo "."
     exit 1
else
     echo -n Muting
     touch ~/.aumixtmp
     aumix -v 0
     echo "."
     exit 1  
fi  
exit 0

it can be better, I know, but I am not good in scripts...

If you don't use fvwm2, well check in your window manager how you could
do some similar things... If you use icewm check at
http://www.gaugusch.at/vaio/ (there is a link there for kde too).

I hope it helps.

Good luck,
	Ionel


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