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I am using Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen2 Ryzen 5 4500U, I am trying to use my alternative Fn keys but they are not working.
For example Fn+F5 without Fn lock should lower the screen brightness and Fn+F1 mutes speakers.
I am using linux kernel 5.14.2-arch1-2. I also tried lts kernel and it did not solve my problem either.
What can i do to solve this problem ?
Last edited by Krygen (2021-09-10 21:19:02)
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I also have E14, but this probably isnt that specific.I dont think system recognises these functions directly. Any full featured desktop should do that, but something like i3 doesnt. I had to bind these keys to commands myself.
Please add more information about your system. But i may be wrong and this is a problem of the kernel.
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-` krygen@thinkpad
.o+` --------------
`ooo/ OS: Arch Linux x86_64
`+oooo: Host: 20T60024TX ThinkPad E14 Gen 2
`+oooooo: Kernel: 5.14.2-arch1-2
-+oooooo+: Uptime: 1 hour, 28 mins
`/:-:++oooo+: Packages: 1368 (pacman), 1 (dpkg)
`/++++/+++++++: Shell: zsh 5.8
`/++++++++++++++: Resolution: 1920x1080
`/+++ooooooooooooo/` DE: Plasma 5.22.5
./ooosssso++osssssso+` WM: KWin
.oossssso-````/ossssss+` Theme: Nordic [Plasma], Nordic-v40 [GT
-osssssso. :ssssssso. Icons: Nordic [Plasma], Nordic [GTK2/3
:osssssss/ osssso+++. Terminal: terminator
/ossssssss/ +ssssooo/- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 4500U with Radeon Gra
`/ossssso+/:- -:/+osssso+- GPU: AMD ATI 04:00.0 Renoir
`+sso+:-` `.-/+oso: Memory: 4122MiB / 7167MiB
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still active still need help
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still active still need help
Please don't do that.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Genera … es#Bumping
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Alright, sorry for that, didn't know.
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You can read this whole Thread on Lenovo there is a workaround and there might be a fix:
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He is banned and the thread is over two months old, but for anyone finding this and looking for a solution:
# Install xbindkeys for binding function keys
$ sudo pacman -S xbindkeys
# Generate default xbindkeys configuration
$ xbindkeys --defaults > $HOME/.xbindkeysrc
# Poll which media keys the key provides by executing the following and hitting the key:
$ xbindkeys --key
The last command should output a block like
"(Scheme function)"
m:0x10 + c:121
Mod2 + XF86AudioMute
You should replace (Scheme function) with something you want to run when the media button is pressed, e.g. pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle for pulseaudios muting default sink.
Read more here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xbindkeys.
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