How to enable Fn keys on Eee PC 1005HA and 10.04 Lucid Lynx?

[dsfitzpat]

The issue is explained pretty well in the bug report (bug #505452: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ux/+bug/505452)
Basically the eeePC bios is programmed to determine the operating system being used at boot - and adding this line lets it know.
As a bonus fix, they explain how to keep notifications working for the brightness hotkeys - see post #44.

[sabutuga]

Thank you kevinp93. your instructions it worked great for me excepet for the Fn space!
Have you got any idea how to fix this and/or where do I change the clock speed on a eeepc 1005 with Ubuntu NBR installed?

thank you

[applesauceyeah]

Thank you, kevinp93!

The solution also works on 1000HE.

[henriquemaia]

This solution works on my 1000HE, I get the fn keys working, but there's a strange side-effect:

when a sound occurs (like a telepathy contact online notification), the computer screen dims and the battery is activated (just for a brief moment). If, for instance, I remove the battery and a sound starts, the computer shuts down immediately (due to the lack of power).

In order to stop this odd behavior, I just have to remove the acpi_osi=Linux and things go back to normal... but I have no fn keys.

Does anyone have an idea how to solve this?

[barrieluv]

I haven't done any of the fixes suggested but after a recent kernel update my volume keys are now working as well as brightness/suspend/wifi on-off.

[henriquemaia]

I haven't done any of the fixes suggested but after a recent kernel update my volume keys are now working as well as brightness/suspend/wifi on-off.

With the latest kernel on mine, some fn keys work, some do not (volume keys, for instance).

[lloydm]

got eeebuntu 3.0 live cd and i noticed that all function keys were working so i copied the eeepc-acpi.local from the live cd and used that on my 1005ha running nbr 10.04 and now all Fn keys work!!

#
# Configuration file for EeePC ACPI utilities
# Andrew Wyatt
# Generic ACPI utilities for the EeePC line of netbooks.
#

# NOTE: Copy this file to eeepc-acpi.local and edit the copy,
# this will save your settings between upgrades.
#
# If you choose to edit this file instead when you upgrade, it will
# be automatically copied to eeepc-acpi.local and overwritten.
#
# When editing the .local version, be sure to clear out keys that you don't
# need rather than commenting. This will prevent conflicts.
#
# Example: If you are disabling WIFI and using FN-F2 for Bluetooth, add the
# following without the #s:
#
# KEY_WIFI=""
# KEY_BT="00000010"
#
# This will remove the default configuration from KEY_WIFI and assign that key
# to KEY_BT.

# This is the path to the ACPI utilities.

EEEPC_PATH=/etc/acpi/eeepc
EEEPC_VAR=/var/eeepc

# If you are using a WIFI driver that is non-standard for the Eee, or otherwise
# detected incorrectly, set it here.
#
# Example: WIFI_DRIVER="ndiswrapper" or WIFI_DRIVER="ath5k"
#
# WIFI_DRIVER=""

# Eee PC function keys; If a key doesn't do its intended function, uncomment
# KEY_SHOW, save, then press that key to get its ID. Replace the key ID with
# the ID shown on your screen, and then re-comment KEY_SHOW.
# Example:
# if KEY_VGAOFF is 00000016, but using KEY_SHOW you see that it is really 00000017 then
# set KEY_VGAOFF to "00000017".

# KEY_SHOW="1"

# To disable an option, put a # in front of it, and to enable an option, remove the #.
# Be cautious not to hook two functions to one key, or weird things could happen
# (Touchpad disable could also open firefox if both are enabled, and vice versa)

# This is the trigger key to turn the active display on and off.
KEY_VGAOFF="00000016"

# This is the trigger key to enable or cycle through connected displays.
KEY_VGAOUTA="00000030"
KEY_VGAOUTB="00000031"
KEY_VGAOUTC="00000032"

# This is the trigger key to start Performance Monitor
KEY_PERFMON="00000012"
KEY_PERFMON_COMMAND="/usr/bin/gnome-system-monitor"
KEY_PERFMON_NAME="System Monitor"
KEY_PERFMON_ICON="gnome-monitor"

