Bug#594089: keyboard-configuration: caps lock keycode problem

[Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org>]

forcemerge 594089 593742
reassign 594089 linux-2.6
retitle 594089 caps lock keyboard code problem
thanks

Hello,

Please do not submit another report for the same issue, just reassign.

Tom, le Mon 23 Aug 2010 11:43:53 -0400, a écrit :
> KeyRelease event, serial 105, synthetic NO, window 0x3400001,
>     root 0x110, subw 0x0, time 1729143, (166,-8), root:(190,128),
>     state 0x12, keycode 66 (keysym 0xffe5, Caps_Lock), same_screen YES,
>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XFilterEvent returns: False
> 
> KeyRelease event, serial 106, synthetic NO, window 0x3400001,
>     root 0x110, subw 0x0, time 1729166, (166,-8), root:(190,128),
>     state 0x10, keycode 164 (keysym 0x1008ff30, XF86Favorites), same_screen
> YES,
>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XFilterEvent returns: False
> 
> KeyPress event, serial 106, synthetic NO, window 0x3400001,
>     root 0x110, subw 0x0, time 1729166, (166,-8), root:(190,128),
>     state 0x10, keycode 164 (keysym 0x1008ff30, XF86Favorites), same_screen
> YES,
>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XFilterEvent returns: False
> 
> KeyRelease event, serial 106, synthetic NO, window 0x3400001,
>     root 0x110, subw 0x0, time 1729168, (166,-8), root:(190,128),
>     state 0x10, keycode 164 (keysym 0x1008ff30, XF86Favorites), same_screen
> YES,
>     XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
>     XFilterEvent returns: False

That's very odd.  I guess this is due either to an upgrade of linux-2.6
or an upgrade of xserver-xorg-input-evdev.  At this stage I'd rather
think about linux-2.6.  Could you check in the linux console (without X)
what happens with showkey -s ? (here it shows 0x3a 0xba)

Samuel