How to have multimedia buttons on top of keyboard work?

[kriptomahsun]

Preferably easiest way. How to do this? In Linux they work right out of the box.

 

[nxjoseph]

I think just adding these two lines in your /boot/loader.conf is enough. See usbhid(4).

usbhid_load="YES"
hw.usb.usbhid.enable=1

 

[kriptomahsun]

Nope, it didn't work

 

[nxjoseph]

Nope, it didn't work

What is your environment? Did you reboot after applying these changes?

 

[kriptomahsun]

What is your environment? Did you reboot after applying these changes?

xfce. yes

 

[NapoleonWils0n]

usbhid_load="YES" goes in loader.conf

sudo vi /boot/loader.conf

usbhid_load="YES"

and hw.usb.usbhid.enable=1 should go in sysctl.conf

sudo vi /etc/sysctl.conf

hw.usb.usbhid.enable=1

 

[nxjoseph]

xfce. yes

Try installing audio/xfce4-mixer-full package and then see if they work, the non-full version of this port does not enable multimedia keybindings by default.

 

[nxjoseph]

and hw.usb.usbhid.enable=1 should go in sysctl.conf

I think that it can go to /boot/loader.conf too because usbhid(4) tells that:

SYSCTL VARIABLES
     The following variables are available as both sysctl(8) variables and
     loader(8) tunables:

     hw.usb.usbhid.enable
             Enable usbhid and make its priority greater than other USB HID
             drivers have.  Default is 0.

 

[kriptomahsun]

I swear I am doing exactly that, I rebooted even but still no work.

 

[nxjoseph]

I swear I am doing exactly that, I rebooted even but still no work.

I don't have any other clue because I didn't use xfce as much, looking forward for xfce users' reply.

 

[nxjoseph]

I'd suggest playing with xfce4-mixer a bit and see if you can set the right volume device. I also believe that xfce4-mixer has a plugin for xfce4-panel, it may help.

 

[NapoleonWils0n]

here are my notes on getting the multimedia keys working
on an external usb ducky mini keyboard

cerberus/freebsd/ducky-media-keys.org at master · NapoleonWils0n/cerberus

cerberus code library. Contribute to NapoleonWils0n/cerberus development by creating an account on GitHub.

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this is the devd.conf config the keyboard

freebsd-root-xps/usr/local/etc/devd/devd.conf at master · NapoleonWils0n/freebsd-root-xps

freebsd root dotfiles for dell xps 15 2019. Contribute to NapoleonWils0n/freebsd-root-xps development by creating an account on GitHub.

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here are my root config files for my Dell XPS
which i use with an external Ducky mini keyboard to get the multimedia keys working

including loader.conf, sysctl.conf, rc.conf etc

GitHub - NapoleonWils0n/freebsd-root-xps: freebsd root dotfiles for dell xps 15 2019

freebsd root dotfiles for dell xps 15 2019. Contribute to NapoleonWils0n/freebsd-root-xps development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

[NapoleonWils0n]

I swear I am doing exactly that, I rebooted even but still no work.

you may need to create a devd.conf config file
see links above

 

[T-Daemon]

usbhid_load="YES"

usbhid_load="YES" goes in loader.conf

Loading the module is only necessary if a custom kernel is running without usbhid device compiled in. The GENERIC kernel has the device enabled:

% uname  -mir
14.2-RELEASE amd64 GENERIC

% config  -x  /boot/kernel/kernel  |  grep  usbhid
device    usbhid

% kldstat  -v  |  grep  usbhid
        296 uhub/usbhid
        126 usbhid/hidbus

 

[Phishfry]

Depending on usage some laptops have an ACPI module that handles these buttons.

acpi_ibm

man.freebsd.org

 

[Phishfry]

It would help to have more hardware information. Otherwise we are just guessing.

Is this a USB keyboard?

Buttons on "Top of Keyboard" could mean anything from laptop to PS2 keyboard.

 

[GlitchyDot]

Nothing to see here, just saving this for future as i do have some issues myself.

 

[kriptomahsun]

It would help to have more hardware information. Otherwise we are just guessing.

Is this a USB keyboard?

Buttons on "Top of Keyboard" could mean anything from laptop to PS2 keyboard.

It's a desktop keyboard with multimedia buttons. No laptop.

 

[fmc000]

Not the exact same issue but in my case (a laptop) loading usbhid only enables the multimedia volume buttons, all the others don't work (suspend, disable/enable touchpad/wifi/bluetooth, switch display, brightness control and so on).

 

[digifuzzy]

This sounds familiar to an issue I tripped over some time ago.
In XFCE keyboard settings -> Layout tab - verify it is set at 105-key or the "use system defaults" slider is ON
In the Application Shortcuts tab, you can manually map the keys to functions.
I know this isn't ideal - you wanted it to work OTB.

 

[kriptomahsun]

Huh it's kinda fixed by itself, I had a bug that turned keyboard to English, then went to correct it back to Turkish. Then suddenly volume buttons started working? 104 key keyboard here it is.

 

[Phishfry]

verify it is set at 105-key or the "use system defaults" slider is ON

Never noticed that setting and there is Dell Lattitude setting if you turn OFF system keyboard. That is nice. Will check that out over several models.
Multimedia keys are only needed under Xorg for me so this is a good solution for Xfce4.

 

[kriptomahsun]

After reboot today, it's not working again lol