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Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:29:42 -0400
From: Dan Langille <dan@langille.org>
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Subject: Re: ThinkPad X61s functions keys
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Richard Kolkovich wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 12:43:24PM -0400, Dan Langille wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Running FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE on a ThinkPad X61s.
>>
>> Some keys do not work:
>>
>> - volume adjustment
>> - screen brightness (FN HOME, FN END)
>>
>> The keyboard light does work (FN-PgUp) as does
>> Numeric Lock (FN ScrLk).
>>
>> What can I do to help diagnose the issue so we can get these
>> functions working?
>>
>> -- 
>> Dan Langille -- http://www.langille.org/
>> dan@langille.org
>>
> 
> Dan,
> 
> FWIW, my T43p has never required any special treatment in FreeBSD or Linux for
> the volume adjustment, brightness adjustment or thinklight keys to work.  Granted,
> without acpi_ibm I cannot control those things via software.
> 

With my T41, acpi_ibm was all I needed.