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[Eythian <robin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

So, my experimentation bears fruit. I created a file (for test purposes, it's clearly not a global solution):
robin@gulik:/etc/acpi$ cat if-asus-eee.sh 
#!/bin/bash
`dirname $0`/$1

which doesn't really test to see if it is an eeepc, it just runs the
command anyway. Now my volume (mute, vol up, vol dn) work just fine.
Wireless doesn't (sleep and brightness always have.)

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EeePC Volume and Wireless Hotkeys Do Not Function Out-Of-The-Box with Ubuntu (8.04 Hardy LTS, Intrepid Alpha 1)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232170
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Status in “acpi-support” source package in Ubuntu: New
Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: Triaged
Status in CentOS: Fix Released
Status in “acpi-support” source package in Debian: Fix Released
Status in Fedora: Fix Released
Status in Mandriva Linux: In Progress

Bug description:
The Asus EeePC is a popular subnotebook computer.

With a fresh install of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) the wireless (fn+f2) and volume hotkeys (fn+f7/f8/f9) do not function.

Expected function:
fn+f2: Toggle wireless
fn+f7: Mute/Unmute
fn+f8: Volume up
fn+f9: Volume down

Workarounds are documented here:
Wireless Hotkey: http://wiki.eeeuser.com/getting_ubuntu_8.04_to_work_perfectly#wifi_hotkeys
Volume Hotkeys: http://wiki.eeeuser.com/getting_ubuntu_8.04_to_work_perfectly#hotkeys
Although I have not had much success at getting these working myself.

It would be great if these would work out-of-the-box with 8.04.1 or Intrepid.