Also mapping the keys with the procedure from above works the same even with the broken 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.6.5 package installed, but as I said before, pressing the keys afterwards doesn't have any effect.
The Play/Pause and the Stop keys are working fine -mapped as "Audio play"/"Audio pause" and "Audio stop" (right column labels) Launch media player key also works (It launches Rhytmbox), although the mapping shows (strangely) "Tools" -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1248368 Title: Volume up/down keyboard keys stoped working after gnome-settings- daemon package update To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1248368/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs