Appears to be present in Raring, Saucy, and Trusty kernels so it is clearly related to the unique hardware of this Samsung notebook.
What has changed is the behaviour with Trusty. In earlier versions of Xubuntu the volume function keys didn't cause is state requiring a reboot. Now looking at getting the scancodes for the keys to see if it is possible to reprogram them. -- 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/1323423 Title: [Samsung NP350E5C-A02AU] function keys cause machine to freeze Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: FN+F6 (Mute), FN+F7 (Volume Down), and FN+F7 (Volume Up) cause the machine to become highly unstable requiring a power off holding the power button in. This did not happen in Ubuntu 13.04. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: linux-image-3.13.0-27-generic 3.13.0-27.50 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-27.50-generic 3.13.11 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-27-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: slumbergod 2252 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Tue May 27 09:23:11 2014 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-18 (38 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140414) MachineType: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 350V5C/351V5C/3540VC/3440VC ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-27-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=7ef0aef5-c4f9-45fb-b729-95b463a492d6 ro quiet splash acpi_backlight=vendor vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-27-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-27-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.127.2 SourcePackage: linux StagingDrivers: rts5139 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 07/04/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: P09ABE dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: NP350E5C-A02AU dmi.board.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. dmi.board.version: BOARD REVISION 00 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. dmi.chassis.version: 0.1 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP09ABE:bd07/04/2013:svnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:pn350V5C/351V5C/3540VC/3440VC:pvrP09ABE.012.CP:rvnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:rnNP350E5C-A02AU:rvrBOARDREVISION00:cvnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:ct9:cvr0.1: dmi.product.name: 350V5C/351V5C/3540VC/3440VC dmi.product.version: P09ABE.012.CP dmi.sys.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1323423/+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
