dell e6500 lost fn-f8 key with 2.6.32 kernels

[Brian Millett]

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.
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"On my world, there are books, thousands of pages, about the power of one
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Am 24.02.2011 04:29, schrieb Brian Millett:
>  On Wed, 2011-02-23 at 21:48 +0100, Reinhard Sy wrote:
> > Am 04.04.2010 01:23, schrieb Brian Millett:
> >> 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.
> > Hello,
> > did you solved the Problem ?
> >
> > since 4 day a have a new Dell Precsion M4500 and the fn-f8 key only
> > gives a 'p'
> > I am using FC14 with Kernel : 2.6.35.11-83.fc14.i686.PAE
> >
> > on my old Precsion M70 all works fine - what can be the problem ?
> >
> > Thanks for any information
> >
> > Reinhard
> >
> >
>  I've added the following to the kernel boot line in menu.lst
>
>  acpi_osi=Linux
>
>  Solved the problem 
Thanks same for me not all works fine.
Reinhard

[Brian Millett]

On Wed, 2011-02-23 at 21:48 +0100, Reinhard Sy wrote:
>  Am 04.04.2010 01:23, schrieb Brian Millett:
>  > 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.
>  Hello,
>  did you solved the Problem ?
>  
>  since 4 day a have a new Dell Precsion M4500 and the fn-f8 key only 
>  gives a 'p'
>  I am using FC14 with Kernel : 2.6.35.11-83.fc14.i686.PAE
>  
>  on my old Precsion M70 all works fine - what can be the problem ?
>  
>  Thanks for any information
>  
>  Reinhard
>  
>   
I've added the following to the kernel boot line in menu.lst

acpi_osi=Linux

Solved the problem
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Am 04.04.2010 01:23, schrieb Brian Millett:
>  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. 
Hello,
did you solved the Problem ?

since 4 day a have a new Dell Precsion M4500 and the fn-f8 key only 
gives a 'p'
I am using FC14 with Kernel : 2.6.35.11-83.fc14.i686.PAE

on my old Precsion M70 all works fine - what can be the problem ?

Thanks for any information

Reinhard