Function Key becomes permanently pressed after a couple of minutes after boot (temporary fix: reboot)
1:20 p.m.
# System
```
========================== Kernel ===============================
Installed kernel: 6.6.7-200.fc39.x86_64
========================== Operating System =====================
OS: Fedora Linux 39 (Workstation Edition) x86_64
Host: Laptop (12th Gen Intel Core) A4
Kernel: 6.6.7-200.fc39.x86_64
Uptime: 2 hours, 27 mins
Packages: 7193 (rpm), 202 (brew), 45 (flatpak)
Shell: bash 5.2.21
Resolution: 2256x1504
DE: GNOME 45.2
WM: Mutter
WM Theme: Adwaita
Theme: NumixSolarizedDarkOrange [GTK2/3]
Icons: Solarized-FLAT-Orange [GTK2/3]
Terminal: vscode
CPU: 12th Gen Intel i5-1240P (16) @ 4.400GHz
GPU: Intel Alder Lake-P GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics]
Memory: 8191MiB / 31802MiB
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Display Server: wayland
Systemd Version: systemd 254 (254.7-1.fc39)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Machine~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Framework product: Laptop (12th Gen Intel Core)
v: A4
serial: FRANDACPA42382002Q
Mobo: Framework model: FRANMACP04 v: A4 serial: FRANMACPA423620037
UEFI: INSYDE v: 03.06 date: 11/10/2022
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CPU~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CPU:
Info: 12-core (4-mt/8-st) model: 12th Gen Intel Core i5-1240P bits: 64
type: MST AMCP cache: L2: 9 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 697 min/max: 400/4400:3300 cores: 1: 808 2: 848 3: 860
4: 900 5: 698 6: 1042 7: 942 8: 400 9: 400 10: 400 11: 896 12: 400
13: 747
14: 400 15: 1020 16: 400
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RAM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Memory:
System RAM: total: 32 GiB available: 31.06 GiB used: 8.48 GiB (27.3%)
igpu: 60 MiB
Array-1: capacity: 64 GiB slots: 2 modules: 2 EC: None
Device-1: Controller0-ChannelA-DIMM0 type: DDR4 size: 16 GiB
speed: 3200 MT/s
Device-2: Controller1-ChannelA-DIMM0 type: DDR4 size: 16 GiB
speed: 3200 MT/s
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Storage~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.82 TiB used: 677.67 GiB (36.4%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 990 PRO 2TB size: 1.82 TiB
Message: No optical or floppy data found.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~LVM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Logical:
Device-1: VG: vgubuntu type: LVM2 size: 1.82 TiB free: 0 KiB
LV-1: Backup type: linear size: 100 GiB Components: p-1: nvme0n1p5
LV-2: Data type: linear size: 100 GiB Components: p-1: nvme0n1p5
LV-3: Documents type: linear size: 250 GiB Components: p-1: nvme0n1p5
LV-4: FedoraHome type: linear size: 18 GiB Components: p-1: nvme0n1p5
LV-5: FedoraRoot type: linear size: 100 GiB Components: p-1: nvme0n1p5
LV-6: FedoraSwap type: linear size: 32 GiB Components: p-1: nvme0n1p5
LV-7: Harddisk type: linear size: 660.64 GiB Components: p-1: nvme0n1p5
LV-8: Media type: linear size: 500 GiB Components: p-1: nvme0n1p5
LV-9: UbuntuHome type: linear size: 18 GiB Components: p-1: nvme0n1p5
LV-10: UbuntuRoot type: linear size: 50 GiB Components: p-1: nvme0n1p5
LV-11: UbuntuSwap type: linear size: 32 GiB Components: p-1: nvme0n1p5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Graphics~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Alder Lake-P GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics] driver: i915 v:
kernel
Device-2: Realtek [] driver: uvcvideo type: USB
Display: server: X.Org v: 23.2.3 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.3 driver: X:
loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915
resolution: 2256x1504~60Hz
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 vendor: intel mesa v: 23.3.1 renderer: Mesa Intel
Graphics (ADL GT2)
API: EGL Message: EGL data requires eglinfo. Check --recommends.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Audio~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Alder Lake PCH-P High Definition Audio driver:
snd_hda_intel
API: ALSA v: k6.6.7-200.fc39.x86_64 status: kernel-api
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Battery~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 31.0 Wh (60.2%) condition: 51.5/55.0 Wh (93.5%)
volts: 15.8 min: 15.4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bluetooth~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel AX210 Bluetooth driver: btusb type: USB
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: down bt-service: enabled,running
rfk-block: hardware: no software: yes address: 8C:F8:C5:ED:74:4C
bt-v: 5.3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Network~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Network:
Device-1: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411 160MHz driver: iwlwifi
IF: wlp166s0 state: up mac: 1a:35:8a:7f:96:29
```
- The top bar of my inbuilt laptop keyboard has media keys and some
other functions. The media keys work as F1, F2, F3...,F12, when I press
them along with the `fn` key.