# This is the trigger key to toggle WIFI on and off.
KEY_WIFI="00000010"

# These trigger keys toggle volume up and down and mute.
KEY_VOLU="00000015"
KEY_VOLD="00000014"
KEY_MUTE="00000013"

# This is the trigger key to toggle the touchpad on and off.
KEY_TOUCHPAD="0000001a"

# This is the trigger key to cycle through available resolutions.
KEY_RESOLUTION="0000001b"

# This is the trigger key to toggle USB power on and off.
# KEY_USB="0000001c"

# This is the trigger key to toggle Bluetooth off and on.
KEY_BT="0000001c"

# This is the trigger key to toggle Webcam off and on.
KEY_CAM="0000001d"

# This is the trigger key to cycle through screen rotation.
# KEY_ROTATE="0000001c"

# This is the trigger key to cycle through CPU states (Performance, Ondemand, and Powersave)
# KEY_FSB="0000001d"

# To enable custom commands, comment out the keys above that match the trigger key
# Ex: 0000001a matches the Touchpad toggle and Firefox.
#
# Next uncomment the custom key you would like enabled, and all of the associated options.
#
# The format of the custom keys are as follows:
#
# KEY_CUSTOM is the trigger key.
# ""_COMMAND is the program to execute.
# ""_NAME is the display name to show in the notification.
# ""_ICON is the icon to display in the notification.

# KEY_CUSTOMA="0000001a"
# KEY_CUSTOMA_COMMAND="/usr/bin/firefox"
# KEY_CUSTOMA_NAME="Firefox"
# KEY_CUSTOMA_ICON="firefox-3.0"

# KEY_CUSTOMB="0000001b"
# KEY_CUSTOMB_COMMAND="/usr/bin/pidgin"
# KEY_CUSTOMB_NAME="Pidgin"
# KEY_CUSTOMB_ICON="pidgin"

# KEY_CUSTOMC="0000001c"
# KEY_CUSTOMC_COMMAND="/usr/bin/gcalctool"
# KEY_CUSTOMC_NAME="Calculator"
# KEY_CUSTOMC_ICON="accessories-calculator"

# KEY_CUSTOMD="0000001d"
# KEY_CUSTOMD_COMMAND="/usr/bin/evolution --component=mail"
# KEY_CUSTOMD_NAME="Evolution"
# KEY_CUSTOMD_ICON="evolution"

# Disable touchpad when typing
# The TOUCHPAD_KEY_DISABLE option enables / disable stopping the touchpad while typing (1=on and 0=off)
TOUCHPAD_KEY_DISABLE="1"

# TOUCHPAD_DELAY is the delay in seconds before re-enabling the touchpad after typing
TOUCHPAD_DELAY="0.5"

# Volume control
#
# Options:
# Set to "AUTO" and the tool will adjust all playback devices.
# Set to "FAKE" to the tool will send ACPI fake keypresses to adjust volume and display desktop OSD
# Set to "LineOut" or your specific device for fine control.
#
# Change increment of volume increase / decrease by adjusting VOL_ADJ (Default "2dB")

VOL_DEV="AUTO"
VOL_ADJ="1dB"

# Settings for CPU on Battery vs AC. These are triggers initiated by plug and unplug events.
# There is normally no need to change them unless your Eee PC is not changing power options
# when plugged in and then unplugged.

