Re: Powerbook5,8: function keys not working
Hi Michael,
On 20 Jan, this message from Michael Hanselmann echoed through
cyberspace:
> Okay, so you don't have a keyboard the patch/driver doesn't know about.
No, I also verified the USB ids vs. your patch.
>> In default config, Fn+Fx (eg. Fn+F1) do produce different keycodes.
>> But it seems the Fn-ified keycode is not what it should be.
>
> Fn sends KEY_FN, too. The sequences you should get:
Are you sure the patch I'm using already does that? I use the older one
(patchwork.ozlabs.org/linuxppc/patch?id=3856).
> pb_fnmode=1, F1:
> KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN down, KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN up
I never get these alone, whatever I do.
> pb_fnmode=1, Fn+F1:
> KEY_FN down, KEY_F1 down, KEY_F1 up, KEY_FN up
What is the KEY_FN code? 0x1d0?
> pb_fnmode=2, F1:
> KEY_F1 down, KEY_F1 up
>
> pb_fnmode=2, Fn+F1:
> KEY_FN down, KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN down, KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN up, KEY_FN up
>
> See linux/include/linux/input.h for the constants. In the Fn+ cases,
> the latter two events might be swapped, depending on in which order
> you release the keys. pb_fnmode=1 is the default, known as fkeysfirst
> in pbbuttonsd or also as the Mac OS X default mode.
What is the difference between key-down and key-up? I thought the
highest bit is set; but what about multi-byte sequences or keycodes
above 127?
> I hope this information brought you some steps further.
Not yet, but thanks anyway :-)
Cheers
Michel
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