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gnome-settings-daemon package

Hotkeys not functional after upgrade to quantal's xorg (new xinput version)

Bug #1034090 reported by Steve Magoun on 2012-08-07

This bug affects 3 people

	Status	Importance	Assigned to
GNOME Settings Daemon	Fix Released	Medium	gnome-bugs #673964
gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Low	Unassigned
Precise	Fix Released	High	Unassigned

Bug Description

Impact:
the multimedia keys will stop working when using the new xorg stack (which is being backported for hardware enablement reasons)

Test Case:
- install xserver-xorg-lts-quantal
- try using multimedia keys (stop, play, run media player, ...)
- see if they work

Regression potential:
Try with both the lts stack and the backported stack of those keys are working correctly

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After upgrading from 12.04 to 12.10, none of the hotkeys/media keys on my keyboard are no longer functional. Specifically, the brightness up/dn, volume up/dn/mute, keyboard backlight up/dn/off keys and the media control keys (rew/play/ff) don't work perform the expected functions.

I've confirmed that the underlying functionality works- for example I can adjust the keyboard backlight from the command line via:
`echo 0 > /sys/class/leds/smc\:\:kbd_backlight/brightness`

Machine is a MacbookPro 3,1 with an external Apple USB keyboard. Hotkeys are non-functional on both the internal and external keyboards.

To reproduce:
1) Press the volume mute hotkey

Expected results:
Mute is toggled, and the indicator + OSD are displayed reflecting the new volume state

Actual results:
Nothing happens

xev (run from gnome terminal) reports the following when I press the volume mute hotkey:

KeyPress event, serial 41, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    root 0x15d, subw 0x0, time 6834066, (118,-23), root:(184,698),
    state 0x0, keycode 121 (keysym 0x1008ff12, XF86AudioMute), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 41, synthetic NO, window 0x4000001,
    root 0x15d, subw 0x0, time 6834162, (118,-23), root:(184,698),
    state 0x0, keycode 121 (keysym 0x1008ff12, XF86AudioMute), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: gnome-settings-daemon 3.4.2-0ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-8.8-generic 3.5.0
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-8-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.4-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Aug 7 13:44:02 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta amd64 (20100901.1)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-settings-daemon
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-08-07 (0 days ago)

See original description

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Related branches

lp:ubuntu/quantal/gnome-settings-daemon

lp:ubuntu/precise-proposed/gnome-settings-daemon

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Steve Magoun (smagoun) wrote on 2012-08-07:

Dependencies.txt Edit (4.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

description:

updated

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Stefan Skotte (screemo) wrote on 2012-08-07:

I got EXACTLY the same problem - however it worked on quantal less than a week ago. I just havent been able to figure out where the regression is....

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Stefan Skotte (screemo) wrote on 2012-08-07:

Installing the gnome-settings-daemon from ppa:ricotz/staging fixes the problem.

it does however introduce some other problems, like the keyboard layout not working and such, but its definitely a regression in the package.

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Stefan Skotte (screemo) wrote on 2012-08-07:

I think it might be the '90_set_gmenus_xsettings.patch' that is causing the problems.

For now there's some dependency problems when trying to rebuild gnome-settings-daemon, so I cant verify :(

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libxklavier-dev : Depends: libxklavier16 (= 5.2.1-1ubuntu1) but 5.2.1-1ubuntu1.3 is to be installed
Depends: gir1.2-xkl-1.0 (= 5.2.1-1ubuntu1) but 5.2.1-1ubuntu1.3 is to be installed
E: Build-dependencies for gnome-settings-daemon could not be satisfied.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote on 2012-08-08:

@Stefan: not sure what your comments are about but that xsettings patch is not likely to create any issue, it tweaks an exported xsettings for menubars...

gnome-settings-daemon didn't really chance in quantal, not sure why it would have broken or why ricotz's ppa would fix it

Changed in gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Low

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote on 2012-08-08:

(setting to low on the basis that only few users get the problem so far, we will increase it if turns out to be a issue for everyone)

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Stefan Skotte (screemo) wrote on 2012-08-08:

gsd-3.4.2.txt Edit (33.4 KiB, text/plain)

I just diff'ed the output from either version of the g-s-d, and it appears that it finds no xinput2 support in 3.4.2:

..
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7449): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0/libmedia-keys.so
** (gnome-settings-daemon:7449): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdMediaKeysPlugin
(gnome-settings-daemon:7449): media-keys-plugin-DEBUG: GsdMediaKeysPlugin initializing
(gnome-settings-daemon:7449): media-keys-plugin-DEBUG: Activating media_keys plugin
(gnome-settings-daemon:7449): media-keys-plugin-DEBUG: No Xinput2 support, disabling plugin
...

Looking at 3.5.5 from rico's ppa:

...
** (gnome-settings-daemon:8709): DEBUG: Loading /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0/libmedia-keys.so
** (gnome-settings-daemon:8709): DEBUG: Creating object of type GsdMediaKeysPlugin
(gnome-settings-daemon:8709): media-keys-plugin-DEBUG: GsdMediaKeysPlugin initializing
(gnome-settings-daemon:8709): media-keys-plugin-DEBUG: Activating media_keys plugin
** (gnome-settings-daemon:8709): DEBUG: GnomeSettingsManager: emitting plugin-activated media-keys
** (gnome-settings-daemon:8709): DEBUG: Plugin media-keys: active
...

