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was http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/acc/P76379/index.htm

Dell™ USB Enhanced Multimedia Keyboard

• 2021-04-20 — I had been using this keyboard and then a similar non-multimedia Dell keyboard, and after donating the 0DJ425 I went back to the plain one.
• 2021-04-20 — I donated it; the left-control became squishy.

• 2008-01-30 — Replaced a Dell SK8135

… ∞

It’s more expensive and features bunches of additional buttons. Plugged into Windows Vista it just magically works, which is a real plus. Unfortunately it has some media buttons which are lit at all times, and some of the buttons didn’t do anything but i wasn’t surprised. It has a pair of USB ports on it which was very handy for my over-short mouse cable. It’s heavier and even comes with a wrist support thing which.. I’ll actually use. It’s a first. I’m actually liking this keyboard enough that I’d buy it as my regular replacement keyboard.

Linux ∞

cat /dev/input/event2

Then fiddle with the volume control and other buttons to see some junk.

Penguin-breeder wrote some code to work with it.. but it’s not user-friendly because it involves some kernel patching voodoo.

other possibilities ∞

• https://web.archive.org/web/20221224151239/https://www.howtoforge.com/linux_multimedia_keyboard

  • using xbindkeys