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Date:      Thu, 7 Aug 2003 22:04:40 -0500
From:      "Chris Collins" <collins@collins-ca.com>
To:        Andreas Kohn <andreas.kohn@gmx.net>, Chris Collins <collins@collins-ca.com>
Cc:        freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: system power profile / Fucntion Keys
Message-ID:  <20030808025807.M50946@collins-ca.com>
In-Reply-To: <1060292888.390.37.camel@klamath.ankon.homeip.net>
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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@gmx.net>
> -- 
> Andreas Kohn <andreas.kohn@gmx.net>




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