ASUS 1005, How to enable function keys

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#1

The ASUS 1005 has a number of function keys. Some work, like changing the monitor intensity. Others do not work, like disabling the mousepad, and toggling the vga/monitor display. Any help would be appreciated.
OS SuSE 11.2

#2

Hi
Should all be working with the eeepc kernel modules. What is the output
from a terminal/konsole;


lsmod |grep eee

You should see something like;


lsmod |grep eee

eeepc_laptop           17524  0
pci_hotplug            33696  1 eeepc_laptop
rfkill                 22772  4 eeepc_laptop,bluetooth,cfg80211

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#3

Thanks for the help Malcolm

lsmod | grep eee
eeepc_laptop 17428 0
rfkill 22868 4 bluetooth, cfg80211, eeepc_laptop
pci_hotplug 32928 1 eeepc_laptop
hwmon 3676 2 eeepc_laptop, thermal_sys

There doesn’t appear to be functions for locking the mouse pad, or toggling the display between monitor and the vga connector.

#4

Bumping this to the top.

The computer came with an install disk. Would it be useful to use ndiswrapper to install the drivers?

#5

Hi
Probably not. I think the touchpad still hasn’t made it into the kernel
module yet. But the monitor one should be working (it does on my
1000HE). What happens when you plug an external monitor in and toggle,
does it do anything? Have you tried using the display properties tool
to configure the external monitor.

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#6

Thanks for the tip on getting the VGA output to work. I’m using it right now on a Toshiba TV.

#7

Hi
Having the monitor plugged in or the display properties tool? If your
using Gnome, the touchpad can be disabled when typing via the control
center.

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#8

I used the display tool vs the function key.
I’m using KDE vs. Gnome.
The clone screen is awkward as the TV and Netbook screen don’t match very well in size. I haven’t figured out how to move seamlessly between the two screens.

I don’t see how to disable the touch pad using display settings.

Thanks again for the help.

#9

Don’t know what is the reason others may have to disable the touchpad - for my part the only time when it annoying is when you’re typing and your fingers are touching the touchpad zone and then the mouse pointer jumping somewhere and you continue typing in the wrong place :slight_smile:

The most optimal solution I’ve found is simply to start “syndaemon” in background:


$ syndaemon -i 1 -k -d

it’ll disable touchpad while I’m typing and it’s exactly what I need :slight_smile:
then option “-k” is avoiding disabling on meta keys (ex: Ctrl+MouseClick, etc)

Rgds,
-Dimitri

#10

Thanks Dimitri. Your solution works wonderfully.