New kernel includes a new driver intel-hid that handles wireless hotkey; however this is not yet available in xenial kernel.
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Alex Hung (alexhung) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1589886 Title: Wireless hotkey fails on Dell XPS 15 9550 Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Title: Wireless hotkey fails on Dell XPS 15 9550 Summary: Wireless key does nothing on Dell XPS 15 9550. Observing "watch -n1 rfkill list", nothing changes when pressing wireless hotkey (Fn + PrtScr) Only message in /var/log/kern.log: kernel: [10909.979019] dell_wmi: Unknown key 153 pressed Steps: 1. Pressing wireless hotkey (Fn + PrtScr) Expected results: Wireless hotkey could disable/enable wireless devices Actual results: Wireless hotkey does nothing Additional information: Wifi card: Device: 02:00.0 Class: Network controller [0280] Vendor: Broadcom Corporation [14e4] Device: BCM43602 802.11ac Wireless LAN SoC [43ba] SVendor: Dell [1028] SDevice: BCM43602 802.11ac Wireless LAN SoC [0020] Rev: 01 CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz (8x) GPU: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 530 (rev 06) Manufacturer: Dell ProductName: XPS 15 9550 BiosVersion: 01.02.00 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1589886/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp