Bug 115756 – i8kutils problem with i8kbuttons (ioctl failed)

• Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Laurento Frittella (mrfree) 2005-12-16 03:39:03 UTC]

Seems that i8kbuttons doesn't start well...

this is init script (part of interest):

if [ -n "$VOLUME_UP$VOLUME_DOWN$VOLUME_MUTE" ] ; then
   ebegin "Starting i8kbuttons"
   start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/i8kbuttons.pid \
                     --make-pidfile --exec /usr/bin/i8kbuttons --background \  
         
                     -- ${VOLUME_UP:+-u "${VOLUME_UP}"} \
                        ${VOLUME_DOWN:+-d "$VOLUME_DOWN"} \
                        ${VOLUME_MUTE:+-m "$VOLUME_MUTE"} \
                        ${BUTTON_REPEAT:+-r "$BUTTON_REPEAT"}
   eend $?
fi

If I try to start it (as root)

# i8kbuttons -m "/usr/bin/amixer -q set Master toggle"
ioctl failed: Invalid argument

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
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[Comment 1 azote 2005-12-17 19:42:22 UTC]

same here

[Comment 2 Olivier Crete (RETIRED) 2006-01-05 20:39:12 UTC]

taking over this package. I'll try to look at this problem this weekend

[Comment 3 Olivier Crete (RETIRED) 2006-01-15 07:47:03 UTC]

which kernel are you using? do you have the i8k driver loaded as a module or compiled into your kernel? does /proc/i8k exist and what does it contain?

[Comment 4 Laurento Frittella (mrfree) 2006-01-17 05:44:58 UTC]

# uname -a
Linux localhost 2.6.14-suspend2-r10 #2 PREEMPT Tue Jan 10 14:14:15 CET 2006 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.73GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

I'm using i8k as module

# cat /proc/i8k
1.0 A03 BHPMW1J 42 -22 2 27660 110100 -1 -22

I hope these infos can help you ;)

[Comment 5 Olivier Crete (RETIRED) 2006-10-01 18:09:34 UTC]

I can't reproduce.. is there anything special in dmesg ? Could you please strace it?

[Comment 6 Alon Bar-Lev (RETIRED) 2006-12-29 13:31:33 UTC]

Which model do you use?

Please try the following:
Create a file with this contents:
---
keycode 160 = XF86AudioMute
keycode 174 = XF86AudioLowerVolume
keycode 176 = XF86AudioRaiseVolume
---

Load the file using xmodmap.

[Comment 7 Laurento Frittella (mrfree) 2006-12-29 13:56:07 UTC]

I stop using i8kbuttons since gnome start recognize up,down,toggle volume :)

Now I am interested in Fn keys like "eject, battery..."

[Comment 8 Alon Bar-Lev (RETIRED) 2006-12-29 14:25:36 UTC]

So you are using a model that does not support the i8k module at all.
You can close this bug, and try to find the right key codes for the required keys.

[Comment 9 Laurento Frittella (mrfree) 2006-12-30 04:17:10 UTC]

I have a DELL Latitude D510