I recently noticed that the Fn button of my 6000L (Sharp 1.12 ROM) doesn't work properly in the run level 3 console, ie the one you get when you push the /? button after rebooting and then choosing option (a). I have been using this console in order to start up Pocketworkstation using the fbvnc viewer. The problem is that when I push the Fn button with any other key, it locks the keyboard into num-lock mode; pushing Fn again, or Fn- / does not release the num-lock. I finally accidentally discovered that pushing shift-Tab would release the num-lock mode. The Fn button works fine in Qtopia (eg in Qkonsole, the texteditor, etc). I've rebooted, soft-reset, hard-reset, and wiped the flash (in order to re-load the 1.12 ROM), none of which has solved the problem. I haven't flashed any other ROMs or kernels, and I'm bit unsure how any of the software that I've installed could have caused this.
Is it possible that this is a bug in the Sharp ROM? Has anyone else who has used the run level 3 console noticed this, or is my situation unique? I'd like to know before I attempt a NAND restore with the Sharp ROM. Any comments on this would be greatly appreciated.
TIA,
Patrick