Sony-laptop: unknown event - VAIO VGN-FW21L

Sony-laptop: unknown event - VAIO VGN-FW21L

[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

Thanks.
Matthew W.S. Bell

Re: Sony-laptop: unknown event - VAIO VGN-FW21L

[Matthew Garrett]

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 11:59:21PM +0100, Matthew W. S. Bell wrote:
> 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?

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@srcf.ucam.org

Re: Sony-laptop: unknown event - VAIO VGN-FW21L

[Mattia Dongili]

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 01:57:27AM +0100, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 11:59:21PM +0100, Matthew W. S. Bell wrote:
> > 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?
-- 
mattia
:wq!

Re: Sony-laptop: unknown event - VAIO VGN-FW21L

[Norbert Preining]

On Tue, 25 Aug 2009, Mattia Dongili wrote:
> 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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Re: Sony-laptop: unknown event - VAIO VGN-FW21L

[Matthew W. S. Bell]

On Tue, 2009-08-25 at 23:33 +0900, Mattia Dongili wrote:
> Matthew, do you have any idea what input key can be used for it?

KEY_MEDIA probably fits. ;)

Matthew

Re: Sony-laptop: unknown event - VAIO VGN-FW21L

[Matthew W. S. Bell]

On Tue, 2009-08-25 at 01:57 +0100, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 11:59:21PM +0100, Matthew W. S. Bell wrote:
> > 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>