Cannot type on keyboard, behaves like fn key is pressed

Hello, I have laptop ASUS U36SD, and as you can see on the photo, I have numbers on the right side of keyboard which are accessible via fn key, but when I pres "K" for example it will type "2" by default, so it behaves like fn key was pressed by default, which is nightmare to write, so I wonder how to fix it, I tried different keyboard layouts didnt help.

I found this: https://github.com/ublue-os/bazzite/issues/2028 and it didnt help either

GitHub

External keyboard stuck in Fn lock (can't use F1-F12 keys) · Issue...

Describe the bug My external keyboard is stuck in Fn Lock, meaning F1-F12 keys can't be used for anything other than changing brightness. For example, when I try to rename a file with F2, it in...

wolfyreload•4/27/25, 1:34 PM

I saw a thread that FN+C turned function lock on or off. Give that a try and see if it solves your issue.

This was the thread, looks like it's a common issue even on Windows. https://www.reddit.com/r/ASUSROG/comments/z8ox78/fn_key_lock_needed_for_asus_rog_strix_scar_17_2022/ Good luck

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tomskOP•4/27/25, 1:45 PM

tried to press FN+C, and still same, its weird because it never happened on other distros

wolfyreload•4/27/25, 2:34 PM

It might be something in the kernel, if you on a different distro they have a different kernel

tomskOP•4/27/25, 7:20 PM

but during bazzite installation my keyboard behaves normally, its typing correct symbols

wolfyreload•4/28/25, 8:09 AM

The installer has a different kernal. Installer is running Fedora 41. Bazzite has it's own custom kernal. You could try rebase to an older Bazzite release and see if the issue persists. Have a look at bazzite-rollback-helper in the docs https://docs.bazzite.gg/Installing_and_Managing_Software/Updates_Rollbacks_and_Rebasing/bazzite_rollback_helper/

Bazzite Rollback Helper - Bazzite Documentation

Bazzite is a custom image built upon Fedora Atomic Desktops that brings the best of Linux gaming to all of your devices.

Wwolfyreload The installer has a different kernal. Installer is running Fedora 41. Bazzite ha...

tomskOP•7/13/25, 4:04 PM

So after some months I did full update of whole system and problem persist.

biebel•7/13/25, 5:14 PM

For my laptop (ancient hp) , I have a bios setting for the default behaviour of the function key that I needed to set. Are you on gnome or kde btw? There's a bunch of keyboard tweaks deep in the settings on kde.

tomskOP•7/13/25, 5:24 PM

Solved: problem was that num lock was turned ON by default at startup, so I did gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.keyboard numlock-state falsegsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.keyboard numlock-state false and its fixed now

tomskOP•7/13/25, 5:25 PM

AI helped

Cannot type on keyboard, behaves like fn key is pressed

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