[Bug 397997] New: Funciton F8/ Scroll Lock F8 on dell laptops to switch to external monitor not working.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397997 Summary: Funciton F8/Scroll Lock F8 on dell laptops to switch to external monitor not working. Product: openSUSE 11.0 Version: RC 1 Platform: 32bit OS/Version: openSUSE 11.0 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Usability AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: novell@rvp.endjunk.com QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: Beta-Customer Function - F8 is used by several models of Dell laptop to switch to the external monitor when docked. ( scroll lock - f8 works on the external keyboard the same way ) On the Inspiron 4000/ Dell Latitude C500/C600 series laptops using the 32 bit livecd even after installing to hard drive and docking the pc they do not work. This makes it impossible to use the laptop while docked. These keys worked fine under opensuse 10.3. The laptop in question only had a cd drive and so is unable to install via the full dvd version. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397997 Andreas Jaeger <aj@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com |dkukawka@novell.com -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397997 User dkukawka@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397997#c1 Danny Kukawka <dkukawka@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |novell@rvp.endjunk.com --- Comment #1 from Danny Kukawka <dkukawka@novell.com> 2008-06-13 02:17:19 MDT --- Generates Fn+F8 an unknown scancode/a message in /var/log/messages? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397997 User novell@rvp.endjunk.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397997#c2 Rudi Pittman <novell@rvp.endjunk.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|novell@rvp.endjunk.com | --- Comment #2 from Rudi Pittman <novell@rvp.endjunk.com> 2008-06-13 13:24:43 MDT --- While in a console via ctrl alt f1 I did a "tail -f /var/log/messages" and then hit scroll lock - f8 on the external keyboard (when the laptop is docked it's in a slot with the monitor sitting on top so you can't get to the laptop keyboard......all that was displayed on the screen was ^@ each time I hit function f8....nothing was displayed in the messsages. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397997 User dkukawka@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397997#c3 Danny Kukawka <dkukawka@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |novell@rvp.endjunk.com --- Comment #3 from Danny Kukawka <dkukawka@novell.com> 2008-06-14 03:13:22 MDT --- Then remove the machine from the docking station and do the same. I need to know if the internal keyboard produce a unknown scancode message in /var/log/messages. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397997 User novell@rvp.endjunk.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397997#c4 Rudi Pittman <novell@rvp.endjunk.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|novell@rvp.endjunk.com | --- Comment #4 from Rudi Pittman <novell@rvp.endjunk.com> 2008-06-15 21:50:56 MDT --- When undocked hitting Function f8 does not cause an error message in /var/log/messages. Additionally the screen flickers as if the system is trying to switch to an external monitor. When docked I can open the top of the laptop about a 1/2 inch and pressing scroll lock f8 apparently does not cause a similar flicker from what I can tell...I got two long pens and managed to hit function f8 on the laptop keyboard while docked with the lid open...it also did not appear to cause the flicker and didn't work. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397997 User dkukawka@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397997#c5 Danny Kukawka <dkukawka@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |hmacht@novell.com Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |thoenig@novell.com --- Comment #5 from Danny Kukawka <dkukawka@novell.com> 2008-06-17 04:59:10 MDT --- @Timo: any ideas? (Adding also Holger for docking) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397997 Stephan Binner <stbinner@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component|Usability |Mobile Devices -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397997 User dkukawka@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397997#c6 --- Comment #6 from Danny Kukawka <dkukawka@novell.com> 2008-07-15 14:48:58 MDT --- Ping -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397997 User dkukawka@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397997#c7 Danny Kukawka <dkukawka@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC|thoenig@novell.com | AssignedTo|dkukawka@novell.com |sndirsch@novell.com Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Component|Mobile Devices |X.Org Info Provider|thoenig@novell.com | QAContact|qa@suse.de |xorg-maintainer-bugs@forge.provo.novell.com --- Comment #7 from Danny Kukawka <dkukawka@novell.com> 2008-07-17 15:59:58 MDT --- Sounds to me like a X (or kernel driver problem) and not like a HAL/keymapping problem, I reassign it to X.org to evaluate. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397997 User sndirsch@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397997#c8 Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |INVALID --- Comment #8 from Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@novell.com> 2008-07-17 17:49:14 MDT --- Please use the available RANDR 1.2 tools. Switching by a hotkey doesn't work reliably and will never work on every laptop. Thanks. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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