setxkbmap settings reset when plugging in USB or Dock

[Christopher Lee]

I use the command "setxkbmap -layout us -option ctrl:swapcaps" to set capslock as control.

Whenever I plug in any USB device or my docking station this gets 'reset' and I have to run the command again.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: linux-image-4.12.0-11-generic 4.12.0-11.12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.12.0-11.12-generic 4.12.5
Uname: Linux 4.12.0-11-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.6-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC2: leecj2 9255 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1: leecj2 9255 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: leecj2 9255 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: i3
Date: Tue Aug 22 11:53:21 2017
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=82a0abb2-5063-47d1-988e-2d57f6a2fe15
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-06 (168 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
MachineType: LENOVO 20FBCTO1WW
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.12.0-11-generic root=UUID=f951cac3-6644-45d2-aada-c8542004c252 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-4.12.0-11-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-4.12.0-11-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.167
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-08-15 (6 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 11/28/2016
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: N1FET47W (1.21 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 20FBCTO1WW
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: SDK0J40709 WIN
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: None
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrN1FET47W(1.21):bd11/28/2016:svnLENOVO:pn20FBCTO1WW:pvrThinkPadX1Carbon4th:rvnLENOVO:rn20FBCTO1WW:rvrSDK0J40709WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNone:
dmi.product.family: ThinkPad X1 Carbon 4th
dmi.product.name: 20FBCTO1WW
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X1 Carbon 4th
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

[Ubuntu Kernel Bot (ubuntu-kernel-bot)]

This change was made by a bot.

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v4.13 kernel[0].

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed".

Thanks in advance.

[0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.13-rc6

[Christopher Lee (veebers)]

I installed the requested kernel[0] and the issue still renames. Tagging as requested.

[0] $ uname -a
Linux Prodigal 4.13.0-041300rc6-generic #201708201831 SMP Sun Aug 20 22:32:57 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Did this issue start happening after an update/upgrade? Was there a kernel version where you were not having this particular problem? This will help determine if the problem you are seeing is the result of a regression, and when this regression was introduced. If this is a regression, we can perform a kernel bisect to identify the commit that introduced the problem.