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DISCUSSION Matthew W. S. Bell 4 participants 6 messages Aug 24, 2009 – Aug 25, 2009 ACPI

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Hi,
I get the following reports in my kernel log for key press and release of a "AV MODE" key. The key is situated in a set of multimedia keys above the RHS of the keyboard on the aforementioned laptop model.

sony-laptop: Unknown event: 0x100 0xa1
sony-laptop: Unknown event: 0x100 0x21

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Matthew W.S. Bell

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Quoted 7 lines · Matthew W. S. Bell

Hi,
I get the following reports in my kernel log for key press and release of a "AV MODE" key. The key is situated in a set of multimedia keys above the RHS of the keyboard on the aforementioned laptop model.

sony-laptop: Unknown event: 0x100 0xa1
sony-laptop: Unknown event: 0x100 0x21

What's this button meant to do?

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Quoted 7 lines · Matthew W. S. Bell

Hi,
I get the following reports in my kernel log for key press and release of a "AV MODE" key. The key is situated in a set of multimedia keys above the RHS of the keyboard on the aforementioned laptop model.

sony-laptop: Unknown event: 0x100 0xa1
sony-laptop: Unknown event: 0x100 0x21

What's this button meant to do?

I don't use the original software, and the supplied documentation doesn't mention it, but it seems to be intended to be a shortcut key to a media player.[1] There is also an "S1" key in the same group of buttons that is intended to be used as a shortcut, or, perhaps, special key.

Matthew

[1] <http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090103105816AA5kFcb>

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Quoted 7 lines · Matthew W. S. Bell

Hi,
I get the following reports in my kernel log for key press and release of a "AV MODE" key. The key is situated in a set of multimedia keys above the RHS of the keyboard on the aforementioned laptop model.

sony-laptop: Unknown event: 0x100 0xa1
sony-laptop: Unknown event: 0x100 0x21

What's this button meant to do?

Hah, right. I think that button is supposed to launch some sony provided application to start some multimedia experience with the laptop. Kind of connecting the hdmi to the tv and starting to watch some movie I guess.

Matthew, do you have any idea what input key can be used for it?

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Quoted 3 lines · Mattia Dongili

Hah, right. I think that button is supposed to launch some sony provided application to start some multimedia experience with the laptop. Kind of connecting the hdmi to the tv and starting to watch some movie I guess.

AFAIR S1 and S2 are user-programmable keys that can feature a list of several actions, from starting a program to making the laptop explode.

Best wishes

Norbert

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