Fn+volume raise,lower, and mute key binding with FVWM and amixer

# grep -i audio /usr/share/X11/XKeysymDB

SunAudioLowerVolume     :1005FF77
SunAudioMute            :1005FF78
SunAudioRaiseVolume     :1005FF79
XF86AudioLowerVolume    :1008FF11
XF86AudioMute           :1008FF12
XF86AudioRaiseVolume    :1008FF13
XF86AudioPlay           :1008FF14
XF86AudioStop           :1008FF15
XF86AudioPrev           :1008FF16
XF86AudioNext           :1008FF17
XF86AudioRecord         :1008FF1C
XF86AudioPause          :1008FF31
XF86AudioMedia          :1008FF32
XF86AudioRewind         :1008FF3E

# xev and find the correct keycode corresponding to the keyboard label.

@ When Fn+mute symbol is pressed, the following message is displayed in the console

KeyPress event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001,
    root 0x68, subw 0x0, time 1808416027, (89,75), root:(139,189),
    state 0x0, keycode 160 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001,
    root 0x68, subw 0x0, time 1808416027, (89,75), root:(139,189),
    state 0x0, keycode 160 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False

@ When Fn+volume raise symbol is pressed, the following message is displayed in the console

KeyPress event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001,
    root 0x68, subw 0x0, time 1808428141, (89,75), root:(139,189),
    state 0x0, keycode 176 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001,
    root 0x68, subw 0x0, time 1808428141, (89,75), root:(139,189),
    state 0x0, keycode 176 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False

@ When Fn+volume lower symbol is pressed, the following message is displayed in the console

KeyPress event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001,
    root 0x68, subw 0x0, time 1808428638, (89,75), root:(139,189),
    state 0x0, keycode 174 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x2600001,
    root 0x68, subw 0x0, time 1808428638, (89,75), root:(139,189),
    state 0x0, keycode 174 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
    XFilterEvent returns: False

# emacs  ~/.xmodmaprc &

keycode 174 = XF86AudioLowerVolume
keycode 176 = XF86AudioRaiseVolume
keycode 160 = XF86AudioMute

# xmodmap ~/.xmodmaprc

# emacs ~/.fvwm/.fvwmrc &

key XF86AudioMute  A N Exec exec amixer -q set Master toggle
key XF86AudioRaiseVolume    A N Exec exec amixer -q set Master 2+
key XF86AudioLowerVolume    A N Exec exec amixer -q set Master 2-

Restart fvwm.

reference

http://www.mail-archive.com/fvwm@lists.math.uh.edu/msg15985.html