scroll lock doesn't work, which affects users of badly designed backlit keyboards
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xserver-xorg-input-evdev (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
The scroll lock key has no effect, importantly it doesn't cause the scroll lock light on the keyboard to toggle. (Never comes on). This means I can't use the backlight on my keyboard, as it relies on scroll lock.
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The keyboard in question:
http://
Xenta Black Illuminated Mini USB Multimedia keyboard - UK layout
model sk-020el
This keyboard appears to rely on the scroll lock light for controlling key illumination (one more switch wouldn't kill them, but hey, it was very cheap and I rather like it!)
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Bug filed as requested in https:/
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-14-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
.tmp.unity.
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Wed Jan 4 23:27:45 2012
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-10-15 11:04:28.152997
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingI
GraphicsCard:
ATI Technologies Inc 760G [Radeon 3000] [1002:9616] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:8388]
JockeyStatus:
xorg:fglrx_updates - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
xorg:fglrx - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-15 (81 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 08/24/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0802
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: M4A78LT-M
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+
version.
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu26
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
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affects: | xorg (Ubuntu) → xserver-xorg-input-evdev (Ubuntu) |
Workaround for me:
Find an unused mapping:
$ xmodmap -pm
Use the "modX" which has nothing applied to it, then try (assuming modX = mod3 from xmodmap -pm output):
$ xmodmap -e "add mod3 = Scroll_Lock"