Multimedia Buttons Problem with Amarok on Kubuntu 8.10

[Ralph DeWitt]

On Monday 03 November 2008 11:47:22 Willy K. Hamra wrote:
> Ralph DeWitt wrote:
> > I just did a full install of Kubuntu 8.10 retaining my home directory
> > from a Opensuse 11.0 install. I am using a Dell Inspiron E1705 laptop and
> > the multimedia buttons used to work on previous kubuntu installs. I am
> > not sure if this is a kubuntu 8.10 problem or a problem caused by reusing
> > my opensuse home partition? Could some one help me get this sorted out
> > and working.
>
> see if this helps, taken from the list of known issues from the
> pre-release versions, i thought it might have been fixed :S
>
>
> After upgrading to this version, some keys might misbehave in X. Please
> make sure you have set the keyboard model as Generic Evdev-managed
> keyboard in System → Preferences → Keyboard, in the tab Layouts. If some
> keys still have problems, please file a bug against xkeyboard-config,
> and provide the output of setxkbmap -print and xkbcomp :0 - both run in
> the Terminal.
Willy:
Thanks for your reply. It is still broken. Amarok will start to play now that 
I have set keyboard to Generic Evdev but any attempt to use another button 
causes it to freeze and only power off restores control to system.
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	Ralph.
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