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Emulating Fn+F2 press at startup
on: August 18, 2009, 10:45:43 AM
My new netbook needs me to press Fn+F2 to turn on wireless internet whenever its restarted. Its a pain.

Anyone know a method of emulating this key press, probably in a batch file or similar? I am concerned it might not be a regular keycode and could be a hardware switch but im not sure how to find out.

Ideas?
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Re:Emulating Fn+F2 press at startup
Reply #1 on: August 20, 2009, 14:31:53 PM
Anyone got anyidea where to start with this?

My idea would be to find an app or code something that tells my the keycode of a certain button press so i can then try and programatically send it. But i cant find such an application.

Anyone think of anything?
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Re:Emulating Fn+F2 press at startup
Reply #2 on: August 20, 2009, 15:27:03 PM
Is there no option in the bios or the network card to change the keypress to something else or set it to permo-on?
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Re:Emulating Fn+F2 press at startup
Reply #3 on: August 20, 2009, 15:54:06 PM
Checked the registry and control panel and drew a blank. Overlooked the BIOS, will check this evening. Cheers.

EDIT: No BIOS setting either
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Re:Emulating Fn+F2 press at startup
Reply #4 on: September 22, 2009, 11:49:59 AM
BIOS update maybe?  

New firmware may include something to disable this option or to have thw WI-FI always on
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Re:Emulating Fn+F2 press at startup
Reply #5 on: September 22, 2009, 15:26:16 PM
you need a capture to tell you exactly what fn + f2 is sending to the computer.

could start at http://www.autohotkey.com/
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Re:Emulating Fn+F2 press at startup
Reply #6 on: September 22, 2009, 17:00:54 PM
Quote from: Eggtastico
you need a capture to tell you exactly what fn + f2 is sending to the computer.

could start at http://www.autohotkey.com/


Cheers Egg, will take a look.
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