Re: [PATCH] Add a quirk for the Dell XPS 13 (2015) when in PS/2 mode.

[Mario Limonciello <mario_limonciello@dell.com>]

On 02/22/2015 10:55 AM, Pali Rohár wrote:
> Thank you for information!
Sure, no problem.
> Mario, do you know if it is possible to "switch" keyboard into
> mode under which Fn key will send scancode (like Ctrl or Alt)
> when presses, so it could be possible to use any Fn+key
> combination for keyboard shortcuts? Because now Fn+F* send one
> scancode (e.g. suspend key) and other combination of Fn+something
> does not work...
Sorry, this is not possible with today's BIOS and EC as I am aware. I'll inquire about this for the future though.

> Dmitry, should not Linux follow this Windows input behaviour? For
> year we have seen people complaining about non working keyboard
> on Dell laptops under Linux (when user Windows it worked)...

This is a bit surprising to me.  Completely non-working?  Or similar problem to what's getting fixed in the BIOS update we discussed above?

> Now that BIOS/EC problem is fixed for some dell laptops (probably
> new versions of BIOSes for other modules will be released too),
> but it is really bad to see *new* laptop (with broken BIOS) that
> does not work under Linux (and work under Windows)...
>
Yes, if you're aware of any models that are not fixed by the BIOS update this month, I would be interested to know.  A majority of our hardware does undergo testing with Linux during development, so usually these types of things are caught.  Once we declare a BIOS stable it's a much lengthier process to issue future fixes however.