dell e6500 lost fn-f8 key with 2.6.32 kernels

Brian Millett bmillett at gmail.com
Sat Apr 3 23:23:22 UTC 2010


In the 2.6.32 kernels, I've seemed to have lost the ability to use the
fn-f8 key to togle external displays.  Using xev I see that 

KeyPress event, serial 35, synthetic NO, window 0x5800001,
    root 0x15a, subw 0x5800002, time 869383, (55,45), root:(93,132),
    state 0x50, keycode 33 (keysym 0x70, p), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (70) "p"
    XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (70) "p"
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 35, synthetic NO, window 0x5800001,
    root 0x15a, subw 0x5800002, time 869531, (55,45), root:(93,132),
    state 0x50, keycode 33 (keysym 0x70, p), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (70) "p"
    XFilterEvent returns: False

This works just fine with the 2.6.31.12-174.2.22.fc12.x86_64, but not
with any of the 2.6.32 kernels.

Any hints?

Thanks.
-- 
Brian Millett - [ Delenn (re: Japanese stone garden), "The Gathering"]
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