Backslash key is dead on text console with Japanese keyboard
Bug #97466 reported by
Jun Kobayashi
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| console-setup (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Colin Watson | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: console-setup
Version-Release number:
Ubuntu 7.04 Beta
console-setup 1.13ubuntu9
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot PC with Japanese keyboard with Ubuntu 7.04 Beta Desktop CD
2. Double click the 'Install' icon
3. Go to step 3
4. Select 'Japan' keyboard layout
5. Go through and finish the installation
6. Reboot the system
7. Login screen appears and press Ctrl + Alt + F1
8. Login to console with your username and password
9. Press \ key and no character appears
10. Press Shift + \ and no character appears
Expected results:
Press \ key and a character \ comes on command line
Press Shift + \ key and a character | (pipe) comes on command line
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Revision history for this message
| Jun Kobayashi (jkbys) wrote | #1 |
Revision history for this message
| Tollef Fog Heen (tfheen) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in console-setup: | |
| assignee: | nobody → kamion |
Revision history for this message
| Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in console-setup: | |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Fix Released |
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Cause of this problem is that keycode 124 is not included in /etc/console-
Fix Instruction:
1. Run the following command.
~$ sudo nano /usr/bin/ckbcomp
2. Find and edit the following line.
133 => -1, # Japanese
to
133 => 124, # Japanese
3. Restart console-setup
~$ sudo /etc/init.
I'm attaching a diff patch for ckbcomp.