Custom Keyboard Layout and FN Mode
Hey folks, how can I make use of a custom keyboard layout? Is there a "workaround" for the immutable system that survive reboots? Second, my custom keyboard will act like an keychron with apple FN Mode in place. (FN + 1 will lower the screen brightness instead of F1). To alter this I normally can use this "echo 0 | sudo tee /sys/module/hid_apple/parameters/fnmode" but again, with the immutable system I think this doesn't work. How can I workaround over the two problems?
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Here is the answer for FN mode:
https://docs.bazzite.gg/Advanced/dracut-and-initramfs/#if-you-just-plan-to-add-options-to-a-module-you-should-consider-using-a-karg...
How to Modify Initramfs and Dracut - Bazzite Documentation
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you can just do it
surviving reboots is more related to
/sys/module/hid_apple/parameters/fnmode itself not surviving reboots rather than immutabilityhttps://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/121395/on-an-apple-keyboard-under-linux-how-do-i-make-the-function-keys-work-without-t
in the first answer:
As several people have commented, this change is temporary. You can stick it in your login shell's RC file or into cron so that you don't have to worry about it.
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For me it survived reboots very well. I've done this multiple times on different distros. Steam Deck and nobara 2 times. Worked every boot for me 🤔. I give it a try, thank you.
don't know what to say then. that forum post is 11 years old long before immutable distros were a thing
Maybe that's the thing. I give it a try tomorrow. I am to inpatient and installed bazzite already 😅
Solution
Here is the answer for FN mode:
https://docs.bazzite.gg/Advanced/dracut-and-initramfs/#if-you-just-plan-to-add-options-to-a-module-you-should-consider-using-a-karg
How to Modify Initramfs and Dracut - Bazzite Documentation
Bazzite is a custom image built upon Fedora Atomic Desktops that brings the best of Linux gaming to all of your devices.