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[Paul Sladen <ubuntu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Page 12 of:

http://odm.ubuntu.com/uhs/2011/Enabling%20Hotkey%20Features%20on%20Ubuntu.pdf

gives this as the Dell WMI GUID:

  9DBB5994-A997-11DA-B012-B622A1EF5492 dell_wmi

Whoopie: are you seeing "unhandled WMI event" at the same time as the
key is pressed?

If this is not obviously the case it worth poking Seth Forshee
(Canonical) and Rezwanul Kabir (Dell) to find out if a knock-code or
something else is required.

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Title:
  Dell Vostro V131: special keys not working

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Bug filed, following conversation on IRC at:

    http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2013/07/28/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t07:45

  I own a Dell Vostro V131. This model has 3 special hotkeys (quick
  launch keys:

  http://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/_migrated/pics/v131tastatur_01.jpg

  There are documented in page 1 of the manual:

    ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-
  products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_vostro_notebook/vostro-v131_Setup
  %20Guide_en-us.pdf

  as being:

    1. "Windows mobility center" (this hotkey generates [Mod]+[x])
    2. "Dell support center"
    3. "Dell instant launch manager"

  This was previous raised at:

    http://www.mail-archive.com/platform-driver-x86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg03124.html
    http://www.mail-archive.com/platform-driver-x86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg04444.html

  The "Dell support center" key generates keycode 0xEE, but misses
  release event. I got it working with an udev "keyboard force release"
  quirk, see attached patch in the '4444' email.

  However, the "Dell instant launch manager" key doesn't generate
  anything, neither through dell-wmi nor i8042. It's the rightmost
  button in the right upper corner of the keyboard.  The ACPI interrupt-
  count appears to increment, as seen with:

    http://www.mail-archive.com/platform-driver-x86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg03126.html
    watch -n 0,1 cat /proc/interrupts

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