enable volume control on keyboard

[Rita G.]

FreeBSD 10.3 KDE
keyboard: Logitech MK300 cordless

Does anyone know how to enable volume control on keyboard? It worked with windows and linux systems.

 

[DiscmanDaemon]

So kind of a hackish solution that works for me a while back with a (non-logitech) keyboard is to keybind the volume control key stroke events from the keyboard to the mixer audio utility. The guide I used can be found here

*edit I just remembered this guide was for openbox. The general process for determining the key code with xev should still work, but I do not know off the top of my head how to configure key-bindings for KDE...

 

[aragats]

Does anyone know how to enable volume control on keyboard? It worked with windows and linux systems.

Fisrt of all determine the keycodes using xev(1) (as mentioned by DiscmanDaemon), then create/modify file ~/.Xmodmap:

keycode XXX = XF86AudioLowerVolume
keycode YYY = XF86AudioRaiseVolume

This is a universal solution, not just for KDE. If KDE doesn't use ~/.Xmodmap automatically, you should add it to $KDEDIR/share/config/kdm/Xsession.

 

[unique name]

Fisrt of all determine the keycodes using xev(1) (as mentioned by DiscmanDaemon), then create/modify file ~/.Xmodmap:

keycode XXX = XF86AudioLowerVolume
keycode YYY = XF86AudioRaiseVolume

This is a universal solution, not just for KDE. If KDE doesn't use ~/.Xmodmap automatically, you should add it to $KDEDIR/share/config/kdm/Xsession.

xev doen't recognize my volume button press. It recognizes mouse movements and other buttons but not media buttons.

 

[Deleted member 56028]

xev doen't recognize my volume button press. It recognizes mouse movements and other buttons but not media buttons.

Try loading iichid module (you'll probably need ig4, iicbus and iichid modules, YMMV). FreeBSD have this on base, for FreeBSD 12 and older, install sysutils/iichid.

 

[Tieks]

it says " iichid-0.0.6 Is a part of base system."

That comes from the Makefile: "IGNORE_FreeBSD_13= is a part of base system". Please take a look at man iichid when you run FBSD13 or 14.

 

[macondo]

USB Logitech K120 using IceWM on .icewm/keys:

#Sound
key "Ctrl+Down" amixer -q set Master 9%- # lower volume
key "Ctrl+Up" amixer -q set Master 9%+ # raise volume

 

[unique name]

That comes from the Makefile: "IGNORE_FreeBSD_13= is a part of base system". Please take a look at man iichid when you run FBSD13 or 14.

I loaded the module in kernel by adding it in loader.conf. now what? How do I know the keycode? tried xev but still not getting it.

 

[unique name]

found this thread, if anyone is having any problems... https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/multimedia-keys.6253/page-2

 

[Deleted member 56028]

found this thread, if anyone is having any problems... https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/multimedia-keys.6253/page-2

And that is exactly what was said here.

 

[unique name]

And that is exactly what was said here.

I am sorry I am not tech savvy. I was just told which tool to use but I didn't know what to do with it. I don't have much knowledge about OS.

 

[sidetone]

This thread is more specific to the newer ichiid which is in base.

 

[unique name]

This thread is more specific to the newer ichiid which is in base.

Ohh okay, I am sorry...

 

[unique name]

found an alternative way.

Finding keycode which is not recognized by xev.

can't delete this post

forums.freebsd.org

 

[unique name]

Fisrt of all determine the keycodes using xev(1) (as mentioned by DiscmanDaemon), then create/modify file ~/.Xmodmap:

keycode XXX = XF86AudioLowerVolume
keycode YYY = XF86AudioRaiseVolume

This is a universal solution, not just for KDE. If KDE doesn't use ~/.Xmodmap automatically, you should add it to $KDEDIR/share/config/kdm/Xsession.

I created .Xmodmap but it is not working. I am using dwm.

 

[aragats]

I created .Xmodmap but it is not working. I am using dwm.

I'm using dwm for many years. Actually, it doesn't matter. How do you launch it?
I run startx, so I added to my ~/.xinitrc:

xmodmap -display :0 /home/myuser/.Xmodmap

Probably -display flag is unnecessary.