So according to Henrique the thinkpad-acpi maintainer .. this patch needs to change. Ubuntu should not have been messing with the hotkey mask at all ...as this is all handled in the thinkpad-acpi code. His response can be found here:
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=20080223195052.GB5123%40khazad-dum.debian.net
So this patch should actually be (will test and see that everything is ok):
Signed-off-by: Jerone Young <email address hidden>
diff -r 4b27ca13af80 thinkpad_acpi.modprobe --- a/thinkpad_acpi.modprobe Sat Feb 23 16:18:42 2008 -0600 +++ b/thinkpad_acpi.modprobe Sat Feb 23 16:18:59 2008 -0600 @@ -1,1 +1,1 @@ options thinkpad_acpi hotkey=enable,0xff -options thinkpad_acpi hotkey=enable,0xffff8f experimental=1 +options thinkpad_acpi experimental=1
So according to Henrique the thinkpad-acpi maintainer .. this patch needs to change. Ubuntu should not have been messing with the hotkey mask at all ...as this is all handled in the thinkpad-acpi code. His response can be found here:
http:// sourceforge. net/mailarchive /message. php?msg_ name=2008022319 5052.GB5123% 40khazad- dum.debian. net
So this patch should actually be (will test and see that everything is ok):
Signed-off-by: Jerone Young <email address hidden>
diff -r 4b27ca13af80 thinkpad_ acpi.modprobe acpi.modprobe Sat Feb 23 16:18:42 2008 -0600 acpi.modprobe Sat Feb 23 16:18:59 2008 -0600 enable, 0xffff8f experimental=1
--- a/thinkpad_
+++ b/thinkpad_
@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@ options thinkpad_acpi hotkey=enable,0xff
-options thinkpad_acpi hotkey=
+options thinkpad_acpi experimental=1