POWER_AC="00000050"
POWER_BAT="00000051"

# Mode settings for Eee PC when plugged in or on battery.
# MODE_AC = Plugged in
# MODE_BAT = Unplugged

MODE_AC="performance"
MODE_BAT="ondemand"

# Enable following to implement all of the powersave controls with one exception. It will
# use the "ondemand" scaler rather than "powersave" which will increase performance of your
# Eee at the cost of some battery life.
#
# If you aren't taxing the CPU the power savings difference is minimal. This will however let
# you watch a movie in Power Saver mode.
#
# FASTER_POWERSAVE="1"

# Stop these services if running when going to ondemand or powersave modes. Start them if
# they aren't running when entering performance mode.
#
# Comment with a # to disable this feature, add or remove services at will, just keep a space
# between them.
#
# Check to make sure you are already running some of these before blanket enabling because
# it doesn't check the runlevel, it just starts and stops them.
#

# PAUSE_SERVICES="anacron crond atd sshd"

# The following option will turn off power to all USB devices that support suspending power.
# This doesn't seem to work for USB connected lights. Use with caution, it does a sync
# before powering off but if you have drives mounted they will not be cleanly unmounted!
#
# If you are booting from a USB device such as your card reader, or thumb drive, this will
# probably crash your computer.
#
# Set to 1 to enable and 0 to disable
#
# USB_SUSPEND=1

# Set these to override assumed states, useful to force overclocking of FSB or to support devices
# not properly detected. If you experience lockups, etc; boot single and look at /proc/eee/fsb to get
# new default settings.
#
# The Eee PC FSB format is typically "100 24 1" or "30 15 1". These break down to the following:
#
# FSB: 100
# MULTIPLIER: 24
#
# Voltage is managed automatically and is not yet a parameter. If you are using a system that supports
# an FSB overclock of 110, but this tool defaults you to 100 then change OVERRIDE_FSB to "110".

# OVERRIDE_FSB=""
# OVERRIDE_MULTIPLIER=""

# This option will allow you to apply a custom scale. Only use this option if instructed by the maintainer.
# FSB_SCALE=""
#
# This option will eliminate FSB scaling; for example it will allow shifting from performance to ondemand
# but it will not alter the FSB settings. If this is enabled, all FSB changes are ignored including overrides.

# DONOT_SCALE_FSB="1"

# Set this to "managed" or "auto". When set to "managed" the utilities provided in this package will manage
# your fan for you and you will be able to set thresholds by altering the TEMP values below. When set to
# "auto" the fan will be managed by your BIOS.
FAN_MODE="managed"

# Eee PC temperature control settings (only applies if fan is managed). These values are in Celcius, and when
# the temperature rises above the defined value, the fan management utility will increase fan speed until the
# temperature is reduced back below the threshold.

TEMP_NORMAL=55
TEMP_WARN=60
TEMP_CRIT=70

# The following parameters define what to restore on startup. When changing state 1=on and 0=off.
# When you boot your machine and log in, anything set to 1 will restore setting back to previously set
# value, otherwise previous settings will be ignored.
#

# Restore USB state (powered on or off)
# BOOT_USB=1

# Restore Bluetooth
BOOT_BLUETOOTH=1

# Restore Camera
BOOT_CAMERA=1

# Number of seconds to delay before changing CPU speed. This allows the system more time to complete startup
# before switching to a slower mode.
BOOT_CPU_DELAY=45

# Set screen resolution on startup
BOOT_RESOLUTION=1

# Restore LVDS panel on / off
BOOT_LVDSOFF=1

# Restore Screen Rotation
BOOT_ROTATION=1

# Restore touchpad
BOOT_TOUCHPAD=1

# Restore external monitor
BOOT_VGA=1

# Restore WIFI
BOOT_WIFI=1

[ginobe]

i know this if prob not the right place but i'm a total noob and need major help with my sony vgn-fs980. i installed ubuntu 10.04 and everything seems to work except of course the fn key. i found another thread which provided a like to install a fsfn .deb package but its not working for me and no one has replay from that thread so was wondering if anyone can be so kind to lend me a hand please. thanks in advance.

[l0b0]

Worked on 1005HAB as well, thanks! BTW, does anyone know of a BIOS setting that could take care of this instead?

[teaker1s]

Hi, grub entry worked for me.
With great expectations I tried http://auroraos.org/ and found it extremely disappointing on my 1001ha.(plus they are currently running part their own version and part standard Debian repositories (it will break)

But it did offer jupiter http://auroraos.org/project/jupiter which works nicely on lucid if you install the deb and eeepc deb from sourceforge

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