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Stefan Skotte (screemo) wrote on 2012-08-08:

gsd-3.5.5.txt Edit (44.0 KiB, text/plain)

Here's the ouput from 3.5.5.

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Stefan Skotte (screemo) wrote on 2012-08-08:

It appears that the function 'supports_xinput2_devices' in rico's ppa checks for Xinput version 2.0 and 2.2.

(in ./plugins/common/gsd-input-helper.c)

The current quantal packages only enables Xinput2 support if it matches 2.0...

I will try to rebuild the current 3.4.2 with the patch from 3.5.5 and see if it works.

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Stefan Skotte (screemo) wrote on 2012-08-08:

#10

allow xinput 2.2 to work Edit (875 bytes, text/plain)

I have attached a patch that fixes the problem.

Turns out that XI was updated to 2.2 some time ago:

sfs@sfs-laptop:~$ xinput -version
xinput version 1.5.99.1
XI version on server: 2.2

I have tested it, and it works like it should - keyboard backlight and volume up/down/mute all works again.

(I'm on an Asus UX32VD that provides keycodes through asus-wmi module)

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Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote on 2012-08-08:

#11

The attachment "allow xinput 2.2 to work" of this bug report has been identified as being a patch. The ubuntu-reviewers team has been subscribed to the bug report so that they can review the patch. In the event that this is in fact not a patch you can resolve this situation by removing the tag 'patch' from the bug report and editing the attachment so that it is not flagged as a patch. Additionally, if you are member of the ubuntu-reviewers team please also unsubscribe the team from this bug report.

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tags:

added: patch

Steve Magoun (smagoun) on 2012-08-08

Changed in gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2012-08-08

Changed in gnome-settings-daemon:
importance:	Unknown → Medium
status:	Unknown → Fix Released

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Steve Magoun (smagoun) wrote on 2012-08-08: Re: Hotkeys not functional after upgrade to quantal

#12

Upstream patch with proper provenance is here (it is functionally identical to Stefan's patch): https://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=211898 . It went into the g-s-d trunk just after 3.4.2; we should pick it up. It fixes the issue for me.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote on 2012-08-08:

#13

thanks guys

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2012-08-08:

#14

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-settings-daemon - 3.4.2-0ubuntu7

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gnome-settings-daemon (3.4.2-0ubuntu7) quantal; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/git_better_xi_handling.patch:
    - should fix multimedia keys (lp: #1034090)
  * debian/patches/git_new_cups_build.patch:
    - build with cups 1.6
-- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:38:57 +0200

Changed in gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu):
status:	Confirmed → Fix Released

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Aaron Johnson (acjohnson) wrote on 2012-09-27:

#15

Can this fix somehow make its way into the Q-series backports ppa for Precise?

This bug will crop up on you if you install xserver-xorg-lts-quantal. I was able to fix the issue by rebuilding gnome-settings-daemon-3.4.2-0ubuntu0.4 on 12.04 with the patch that is posted on this bug but it would make more sense for there to be an already patched version of gnome-settings-daemon in the Q-series backports ppa that would automatically get installed if you choose to install the quantal xserver backport.

Sebastien Bacher (seb128) on 2012-12-04

Changed in gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu Precise):
importance:	Undecided → High
status:	New → Triaged

Sebastien Bacher (seb128) on 2012-12-04

Changed in gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu Precise):
status:	Triaged → In Progress
description:	updated
summary:	- Hotkeys not functional after upgrade to quantal + Hotkeys not functional after upgrade to quantal's xorg (new xinput + version)

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Chris Halse Rogers (raof) wrote on 2012-12-19: Please test proposed package

#16

Hello Steve, or anyone else affected,

Accepted gnome-settings-daemon into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/3.4.2-0ubuntu0.6.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Changed in gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu Precise):
status:	In Progress → Fix Committed
tags:	added: verification-needed

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Steve Magoun (smagoun) wrote on 2013-01-28:

#17

I installed the xorg LTS backport stack on a Dell XPS13 running 12.04. I confirmed that the hotkeys were not functional. I installed gnome-settings-daemon 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.6.1 from precise-proposed and rebooted. The hotkeys are now functional. Thanks!

tags:

added: verification-done
removed: verification-needed

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Adam Conrad (adconrad) wrote on 2013-01-28: Update Released

#18

The verification of this Stable Release Update has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regresssions.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2013-01-28:

#19

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-settings-daemon - 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.6.1

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gnome-settings-daemon (3.4.2-0ubuntu0.6.1) precise-proposed; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/git_new_xinput_handle.patch:
    - deal with new xinput versions, that will be need for the hardware
      enablement work, and the updated xorg stack, once it runs on the lts
      (lp: #1034090)
-- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:17:37 +0100