Changed Keyboard Layout on new Thinkpad models

Bug #35395 reported by mroth
10
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
acpi-support (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Paul Sladen

Bug Description

As requested by PaulSladen in #35174, filing an additional bug on the changed keyboard layout in the new Thinkpad series.
Otherwise known as Fn-F3 is Now Battery Not Lock on ThinkPad X60 models

Photo of keyboard layout:
http://www.notebookreview.com/assets/8714.jpg

mroth@slate:~$ sudo dmidecode -s system-manufacturer
LENOVO
mroth@slate:~$ sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name
17044DU
mroth@slate:~$ sudo dmidecode -s system-version
ThinkPad X60s

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mroth (mrothy) wrote :

Fn and release by itself:
0xe0 0x63 0xe0 0xe3

Fn-PrtSc (SysRq):
0x38 0x54 0xd4 0xb8

FnScrLk (NmLk):
0x45 0xc5

Fn-Pause (Break):
0x1d 0xe1 0x1d 0x45 0xe1 0x9d 0xc5 0x9d

Fn-Up (Media Stop):
0xe0 0x24 0xe0 0xa4

Fn-Down (Media Pause):
0xe0 0x22 0xe0 0xa2

Fn-Right (Media Forward):
0xe0 0x19 0xe0 0x99

Fn-Left (Media Back):
0xe0 0x10 0xe0 0x90

Backwards browser key:
0xe0 0x6a 0xe0 0xea 0xe0 0x6a 0xe0 0xea

Forwards browser key:
0xe0 0x69 0xe0 0xe9 0xe0 0x69 0xe0 0xe9

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Paul Sladen (sladen) wrote :

These key-codes all map to the normal expected values. Thanks for taking the time to document them.

I've upload 'acpi-support=0.60' which adds support for the Fn-F2, Fn-F3 and Fn-F8 combinations on newer LenovoPads (including the ones still pretending to be an IBM!).

Please could you test this and confirm that it works. Fn-F8 requires:

  Option "SHMConfig" "true"

in:

  /etc/X11/xorg.conf
    Section "InputDevice"
      Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"

for it to work; but that's a separate bug.

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Paul Sladen (sladen) wrote :

  * Add correct handling for new Lenovo ThinkPads that have changed the
    action of Fn-F3 from KEY_LOCK => KEY_BATTERY. [Malone #35395]
  * Add Lenovo ThinkPad handling of Fn-F8 to toggle the Touchpad
    on newer models or do-nothing on normal ThinkPads [Malone #35395]

Changed in acpi-support:
assignee: nobody → sladen
status: Unconfirmed → Fix Committed
Paul Sladen (sladen)
Changed in acpi-support:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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mroth (mrothy) wrote :

new behavior:
Fn-F2: Lock: Locks X properly
Fn-F3: Battery Icon : does nothing?
Fn-F8: Toggle interface: does nothing, but I assume this is expected, since this machine has no trackpad (trackpoint only).

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