Binding hotkey for toggling wireless card state - System76 Bonp3

Question

Recently, my wireless card shut off on my laptop (System76 Bonp3 running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS). Awhile back, my keyboard had a meeting with a cup of coffee, and my F11 key no longer works. The key binding for turning my card back on happens to be Fn + F11, so I cannot turn my wifi on.

The only solution I can think of is to somehow change this to be bound to another key. I'm looking for the script that handles this particular hardware switch so I can bind it elsewhere.

I was unable to find this script, so I made my own: http://askubuntu.com/questions/240515 — Gerhard Burger, Jan 13 '13 at 11:51

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 06 '14 at 21:40

Unfortunately, the Fn+Fx key bindings are controlled by the BIOS and not something that can be changed in the Ubuntu side of things. Go ahead and open a support ticket at the System76 My Account Page. We may be able to get you a new keyboard for your Bonobo.

Binding hotkey for toggling wireless card state - System76 Bonp3

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