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Jams

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Registered: 2008-11-23

Posts: 9

Laptop multimedia keys problems in Gnome

Hello all outhere!

I've a problem with my laptop (Dell Inspiron 6400) multimedia keys working properly in Gnome.

First of all, when i start my computer and logon to my session (gdm is configured to logon automatically with my username) neither volume related keys (mute, volume up, volume down) nor song changing keys (next song, previous song, play/pause, tested in Rhythmbox and Totem) works, it doesn't even display gnome wheel. But if i close and restart my gnome session without reboot the computer volume related keys did work fine and volume wheel display as well. However, changing keys not work in both Rhtymbox and Gnome.

Google that and found that in Ubuntu same bug (changing song keys not working) was discovered and solved here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … bug/188702

If it helps, I've disable Hotplugging of Xorg.

Any helps will be apreciated.

Slurp

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From: Madrid, Spain

Registered: 2008-09-02

Posts: 124

Re: Laptop multimedia keys problems in Gnome

Well, I have the same Laptop and I use Gnome  too. Without hotplugging only volume keys worked, as you say, but with hotplugging everything works. So I put here my config and you play with it:

System -> Preferences -> Keyboard -> Distributions -> Evdev-managed keyboard (with Dell doesn't work)

## /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "X.org Configured"
    Screen      0  "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0
#    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
#    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
#    InputDevice    "SynapticsTouchpad"  "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

Section "Files"
##    RgbPath      "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
    ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load  "dbe"
    Load  "xtrap"
    Load  "extmod"
    Load  "dri"
    Load  "record"
    Load  "freetype"
    Load  "glx"
    Load  "synaptics"
EndSection

#Section "InputDevice"
#    Identifier  "Keyboard0"
#    Driver      "kbd"
#    Option        "Xdbmodel" "inspiron"
#EndSection

#Section "InputDevice"
#    Identifier  "Mouse0"
#    Driver      "mouse"
#    Option        "Protocol" "auto"
#    Option        "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
#    Option        "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
#EndSection

#Section "InputDevice"
#   Identifier  "SynapticsTouchpad"
#   Driver      "synaptics"
  #Option      "AlwaysCore"        "true"  # send events to CorePointer
  #Option      "Device"            "/dev/input/mice"
#   Option      "Device"            "/dev/psaux"
#   Option      "Protocol"          "auto-dev"
#   Option      "SHMConfig"         "false" # configurable at runtime? security risk
#   Option      "LeftEdge"          "1700"  # x coord left
#   Option      "RightEdge"         "5300"  # x coord right
#   Option      "TopEdge"           "1700"  # y coord top
#   Option      "BottomEdge"        "4200"  # y coord bottom
#   Option      "FingerLow"         "05"    # pressure below this level triggers release
#   Option      "FingerHigh"        "10"    # pressure above this level triggers touch
#   Option      "MaxTapTime"        "180"   # max time in ms for detecting tap
#   Option      "VertEdgeScroll"    "true"  # enable vertical scroll zone
#   Option      "HorizEdgeScroll"   "true"  # enable horizontal scroll zone
#   Option      "CornerCoasting"    "true"  # enable continuous scroll with finger in corner
#   Option      "CoastingSpeed"     "0.30"  # corner coasting speed
#   Option      "VertScrollDelta"   "100"   # edge-to-edge scroll distance of the vertical scroll
#   Option      "HorizScrollDelta"  "100"   # edge-to-edge scroll distance of the horizontal scroll
#   Option      "MinSpeed"          "0.10"  # speed factor for low pointer movement
#   Option      "MaxSpeed"          "0.60"  # maximum speed factor for fast pointer movement
#   Option      "AccelFactor"       "0.0020"    # acceleration factor for normal pointer movements
#   Option      "VertTwoFingerScroll"   "true"    # vertical scroll anywhere with two fingers
#   Option      "HorizTwoFingerScroll"  "true"    # horizontal scroll anywhere with two fingers
#EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "Monitor0"
    VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
    ModelName    "Monitor Model"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
    Option        "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
    Option        "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
    Option        "DPMS" "true"
    HorizSync    30.0 - 30.0
    VertRefresh    50.0 - 100.0
EndSection

Section "Device"

        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "ShadowFB"               # [<bool>]
        #Option     "DefaultRefresh"         # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ModeSetClearScreen"     # [<bool>]
    Identifier  "Card0"
    Driver      "vesa"
    VendorName  "ATI Technologies Inc"
    BoardName   "Radeon Mobility X1400"
    BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
    Driver      "fglrx"
    BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Screen0"
    Device     "Card0"
    Monitor    "Monitor0"
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     1
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     4
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     8
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     15
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     16
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
    Device     "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
    Monitor    "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
    DefaultDepth     24
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
    Mode 0666
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
    Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

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Jams

Member

Registered: 2008-11-23

Posts: 9

Re: Laptop multimedia keys problems in Gnome

i'll try it out, hopefully it works.