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Ole Erik

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Registered: 2006-08-06

Posts: 85

How to get multimedia buttons working?

How do I get the multimedia buttons to work?

With xev:
Volume down button = XF86AudioLowerVolume
Volume up buttnu = XF86AudioRaiseVolume
Play = XF86AudioPlay
Stop = XF86AudioStop
Prevous = XF86AudioPrev
Next = XF86AudioNext

Now.. How do I get those working? Do I have to use obtuner? How do I do it in obtuner?

I am using Audacious.

Thank you

firedance

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From: Stockholm, Sweden

Registered: 2005-04-18

Posts: 131

Re: How to get multimedia buttons working?

what i had to do was:
   add to .Xmodmap:
        keycode 174 = XF86AudioLowerVolume
        keycode 176 = XF86AudioRaiseVolume
        keycode 153 = XF86AudioNext
        keycode 144 = XF86AudioPrev
        keycode 164 = XF86AudioStop
        keycode 160 = XF86AudioMute
        keycode 162 = XF86AudioPause
   and run xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap from .xinitrc
but i think the keycodes may vary, i found my keycodes with 'xev'

Ole Erik

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Registered: 2006-08-06

Posts: 85

Re: How to get multimedia buttons working?

and run xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap from .xinitrc

What did u mean with that?

I have done the stuff with keycodes.

firedance

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From: Stockholm, Sweden

Registered: 2005-04-18

Posts: 131

Re: How to get multimedia buttons working?

and run xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap from .xinitrc

What did u mean with that?

I have done the stuff with keycodes.

To make the buttons work when X starts you have to run xmodmap <file> where file is where you stored your buttons (in my case ~/.Xmodmap. to do this i added

usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
if [ -f $usermodmap ]; then
        xmodmap $usermodmap
fi

To my .xinitrc file.

Ole Erik

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Registered: 2006-08-06

Posts: 85

Re: How to get multimedia buttons working?

Where is the xinitrc file?

firedance

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From: Stockholm, Sweden

Registered: 2005-04-18

Posts: 131

Re: How to get multimedia buttons working?

Where is the xinitrc file?

In your home directory. and it's .xinitrc  - don't forget the dot (you may have to show hidden files)

Ole Erik

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Registered: 2006-08-06

Posts: 85

Re: How to get multimedia buttons working?

Thank you.. It still does not work.. I tought I had to do something in obtuner!?

firedance

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From: Stockholm, Sweden

Registered: 2005-04-18

Posts: 131

Re: How to get multimedia buttons working?

Thank you.. It still does not work.. I tought I had to do something in obtuner!?

I have never used Openbox so i can't really tell you. Does xev say the right button name? What application are you trying to use the buttons in?

Ole Erik

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Registered: 2006-08-06

Posts: 85

Re: How to get multimedia buttons working?

Audacious.. (and alsamixer)

xev says the right button names yes..

Mr Green

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Registered: 2003-12-21

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Re: How to get multimedia buttons working?

Errrrr

in .Xmodmap

keycode 174=F30

the bit after keybind key = F30 does not show up .... anyway

<keybind>
      <action><execute>mpc volume -10</execute></action>
  </keybind>

Audacious never used it....

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Ole Erik

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Registered: 2006-08-06

Posts: 85

Re: How to get multimedia buttons working?

I fixed it.. Used obtuner to bind XF86AudioRaiseVolume to command amixer Master 5+ or something.. almost same on lower volume..

The playbuttons i fixed with binding the keys to:
Play/pause: audacious -t
Stop: audacious -s
Next:audacious -f
Prev: audacious -r

Thanks to everyone!

Mr Green

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From: U.K.

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Re: How to get multimedia buttons working?

Well done ..... 8)

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