RE: Regression: Dell XPS 13 9360 keyboard no longer works

From: Mario.Limonciello
Date: Thu Feb 22 2018 - 10:21:54 EST


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> From: Marco Martin [mailto:notmart@xxxxxxxxx]
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> To: Jeremy Cline <jeremy@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: Regression: Dell XPS 13 9360 keyboard no longer works
>
> On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 3:08 PM, Jeremy Cline <jeremy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Input driver version is 1.0.1
> > Input device ID: bus 0x19 vendor 0x0 product 0x0 version 0x0
> > Input device name: "Intel Virtual Button driver"
> > Supported events:
> > Event type 0 (EV_SYN)
> > Event type 1 (EV_KEY)
> > Event code 114 (KEY_VOLUMEDOWN)
> > Event code 115 (KEY_VOLUMEUP)
> > Event code 116 (KEY_POWER)
> > Event code 125 (KEY_LEFTMETA)
> > Event code 240 (KEY_UNKNOWN)
> > Event code 561 (?)
> > Event type 4 (EV_MSC)
> > Event code 4 (MSC_SCAN)
> > Event type 5 (EV_SW)
> > Event code 1 (SW_TABLET_MODE) state 1
> > Properties:
> > Testing ... (interrupt to exit)
>
> Indeed, it's thinking a switch exists and that is on, which is wrong,
> then i guess VGBS() reports a wrong status..
> Mario, do you have any ideas about that?
>
> --
> Marco Martin

I guess that means we got this wrong and the patch should be reverted
until we figure this out.

Jeremy,

Can you please confirm what BIOS version you are on?
Also Is this a 9360 with 7th or 8th gen Intel CPU?

I'll see if I can find out anything more relative to this.