Take a look at this post [1] which tells you to downgrade certain packages. Then add the packages to the IgnorePkg line in /etc/pacman.conf until the problem is solved. [1]: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1175097#p1175097 Kind Regards, -Mathew Davies. On 20 October 2012 13:36, Nelson Marambio <nelsonmarambio@xxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, folks, > > until a few days ago running GNOME I could use the special keys on my > laptop, e.g. for volume up/down. Now nothing happens when I press one of > these keys. Strange enough, it seems like only the volume up/down keys have > quit their work. > > Because they did their job out of the box I don't know how to re-acitivate > them. > > Does anyone have a hint for me ? The keys behave this way so in GNOME but > also in other DEs like LXDE. > > Kind regards, > Nelson. >