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Advent laptop: Adjusting volume locks keyboard

Asked by Polaris Borealis

When I adjust the volume on my laptop using the keys (Fn+F5/F6) the keys repeat (making the volume go all the way up/down) and then try to continue increasing/decreasing.

Not only can I not adjust the volume properly (set to a medium vol) I can no longer use any text input field (the keyboard no longer works), and the system icons (top right, volume etc.) no longer respond to mouse clicks.

First noticed on 13.04, but same problem found with 12.10 (usb boot).
Is there some driver I need to install to fix this? (Advent laptop B117, intel dual core T2080 1.73GHz)

How do I fix it? (simples please)

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Do you have the latest BIOS?

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Polaris Borealis (pborealis) said : 		#2

Unsure if it's the latest or not. How would I find out or update it?
The volume controls worked fine when it was running Vista, how would the Bios would affect things when the OS is in control??

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

You may need windows to update it. You can run:

sudo dmidecode -t 1

Too see the BIOS version. You can then check manufacturers site to see if an update exists and if it has bearing on your issue

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Polaris Borealis (pborealis) said : 		#4

running the above gives:
#dmidcode 2.11
SMBIOS 2.4 present.

Handle 0x0001, DMI Type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
         Manufacturer: DIXONSP
         Product name: DIXONSP
         Version: 000000000000000....

I can't find any BIOS updates anywhere. Best I can find is a flash utility that will take it to version 1.0.
Thanks, but I'm still not sure how the BIOS could affect keyboard input in the OS.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

I suggest you report a bug

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Polaris Borealis (pborealis) said : 		#6

Have done, thanks.
:o)

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