---
- I was on `Fedora Linux (6.5.10-300.fc39.x86_64) 39 (Workstation
Edition)` from past few months. From last week the function key on my
laptop `fn` becomes permanently pressed randomly after a couple of
minutes of reboot . That means I am unable to play media keys as when I
press those without pressing `fn` F1,...,F12 keys get activated. This
fixes temporarily for few minutes after reboot. But again its the same
issue.
- Today I updated to kernel: `6.6.7-200.fc39.x86_64` and every software
on my Fedora 39, but I am still facing the issue.
### What should I do?
--
Thanks and Regards
Lamy
1:37 p.m.
New subject: Function Key becomes permanently pressed after a couple of
minutes after boot (temporary fix: reboot)
Correction from original post
-----------------------------
Correct link to the image:
 i.e. `F1` without `fn`
```
KeyPress event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1c00001,
root 0x4a4, subw 0x0, time 10824947, (508,1177), root:(558,1304),
state 0x0, keycode 67 (keysym 0xffbe, F1), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1c00001,
root 0x4a4, subw 0x0, time 10825079, (508,1177), root:(558,1304),
state 0x0, keycode 67 (keysym 0xffbe, F1), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
```
- Pressing `fn` + `F1`
```
KeyPress event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1c00001,
root 0x4a4, subw 0x0, time 10827233, (508,1177), root:(558,1304),
state 0x0, keycode 67 (keysym 0xffbe, F1), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 38, synthetic NO, window 0x1c00001,
root 0x4a4, subw 0x0, time 10827375, (508,1177), root:(558,1304),
state 0x0, keycode 67 (keysym 0xffbe, F1), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
```
--
Thanks and Regards
Lamy
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2 p.m.
New subject: Function Key becomes permanently pressed after a couple of
minutes after boot (temporary fix: reboot)
On 12/21/2023 12:20 PM, Lamy Geier wrote:
### What should I do?
AFAICT, none of your system specs is even remotely relevant and should
have been left out. My suggestion is to start by removing the keycap
from your function key (Modern keyboards are made with this in mind.)
and cleaning out any cruft you find. Then, try pressing the key with
the cap still off to see if it works correctly. Finally, put the cap
back on and try again.
3:02 p.m.
New subject: Function Key becomes permanently pressed after a couple of
minutes after boot (temporary fix: reboot)
You may have pressed Fn+Esc together, which activates Fn lock.
https://community.frame.work/t/swap-function-multimedia-keys-by-default/1...
3:54 p.m.
New subject: Function Key becomes permanently pressed after a couple of
minutes after boot (temporary fix: reboot)
@Gordon Messmer
No, I have not clicked `fn lock` key. I have tested this atleast 5 times that after few
minutes of reboot this behavior happens.
To prove this I tried clicking `fn lock` nothing happens. To toggle (disable or enable) it
we are suppose to press `fn` + `fn lock` but the behavior does not toggles.
4:01 p.m.
New subject: Function Key becomes permanently pressed after a couple of
minutes after boot (temporary fix: reboot)
The fn key is (on or off) is not controlled by Linux. The bios
and/or keyboard owns/controls it internally. I don't think an OS can
even see the fn key exists and/or control/see its state.
So you have a hardware problem (key random locks), or a hardware
mis-understanding (some combination set it to be locked) of what can
cause the fn key to "lock".
On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 3:55 PM Lamy Geier <lamyergeier(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> @Gordon Messmer
>
> No, I have not clicked `fn lock` key. I have tested this atleast 5 times that after
few minutes of reboot this behavior happens.
>
> To prove this I tried clicking `fn lock` nothing happens. To toggle (disable or
enable) it we are suppose to press `fn` + `fn lock` but the behavior does not toggles.
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4:12 p.m.
New subject: Function Key becomes permanently pressed after a couple of
minutes after boot (temporary fix: reboot)
On 12/21/2023 03:01 PM, Roger Heflin wrote:
So you have a hardware problem (key random locks), or a hardware
mis-understanding (some combination set it to be locked) of what can
cause the fn key to "lock".
Which is why I started out by suggesting that the appropriate keyboard
key be cleaned.
12:31 a.m.
New subject: Function Key becomes permanently pressed after a couple of
minutes after boot (temporary fix: reboot)
On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 09:54:59PM -0000, Lamy Geier wrote:
@Gordon Messmer
No, I have not clicked `fn lock` key. I have tested this atleast 5 times that after few
minutes of reboot this behavior happens.
To prove this I tried clicking `fn lock` nothing happens. To toggle (disable or enable) it
we are suppose to press `fn` + `fn lock` but the behavior does not toggles.
Might you be using a logitech wireless keyboard?
These can be configured using the "solaar" application
which for my keyboard, K850, includes a "Swap Fx function".
jl
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