[SOLVED] Disable spacial fn keys functions in apple kbd?

[VanFanel]

Hello there

I've been happily using an aluminium Apple keyboard for the last years with Gentoo, but I just updated the whole system and now my fn keys are configured as volume and brightness controls etc.
I'd like to get back to their default behaviour. I know I could just xmodmad the whole keys array, but I'm sure there's a more elegant solution.
I have read there's an /etc/conf.d/ file for the APPLE HID module, butI have all USB HID stuff compiled in-kernel. No modules.


Thanks!

[avx]

Don't know if that is generic for Apple, but this works on my MBP

[VanFanel]

Thanks for trying, avx, but I don't have /sys/module/hid_apple/parameters/fnmode file, since I don't have HID_APPLE as module, but built-in into the kernel.

[avx]

Meh, would you at least try the command instead of only reading it?!

[VanFanel]

oh, it DOES work!

However, I've to do it as root, and I can't sudo the command:

manuel@macmini ~ $ sudo echo 0 > /sys/module/hid_apple/parameters/fnmode
bash: /sys/module/hid_apple/parameters/fnmode: Permission denied

So, where do you recommend me to put it so it's done on every boot?
I'd put it in .bash_profile, but since it won't give me permission to sudo it, I can't.

[avx]

Just drop something like '01_fnkeys.start' into /etc/local.d, make it executable and put

[VanFanel]

It worked, yay!!

And I learned a new way to run custom scripts at boot

Thanks, avx!! Thanks!!