[Bug 565459] Re: many laptop models need the same volume-key release quirk

[Paul BROWN]

Erm - hey, I seem to have a similar issue here with a Fujitsu-Siemens
Amilo LI 1818 -- what's the best way of getting this fixed and/or added
to this list?  And/or I presumably should test this in some way to
determine if it really is this problem?  The issue is with the volume
keys, and I *think* that's all.  At least the brightness keys seem
alright, and I haven't checked the others yet. All work-around tips are
welcome as well, and please direct me to the proper place to rtfm if
that's applicable.  Thanks!

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Title:
  many laptop models need the same volume-key release quirk

Status in “udev” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: udev

  Many laptop models need the same volume-key release quirk.  Currently,
  two models have identical force-release-maps/ keymap files (dell-
  studio-1557 and fujitsu-amilo-si1848) and two more need to be added
  (Mitac LP: #374884 and Coolbox QBook LP: #420473).

  I propose replacing the identical force-release-maps/ files with one
  'common-volume-keys' file to make adding new models easier.

  Note: I do not see any obvious dmidecode commonality between the
  models needing the quirk (i.e. they do not all share the same BIOS),
  so I think that it will remain necessary to scan for each model
  separately in 95-keyboard-force-release.rules.

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