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Re: Keyboard layout forces use of Fn function



On Thu, May 02, 2013 at 10:21:00PM +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I've got an Asus EEE PC 1000 HE which works great for many years. Some
> months ago, I installed Debian Lenny on it (standard install, nothing
> special for Asus EEE PC). Not everything worked out of the box, but most
> did. The EEE PC keyboard worked out of the box.
> 
> I had to plug an external keyboard today. When I disconnected the
> keyboard, I realized my (internal) keyboard was not working correctly
> anymore. The layout seems correct: I'm in AZERTY, Belgium.
> 
> However, the problem I encounter is that the keys which can be used for
> a Fn function (there is a Fn key on the keyboard) are always considered
> as in `Fn mode.' For example, on the `I' key, the Fn function would do
> `5', and pressing `I' now results always in `5', that is, what the `I'
> key should do when Fn is pressed.

Just to clarify, does this happen for keys OTHER than the number pad?
Might it be as simple as NumLock being turned on (I don't know the Eee
layout myself, but it's possible there's no LED to tell you that)?

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