Hi all,

The Fn key for standby mode(Fn + F3) in my laptop was not working correctly. I tried to set it with xbindkeys package. But when i tried to assign command for standby fuction, the key combination of Fn +F3 is not detected. What is the reason for this? Im using gxine player for audio and video. I want to control the gxine player through command prompt. Is there commands to control the audio settings through command prompt? Where is the file for the hotkeys in linux?

Regards,
Anitha..

Hi,

And welcome to LQ!

The problem MAY be the Fn-Key.

When you start up xev from a terminal, and then press Fn, does it register?
When Fn is pressed and you press F3, is the output different from F3 by itself?



Cheers,
Tink

Hi tink,

No output is produced when i pressed the keys Fn and Fn+F3. But when i pressed the F3 key alone, the following output is produced,

"KeyPress event, serial 30, synthetic NO, window 0x1200001,
root 0x33, subw 0x0, time 2722128150, (599,538), root: (637,594),
state 0x0, keycode 69 (keysym 0xffc0, F3), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyPress event, serial 30, synthetic NO, window 0x1200001,
root 0x33, subw 0x0, time 2722128150, (599,538), root: (637,594),
state 0x0, keycode 69 (keysym 0xffc0, F3), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:"

Regards,
Anitha..

That means that you'd need some special drivers to be able to make
use of those ... search the web for your make & model in conjunction
with Linux ... sorry.


Cheers,
Tink

Hi,

I have tried xev command in my micreosoft keyboard. It produced same keycode (keycode = 8 ) for email, webhome, run, play/pause, websearch and standby keys. Is there any fault with xev command?

Regards,
Anitha..

I doubt it. Chances are that special drivers are required. Again,
search the web for "+Linux +KeyboardManufacturer +Model" ...


Cheers,
Tink