Reassigning to X.org's evdev driver then. If evtest gets the correct events, then kernel, keymaps, and evdev are alright, but it seems the press events somehow get lost in X.org's input driver.
** Package changed: systemd (Ubuntu) => xserver-xorg-input-evdev (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1421205 Title: Keyboard Volume up/down keys not work with pc105 Status in xserver-xorg-input-evdev package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Problem: Keyboard Volume up/down keys not work after installation If I set in keyboard control panel another shortcut for volume up/down (Ctrl+arrows) - this works right. If I set in keyboard control panel volume up/down keys from my keyboard, this assigned in control panel, but not works, even after restart. Pre-Diagnosis: No keydown event for volume_up/volume down Guide: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Hotkeys/Troubleshooting System: Recently installed Ubuntu 14.10 x64 Keyboard: Genius GK-110001 (PS/2) xev application gets only release event (example for vol down): ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FocusOut event, serial 37, synthetic NO, window 0x6400001, mode NotifyGrab, detail NotifyAncestor FocusIn event, serial 37, synthetic NO, window 0x6400001, mode NotifyUngrab, detail NotifyAncestor KeymapNotify event, serial 37, synthetic NO, window 0x0, keys: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KeyRelease event, serial 37, synthetic NO, window 0x6400001, root 0x2eb, subw 0x0, time 77585669, (-285,866), root:(480,918), state 0x10, keycode 122 (keysym 0x1008ff11, XF86AudioLowerVolume), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False FocusOut event, serial 37, synthetic NO, window 0x6400001, mode NotifyNormal, detail NotifyNonlinear evtest application report gets all events (vol down press/release and vol up press/release): ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event: time 1423744203.723254, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value ae Event: time 1423744203.723254, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 114 (KEY_VOLUMEDOWN), value 1 Event: time 1423744203.723254, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1423744203.781803, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value ae Event: time 1423744203.781803, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 114 (KEY_VOLUMEDOWN), value 0 Event: time 1423744203.781803, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1423744204.330757, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value b0 Event: time 1423744204.330757, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 115 (KEY_VOLUMEUP), value 1 Event: time 1423744204.330757, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1423744204.405869, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value b0 Event: time 1423744204.405869, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 115 (KEY_VOLUMEUP), value 0 RESULT SCANCODE CURRENT_KEYCODE MEANING -------------------------------- AE KEY_VOLUMEDOWN VOLUME DOWN B0 KEY_VOLUMEUP VOLUME UP MORE INFO: udev info /dev/input/event2 gets me: P: /devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input2/event2 N: input/event2 S: input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-0-event-kbd E: DEVLINKS=/dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-0-event-kbd E: DEVNAME=/dev/input/event2 E: DEVPATH=/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input2/event2 E: ID_INPUT=1 E: ID_INPUT_KEY=1 E: ID_INPUT_KEYBOARD=1 E: ID_PATH=platform-i8042-serio-0 E: ID_PATH_TAG=platform-i8042-serio-0 E: ID_SERIAL=noserial E: MAJOR=13 E: MINOR=66 E: SUBSYSTEM=input E: USEC_INITIALIZED=8103 E: XKBLAYOUT=us,ru E: XKBMODEL=pc105 E: XKBOPTIONS=grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll E: XKBVARIANT=, ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: udev 208-8ubuntu8.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-30.40-generic 3.16.7-ckt3 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-30-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity CustomUdevRuleFiles: 60-vboxdrv.rules Date: Thu Feb 12 23:12:51 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-02-11 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1) MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. P67A-D3-B3 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.16.0-30-generic root=/dev/mapper/main-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: systemd UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 03/20/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc. dmi.bios.version: FE dmi.board.name: P67A-D3-B3 dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.board.version: x.x dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrFE:bd03/20/2012:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnP67A-D3-B3:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnP67A-D3-B3:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: P67A-D3-B3 dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. 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