IBM Thinkpad R40e special keys does not work with ACPI

Verified that APIC makes no difference in this bug.

Confirming this bug, hardware version 2684-HRG as above.

The bug also exist in linux-source-2.6.17 (Ubuntu).
This has been logged in bug #68734.

Do you still have this issue with the latest release of Ubuntu ?

Thank's a lot! Here the information as requested:

Result of command "uname -a": Linux matthias-laptop 2.6.20-16-generic #2 SMP Thu Jun 7 20:19:32 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

Please find the log files attached.

It would also be great if you could do this : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/HotkeyResearch

Thank you !

Enclosed you find two pictures of my keyboard that show the hotkeys/FN-keys. I can use some of the hotkeys (volume up, down, mute and brightness) as long as I don't add the parameter acpi=off. Nevertheless in that case the power management is not available (as described above).

I am sorry, I couldn't get the keycode for some of the buttons.

Access IBM is 0x9f
volume down is 0xae
volume up is 0xb0
mute is 0xa0

FN-Key functions (as described on www.ibm.com)

FN+F3: Turn off the LCD display, leaving the screen blank. To turn the LCD display on again, press any key or the TrackPoint pointing stick.

FN+F4: Put the computer in standby mode. To return to normal operation, press the Fn key independently, without pressing a function key.

FN+F5: No function as far as I know

FN+F7: Switching the display output location.
Switch between the computer display and an external monitor. If an external monitor is attached, the computer output is displayed in the following three patterns by turns:

    * External monitor (CRT display)
    * Computer display and external monitor (LCD + CRT display)
    * Computer display (LCD)

FN+F12: Put the computer into hibernation mode. To return to normal operation, press the power button for less than four seconds.

FN+Pos1: Brightness up

FN+Ende: Brightness down

Please let me know if you have any further questions.

EDIT:

"Enclosed you find two pictures of my keyboard that show the hotkeys/FN-keys. I can use some of the hotkeys (volume up, down, mute and brightness) as long as I don't add the parameter acpi=off."

IT SHOULD BE "as long as I add the parameter acpi=off.", of course!

Thank you very much!

Beginning with the Hardy Heron 8.04 development cycle, all open Ubuntu kernel bugs need to be reported against the "linux" kernel package. We are automatically migrating this bug to the new "linux" package. However, development has already began for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. It would be helpful if you could test the upcoming release and verify if this is still an issue - http://www.ubuntu.com/testing . If the issue still exists, please update this report by changing the Status of the "linux" task from "Incomplete" to "New". We appreciate your patience and understanding as we make this transition. Thanks!

The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. There are one of two ways you should be able to test:

1) If you are comfortable installing packages on your own, the linux-image-2.6.27-* package is currently available for you to install and test.

--or--

2) The upcoming Alpha5 for Intrepid Ibex 8.10 will contain this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. Alpha5 is set to be released Thursday Sept 4. Please watch http://www.ubuntu.com/testing for Alpha5 to be announced. You should then be able to test via a LiveCD.

Please let us know immediately if this newer 2.6.27 kernel resolves the bug reported here or if the issue remains. More importantly, please open a new bug report for each new bug/regression introduced by the 2.6.27 kernel and tag the bug report with 'linux-2.6.27'. Also, please specifically note if the issue does or does not appear in the 2.6.26 kernel. Thanks again, we really appreicate your help and feedback.

Unfortunately this bug report is being closed because we received no response to the last inquiry for information. However, the Intrepid Ibex 8.10 Beta release was most recently announced - http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/beta . If you are able to confirm this is still an issue with this most recent release please feel free to reopen this report. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New".

Thanks,

I have the same bug in Intrepid so I am re-opening this issue.

Linux ian-laptop 2.6.27-9-generic #1 SMP Thu Nov 20 21:57:00 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

Hi bergcube,

This bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? Can you try with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO CD images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/ .

If it remains an issue, could you run the following command from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal). It will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report.

apport-collect -p linux-image-`uname -r` 53606

Also, if you could test the latest upstream kernel available that would be great. It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag. This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text. Please let us know your results.

Thanks in advance.

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This bug report was marked as Incomplete and has not had any updated comments for quite some time. As a result this bug is being closed. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu release http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download . Also, please be sure to provide any requested information that may have been missing. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

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