I to am having this behaviour. If I use the fn1 and fn2 keys in a non X VT then they work, but when in an X VT they will not work. This behaviour is also shown with the fn8-10 keys.
uname -a output: Linux will-laptop 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Tue Oct 14 18:40:44 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
I to am having this behaviour. If I use the fn1 and fn2 keys in a non X VT then they work, but when in an X VT they will not work. This behaviour is also shown with the fn8-10 keys.
uname -a output: Linux will-laptop 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Tue Oct 14 18:40:44 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
pommed -v output: pommed v1.21 ($Rev: 494 $) Apple laptops hotkeys handler
lsmod | grep applesmc output:applesmc 28208 0
led_class 12164 1 applesmc
input_polldev 11912 1 applesmc
This done while running 8.10 Beta i386 edition