copy and paste keys do nothing

[Erno Kuusela]

Binary package hint: xorg

xev says my copy and paste keys are generating XF86Copy and XF86Paste as they should, but they don't do anything in terminal or gnome apps.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-23.40-generic 2.6.35.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-23-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
DRM.card0.DVI.D.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1024x768 800x600 800x600 848x480 640x480
 edid-base64:
Date: Wed Dec 1 17:21:51 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-23-generic root=UUID=0c719a59-7ad7-402c-af5b-2fdb744a7c4b ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xorg
dmi.bios.date: 09/08/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1701
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M4A88TD-M EVO
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1701:bd09/08/2010:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM4A88TD-MEVO:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: maverick
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.35-23-generic

[Dmitry Gribanov (turies)]

I have this issue too. My keyboardis Cherry CyMotion Master Linux.

2.6.35-24-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Thu Dec 2 02:41:37 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[bugbot (bugbot)]

Hey Erno,

Hi, have you had a chance to test if this bug is still present in natty?

If it does (and if you're the original reporter), please boot into natty
and run the command:

  apport-collect <bug-number>

which will update the bug with fresh logs and tag the bug as affecting
natty. (It is best to run this right after reproducing the problem.)

[Erno Kuusela (erno-iki)]

This should be assumed broken in natty unless proven otherwise, since googling about the problem yields similar reports from over
the years. In fact since iTux chimed in, I'm marking this confirmed. (I'm not planning to update the machine in question to natty
in the near future).

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

if xev shows the correct symbols, then the fault is somewhere else.