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Old 04-05-2005, 03:29 AM   #1
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How to bind the keys in Dell Inspiron 5100


How can I bind the function keys and the power button to do certain tasks wehn i press them


I am using Mandrake 10.1 on Inspiron 5100
 
Old 04-05-2005, 07:54 PM   #2
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You need acpi support. A great place to start is

http://www.cpqlinux.com/acpi-howto.html

This will also help with your earlier post about suspend.
 
  


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