1. Toshiba Laptop Keyboard Troubleshooting
  2. Toshiba Keyboard Troubleshooting
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Problem

The F1-F12 keys perform a different function than intended. You may need to hold the FN Key as well to get the intended function.

Cause

This can be normal behaviour. On some Toshiba laptops, the Function Keys Mode “Special function mode” is set by default instead of “Standard F1-F12 mode”. This means, you have to press the FN key to use the standard F1-F12 function keys.

Solution 1

You can configure the Function Keys Mode by selecting the “Special function mode” or “Standard F1-F12 mode” by the help of the HWSetup Utility.

Accessing HWSetup:

To run the HW Setup program:

Windows 7 or earlier: Click Start -> All Programs -> TOSHIBA -> Tools & Utilities -> HWSETUP
Windows 8: Push the Start button, type HWSETUP and press Enter.

The HW Setup windows contains a number of tabs. Click the tab “Keyboard” and set your preferred mode:

If the above application is not available. You can download it from the Toshiba website:
http://www.toshiba.eu/innovation/download_drivers_bios.jsp

Solution 2

Follow these steps exactly unless you know what you are doing. You may make it impossible to load your computer by changing something other than what is mentioned in this fix. We cannot be held responsible for any issues caused by not following these instructions carefully.

1. With the computer powered off, press the power button.

2. As soon as you let go of the power button, start tapping(not holding) the “F2” key until you see this screen or similar:

3. Use the right arrow key to navigate to “Advanced”, then use the down arrow key to highlight “System Configuration” and press Enter.

4. Now use the down arrow key to highlight “Function Keys mode(without pressing Fn first)” and press Enter.

5. Use the up/down arrow keys to highlight the setting you wish to be default and press Enter.

6. Now press “F10” and then Enter. This will save the settings and boot into Windows.

You should now find that the function keys have switched back to the more common method of using function keys.

High-performance ultrabook laptop of Toshiba think for professionals and business. Portégé Z30-A is a long-lasting battery, full-size ports and Intel® Core™ processor laptop of 13.3' and 1.2Kg.

Specifications

NameSeries Toshiba Portege Z30-A
ProcessorHaswell microarchitecture (4th generation)
Screen13.3' 1366x768 Widescreen
RAM4-8-16GB
HDDToshiba SDD (128 [THNSNJ128GMCU], 256, 512 GB)
Optical Drivenone
GraphicsHaswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller (Intel® HD Graphics 4400)
NetworkEthernet - Intel I218-V, Wifi - Intel Wireless 3160
TouchpadALPS (Trackstick+Mousepad)
Fingerprint readerUSB Validity Sensors
Smart Card ReaderO2 Micro, Inc. OZ776

Installation and configuration

CPU & Graphics

Works perfectly out of the box with the typical installation. More information: Intel & Microcode

Touchpad

Works fully with 3.17+ kernel.

Bluetooth

toshiba_bluetooth kernel module is auto-loaded but is not necessary and, in fact, it is counter-productive, since as soon as you disable bluetooth (e.g. with rfkill), it seems to attempt to re-load the Intel bluetooth firmware every few seconds. Just blacklist the module. Create /etc/modprobe.d/toshiba-blacklist.conf with:

Wifi

Fix toshiba laptop keyboard

linux-firmware is needed for the correct working of wifi.

Smart Card Reader

Works perfectly with ccid & opensc .

Display Backlight Control

Control with the Fn buttons works correctly in 3.17 and 3.18 kernel. However, in 3.19 kernel, a minimum configuration is needed because toshiba_acpi kernel module add some non-necessary backlight control. For controlling with Fn, create /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/80-backlight.conf with

Keyboard Backlight control

The backlight works correctly if it is configured on BIOS. toshiba_acpi kernel module add support for configuring the backlit of the keyboard. However, Fn-Z does not work. The modules can be changed in /sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/TOS6208:00/kbd_backlight_mode with the modes: 2,8,16.

Fingerprint reader

Toshiba Laptop Keyboard Troubleshooting

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The last version of fprintd has support for it. However, the image usually is wrong (lengthened) and needs two, three or more tries to obtain verifications.

Responding

Toshiba Keyboard Troubleshooting

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