From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 7 20:07:50 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E1B0637B401 for ; Thu, 7 Aug 2003 20:07:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from wolfgang.bsduser.ca (ip208-168.ott.istop.com [66.11.168.208]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7D9A43F75 for ; Thu, 7 Aug 2003 20:07:49 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from collins@collins-ca.com) Received: from myonlinemail.ca (localhost.bsduser.ca [127.0.0.1]) by wolfgang.bsduser.ca (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h7834eIx019444; Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:04:40 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from collins@collins-ca.com) From: "Chris Collins" To: Andreas Kohn , Chris Collins Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 22:04:40 -0500 Message-Id: <20030808025807.M50946@collins-ca.com> In-Reply-To: <1060292888.390.37.camel@klamath.ankon.homeip.net> References: <20030804.203037.60924487.imp@bsdimp.com> <20030807041519.M28408@collins-ca.com> <1060258006.368.7.camel@klamath.ankon.homeip.net> <20030807210858.M72540@collins-ca.com> <1060292888.390.37.camel@klamath.ankon.homeip.net> X-Mailer: Open WebMail 2.00 20030419 X-OriginatingIP: 64.231.123.113 (collins) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: system power profile / Fucntion Keys X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2003 03:07:51 -0000 It would be great if they were directly handled by the HD in my case. Even when I run windows it requires software for the keys to work. Does anybody have the function keys working with 5.1 on a Vaio 505GL? Thanks Chris On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 23:48:08 +0200, Andreas Kohn wrote > Am Thu, 2003-08-07 um 23.20 schrieb Chris Collins: > > That seems to work.. Thanks but not without a reboot... > > > > As for the FN key they don't work... Is there a key special key mapping that I > > need to do... ? > > > As far as I understood it, the Fn key combinations cannot be > remapped, and are handled directly by the hardware. And, they are absolutely > laptop-specific (ie. my combinations will most likely not work for > you). > > I've also seen laptops which have other means of regulating the LCD > (dials, real buttons, etc) > > > Chris > > > On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 14:06:46 +0200, Andreas Kohn wrote > > > Am Thu, 2003-08-07 um 06.23 schrieb Chris Collins: > > > > Hello > [snip] > > > > > > > > The second thing that I cannot seem to figure out is how to change the screen > > > > brightness. Can somebody point me in the right direction, I am not sure where > > > > to even begin. > > > Your laptop should provide controls for that (mine has Fn+F[7-10] to > > > change brightness and contrast) > > > > > > HTH, > > > -- > > > Andreas Kohn > -- > Andreas Kohn