Thinkpad Volume On Screen Display Ubuntu Fix



 The volume Up, Down, and Mute buttons work, but no volume bar was displayed on the screen. Here are the instructions to get On Screen Display (OSD) working under Ubuntu Linux.

Jaunty 9.04

* sudo -i

* echo enable,0x00ffffff > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey

* gedit /etc/rc.local

* Add Line: echo enable,0x00ffffff > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey

Karmic 9.10

sudo -i

cp /sys/devices/platform/thinkpad_acpi/hotkey_all_mask /sys/devices/platform/thinkpad_acpi/hotkey_mask

gedit /etc/rc.local

Add Line: 

cp /sys/devices/platform/thinkpad_acpi/hotkey_all_mask /sys/devices/platform/thinkpad_acpi/hotkey_mask

Lucid 10.04

* Same as Karmic 9.10 above!