CMUS/Audacious - Multimedia Keys

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Good Day folks,

Before the update of systemd, cmus and Audacious used to obey my Dell's multimedia keys, like skip, pause, play etc. Now it's unresponsive.
Any ideas on where I can start looking for a fix?
I have a Dell E6430.

Thanks for reading

I see I posted in the wrong category, how do I change this? Oops

picnerd

Please tell us what you use for a desktop.
Does your keyboard look like the picture?

Please show the output of:
localectl
gsettings list-recursively | grep media-keys
xmodmap

You've probably already checked the system settings?

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Your screenshot is correct. The media keys I am referring to are on F10, F11 and F12.

Looks the issue solved itself? It is working now? Weird.

localectl

       System Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8
       VC Keymap: n/a
      X11 Layout: us
       X11 Model: pc104

gsettings list-recursively | grep media-keys

org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys custom-keybindings ['/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/', '/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom1/', '/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom2/']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys media ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys stop-static ['XF86AudioStop']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys eject-static ['XF86Eject']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys rotate-video-lock ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys screen-brightness-cycle ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys toggle-contrast ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys rotate-video-lock-static ['<Super>o']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys www ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys window-screenshot-clip ['<Ctrl><Alt>Print']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys battery-status-static ['XF86Battery']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-down ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys playback-repeat ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys hibernate ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-down-precise ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys next ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys suspend ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys touchpad-toggle-static ['XF86TouchpadToggle', '<Ctrl><Super>XF86TouchpadToggle']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-up-quiet ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys screen-brightness-up-static ['XF86MonBrightnessUp']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys play-static ['XF86AudioPlay', '<Ctrl>XF86AudioPlay']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys search-static ['XF86Search']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys magnifier-zoom-in ['<Alt><Super>equal']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys area-screenshot-clip ['<Ctrl><Shift>Print']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys mic-mute ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys stop ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys previous ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-up ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys control-center ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys search ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys calculator ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys rfkill-static ['XF86WLAN', 'XF86UWB', 'XF86RFKill']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys pause-static ['XF86AudioPause']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-mute-static ['XF86AudioMute']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-up-static ['XF86AudioRaiseVolume', '<Ctrl>XF86AudioRaiseVolume']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys calculator-static ['XF86Calculator']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys home-static ['XF86Explorer']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys touchpad-on ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys www-static ['XF86WWW']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-mute-quiet-static ['<Alt>XF86AudioMute']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys magnifier-zoom-out ['<Alt><Super>minus']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-down-quiet-static ['<Alt>XF86AudioLowerVolume', '<Alt><Ctrl>XF86AudioLowerVolume']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys window-screenshot ['<Alt>Print']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys power ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys play ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys max-screencast-length uint32 30
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys power-static ['XF86PowerOff']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-down-static ['XF86AudioLowerVolume', '<Ctrl>XF86AudioLowerVolume']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys keyboard-brightness-up ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys playback-forward ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys playback-random-static ['XF86AudioRandomPlay']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys pause ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys screen-brightness-cycle-static ['XF86MonBrightnessCycle']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys media-static ['XF86AudioMedia']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys hibernate-static ['XF86Suspend', 'XF86Hibernate']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys screenshot-clip ['<Ctrl>Print']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys eject ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys email-static ['XF86Mail']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys screen-brightness-up ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys rfkill-bluetooth ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys touchpad-toggle ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys keyboard-brightness-toggle ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys logout ['<Control><Alt>Delete']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys help ['', '<Super>F1']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys playback-random ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys area-screenshot ['<Shift>Print']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys decrease-text-size ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-up-quiet-static ['<Alt>XF86AudioRaiseVolume', '<Alt><Ctrl>XF86AudioRaiseVolume']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys screencast ['<Ctrl><Shift><Alt>R']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys screensaver-static ['XF86ScreenSaver']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys email ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-down-quiet ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys screen-brightness-down-static ['XF86MonBrightnessDown']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys increase-text-size ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys touchpad-off-static ['XF86TouchpadOff']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys home ['<Super>e']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys playback-rewind-static ['XF86AudioRewind']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys screenreader ['<Alt><Super>s']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys playback-repeat-static ['XF86AudioRepeat']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys magnifier ['<Alt><Super>8']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-up-precise ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys playback-rewind ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys suspend-static ['XF86Sleep']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-mute ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys keyboard-brightness-toggle-static ['XF86KbdLightOnOff']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys mic-mute-static ['XF86AudioMicMute']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-up-precise-static ['<Shift>XF86AudioRaiseVolume', '<Ctrl><Shift>XF86AudioRaiseVolume']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys keyboard-brightness-up-static ['XF86KbdBrightnessUp']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys screen-brightness-down ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys rfkill ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys playback-forward-static ['XF86AudioForward']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys rfkill-bluetooth-static ['XF86Bluetooth']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys keyboard-brightness-down ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys screensaver ['<Super>l']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys on-screen-keyboard ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys control-center-static ['XF86Tools']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-mute-quiet ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys touchpad-off ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys screenshot ['Print']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys battery-status ['']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys touchpad-on-static ['XF86TouchpadOn']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys next-static ['XF86AudioNext', '<Ctrl>XF86AudioNext']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys previous-static ['XF86AudioPrev', '<Ctrl>XF86AudioPrev']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys keyboard-brightness-down-static ['XF86KbdBrightnessDown']
org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys volume-down-precise-static ['<Shift>XF86AudioLowerVolume', '<Ctrl><Shift>XF86AudioLowerVolume']

xmodmap

xmodmap:  up to 4 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses):

shift       Shift_L (0x32),  Shift_R (0x3e)
lock        Caps_Lock (0x42)
control     Control_L (0x25),  Control_R (0x69)
mod1        Alt_L (0x40),  Alt_R (0x6c),  Meta_L (0xcd)
mod2        Num_Lock (0x4d)
mod3      

mod4        Super_L (0x85),  Super_R (0x86),  Super_L (0xce),  Hyper_L (0xcf)
mod5        ISO_Level3_Shift (0x5c),  Mode_switch (0xcb)

picnerd

Did your problem solve itself? I guess so.

The output of "localectl" looks correct because you have a 104 keyboard with US layout qwerty. The British would almost be qwerty as well. Here in Germany we have a 105 keyboard and qwertz. This often leads to confusion for users who have ordered a keyboard from abroad and then desperately try to get all keys to work. Of course, this is doomed to failure or you can set your own key combinations.

In the output "xmodmap" you see that your Fn-key does not create its own key-code. With Fn you only have to switch mechanically to get the second assignment. But this has nothing to do with Shift, Super and CapsLock.
So the xf86... keys seem to be assigned correctly as you can check and change them in Gnome & Budgie with the command "gsettings list-recursively | grep media-keys".

Here is my output of "localectl":
picnerd@picnerd ~ $ localectl System Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 VC Keymap: de-latin1-nodeadkeys X11 Layout: de X11 Model: pc105 X11 Variant: nodeadkeys X11 Options: compose:rwin

I also changed the mapping for the Virtual Console to German so that I don't have to deal with qwerty in case of emergency. The right Windows key (Meta) is also my compose key for rare special characters. It is on your left.

Maybe only one key was stuck. I had one the other day and didn't notice it immediately because I could write normally. The print button is such a candidate. 🙃

Greetings