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How do I make my “Fn + Volume Up/Down” keys adjust my headphone channel in Ubuntu Karmic?

How do I make my “Fn + Volume Up/Down” keys adjust my headphone channel in Ubuntu Karmic?

I solved this problem in Jaunty, but the Sound preferences menu has extensively changed in Karmic. What is the new way to do this?

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bert [Entry]

"you can use xbindkeys:
Run xbindkeys -k in a terminal. Press your keybinding, and add the appropriate line to your ~/.xkeybindkeysrc. for example, With an 'amixer' command to raise/lower your headphone volume.) Don't forget to have xbindkeys start before your windowmanager. You can have a look here for more on xbindkeys. This way, you're not dependent on DE, and you can even transfer you keyboard short cuts to other distros/releases.

(I know it's not exactly what you want, but it might solve your problems?)"
bert [Entry]

For some reason I can't take a screen shot with the drop down, but can you try clicking on the connector drop down and selecting the headphones output? I'm using karmic and a dell and mine says "Analog Headphones". I think that may do it for you.