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The Num-lock key worked as for a normal keyboard, all the F* keys worked and the "<" key was not swapped with the "½" key. I did some more testing with the old kernel (2.6.24-11.17) and the keyboard just worked as I would expect. Is there a better way to change this setting?įurthermore if changing this setting is needed for making the Apple keyboard work, shouldn't this be the default setting? I would hate Hardy to be released with this sort of quirk. Sudo echo 2 >/sys/module/ hid/parameters/ pb_fnmodeīut i get a "permission denied" error. I tried to set /sys/module/ hid/parameters/ pb_fnmode to 2 by writing the following line: Basically, when youįile to /lib/modules/2.6.24-12-generic/kernel/drivers/hid/hid.ko and The drivers/hid/hid-input.c file what is going on. Will post it here when its done and tested. The i386 kernel module is still compiling, but I Reboot only if you're having this numlock issue and only if you're Move thisįile to /lib/modules/ 2.6.24- 12-generic/ kernel/ drivers/ hid/hid. I have also attached a kernel module file for amd64 machines. Unfortunately, I'm no kernel programmer, but I'll keep The whole FN/F-Key business, keyboards that have keypads SHOULD be stuck This isĪs long as the precedent for default apple behavior has been set with Keyboard to decide whether or not to change the key mapping. When the numlock key is pressed, it checks the model of the
#Apple wireless numeric keypad not working Patch#
Here's another patch that's probably more correct than the one I postedĮarlier. Obviously wrong for those apple keyboards that actually do have a keypad. Right side of the keyboard take on the keypad functionality. Keyboard into powerbook style keypad mode. Hit the numlock key on an apple keyboard that has a real keypad, itĭoesn't actually care that you have a real keypad and switches the The drivers/ hid/hid- input.c file what is going on.
#Apple wireless numeric keypad not working code#
The keyboard worked fine before, so this is very annoying.Īs for the numlock problem, it's very obvious from viewing the code in It seems to me it is likely to be caused by the "fix" introduced in bug #162083. Apparently 'F6' behaves as 'num-lock' in this mode.Īfter spending several hours with this problem before realizing it was related to the kernel-update, I went to search the bug database. A fix is to press the 'F6' key twice to get the keyboard back to normal mode. Instead some of the letters behave as a virtual numeric keypad as for a laptop keyboard without a numeric keypad. When pressing the "crossed rectangle" key above '7' on the numeric keypad (is it the 'clear' og 'num-lock' key?) the letters and numeric keypad no longer work correctly. Based on the discussion above i can now make the F-keys temporarily work again by pressing and holding the 'fn' key.Ģ. Other characters are swapped as well (e.g. When upgrading kernel from 2.6.24-11.17 to 2.6.24-12.22 all F-keys stopped working except 'F5' and 'F6'. Allthough to me it seems like to seperate issues:ġ. I have a wired USB white Apple keyboard with danish layout. I can confirm problems these problems as well. I did not try the workarounds or kernel patches, I want to use the "default that ubuntu offers" whenever possible. I find it quite funny that a keyboard needs a friggin' kernel driver, I did not know that until now :) I don't know, I think this happened a week or so ago.
#Apple wireless numeric keypad not working update#
> So did these problems crop up for everyone right after the update to enable FN Yes, my keyboard is the full-size version that comes with new iMacs and stuff like that. > Does your keyboard really have a numeric keypad? > be careful with the application numlockx. I think most users under linux need the F* keys quite often, be it for F11 (fullscreen), F2 (rename), alt-F2, alt-F3 (deskbar), F1 (help), and so on.
#Apple wireless numeric keypad not working mac#
Uh, this is nonsense, it worked a week ago! And I bought this keyboard because it has comfortable keys, not because I want it to behave like a mac or something. > And if you are talking about F* keys not working, that is the default behavior of these keyboards. That was done already (when I plugged another keyboard, numlock led was off) > Please try turning off numlock from another keyboard. Just for replying to all the latest questions that affect me, and have a summary of my particular situation: