On further investigation, it seems the toshiba_acpi module won't load. >From /var/log/messages:
Oct 1 09:42:51 jldugger-tablet kernel: [17179593.404000] pcc_acpi: loading... Oct 1 09:42:51 jldugger-tablet kernel: [17179593.472000] toshiba_acpi: Toshiba Laptop ACPI Extras version 0.19a-dev Oct 1 09:42:51 jldugger-tablet kernel: [17179593.472000] toshiba_acpi: HCI method: \_SB_.VALZ.GHCI Oct 1 09:42:51 jldugger-tablet kernel: [17179593.472000] toshiba_acpi: Toshiba hotkeys are sent as ACPI events Oct 1 09:42:51 jldugger-tablet kernel: [17179593.472000] toshiba_acpi: ktoshkeyd will check 2 times per second Oct 1 09:42:51 jldugger-tablet kernel: [17179593.472000] toshiba_acpi: ktoshkeyd initialisation failed. Refusing to load module ktoshkeyd is what turns Fnkey presses into acpi events. I'm not sure whether this is the correct pacakge for this bug anymore, because "sudo modprobe toshiba_acpi" results in a kernel oops. ** Attachment added: "/var/log/messages trimmed" http://librarian.launchpad.net/4567924/messages ** Summary changed: - Toshiba Tecra M7 fn keys don't create events + toshiba_acpi fails to load ** Description changed: I recently upgraded my Toshiba Tecra M7 from dapper to edgy (full reinstall). Previously, the Fn keys were operating, but now they fail - to work, and don't create any ACPI events, judging from /var/log/acpid. + to work, and don't create any ACPI events, judging from + /var/log/messages. ** Tags added: laptop -- toshiba_acpi fails to load on Edgy Beta https://launchpad.net/bugs/63305 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
