int res, i;
        int status;
+       int hkeyv;
 
        vdbg_printk(TPACPI_DBG_INIT, "initializing hotkey subdriver\n");
 
                        return res;
 
                /* mask not supported on 570, 600e/x, 770e, 770x, A21e, A2xm/p,
-                  A30, R30, R31, T20-22, X20-21, X22-24 */
-               tp_features.hotkey_mask =
-                       acpi_evalf(hkey_handle, NULL, "DHKN", "qv");
+                  A30, R30, R31, T20-22, X20-21, X22-24.  Detected by checking
+                  for HKEY interface version 0x100 */
+               if (acpi_evalf(hkey_handle, &hkeyv, "MHKV", "qd")) {
+                       if ((hkeyv >> 8) != 1) {
+                               printk(IBM_ERR "unknown version of the "
+                                      "HKEY interface: 0x%x\n", hkeyv);
+                               printk(IBM_ERR "please report this to %s\n",
+                                      IBM_MAIL);
+                       } else {
+                               /*
+                                * MHKV 0x100 in A31, R40, R40e,
+                                * T4x, X31, and later
+                                * */
+                               tp_features.hotkey_mask = 1;
+                       }
+               }
 
                vdbg_printk(TPACPI_DBG_INIT, "hotkey masks are %s\n",
                        str_supported(tp_features.hotkey_mask));
 
                if (tp_features.hotkey_mask) {
-                       /* MHKA available in A31, R40, R40e, T4x, X31, and later */
                        if (!acpi_evalf(hkey_handle, &hotkey_all_mask,
-                                       "MHKA", "qd"))
+                                       "MHKA", "qd")) {
+                               printk(IBM_ERR
+                                      "missing MHKA handler, "
+                                      "please report this to %s\n",
+                                      IBM_MAIL);
                                hotkey_all_mask = 0x080cU; /* FN+F12, FN+F4, FN+F3 */
+                       }
                }
 
                res = hotkey_get(&hotkey_orig_status, &hotkey_orig_mask);