478530 – >=sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.9 - FN keys do not work

Bug 478530 - >=sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.9 - FN keys do not work

Summary: >=sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.9 - FN keys do not work

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	AMD64 Linux

Importance:	Normal normal
Assignee:	Gentoo Kernel Bug Wranglers and Kernel Maintainers

URL:	linux-3.11
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Depends on:
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Reported:	2013-07-29 04:11 UTC by brothermechanic
Modified:	2013-08-13 10:09 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description brothermechanic 2013-07-29 04:11:22 UTC

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Hi
I have g75vw notebook
On linux-3.8.13 all work fine

But on 3,9* 3,10 i have this problem.
FN keys (no one works except screen brightness (fn+f5/f6))

Comment 1 Tom Wijsman (TomWij) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2013-08-12 22:21:17 UTC

(In reply to brothermechanic from comment #0)
> I have g75vw notebook

Which brand?

> On linux-3.8.13 all work fine
> 
> But on 3,9* 3,10 i have this problem.
> FN keys (no one works except screen brightness (fn+f5/f6))

Can you give an example of which keys don't work and what you have tried?

Try passing acpi_osi="Linux" as a kernel parameter, you can do this in the configuration of your boot leader; if specifying Linux doesn't work, you'll have to try spoofing support with acpi_osi="Windows 2012".

Comment 2 brothermechanic 2013-08-13 09:02:21 UTC

Hi!
Thank's for answer!
I have this parameters in /etc/default/grub http://bpaste.net/show/122506/
Brand - asus

Comment 3 brothermechanic 2013-08-13 09:03:32 UTC

In git-sources-3.11* fn-keys works!
And for me problem is solved