Unable to select 3rd level characters using Alt gr (Karmic)

[Staffy]

Binary package hint: xorg

Alt gr doesn't work when trying to choose 3rd level characters using my HP pavillion laptop (swedish layout). Running Ubuntu 9.10 amd64.

When pressing Alt gr + 2 for making an @ nothing happens. The blinking courser just disappears.

I have experienced the same problem before using Jaunty (32 bit). Luckily then, when I couldn't figure it out the problem went away by itself after a few days.

Strange thing is that the only time it seems to work is when writing inside the application Gnome-Do. Because of different architecture? It does not work inside terminal in contrary to related bugs.

I have tried the fix suggested in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xkeyboard-config/+bug/410876 , but without any results.

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When using "xev" from terminal I get this result when pressing Alt gr (also get the same results when I press left alt-key).

FocusOut event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x3e00001,
    mode NotifyGrab, detail NotifyAncestor

FocusIn event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x3e00001,
    mode NotifyUngrab, detail NotifyAncestor

KeymapNotify event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x0,
    keys: 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
           0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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"xmodmap -pm" from terminal gives me:

xmodmap: up to 2 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses):

shift Shift_L (0x32), Shift_R (0x3e)
lock Caps_Lock (0x42)
control Control_L (0x25), Control_R (0x69)
mod1 Alt_L (0x40), Meta_L (0xcd)
mod2 Num_Lock (0x4d)
mod3
mod4 Super_L (0xce), Hyper_L (0xcf)
mod5 ISO_Level3_Shift (0x5c), Mode_switch (0xcb)
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KEYBOARD configuration:

sta@staffy-laptop:~$ xprop -root | grep XKB
_XKB_RULES_NAMES_BACKUP(STRING) = "evdev", "hpdv5", "se", "", "lv3:ralt_switch,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
_XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "evdev", "hpdv5", "se", "", "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp,lv3:ralt_switch"

sta@staffy-laptop:~$ apt-cache policy xkb-data
xkb-data:
  Installed: 1.6-1ubuntu5
  Candidate: 1.6-1ubuntu5
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Nevertheless, switching to left win-key for choosing 3rd level characters instead of alt gr, from options at keybord - layout, seems to work, but is not satisfying.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Nov 10 11:45:24 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard Pavilion dv5000 (ET038EA#ABU)
Package: xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=ace79031-3f05-4593-ba06-1f8506638402 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: xorg
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] Filen eller katalogen finns inte: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
dmi.bios.date: 02/08/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.54
dmi.board.name: 30A4
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 49.63
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.54:bd02/08/2007:svnHewlett-Packard:pnPaviliondv5000(ET038EA#ABU):pvrF.54:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn30A4:rvr49.63:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Pavilion dv5000 (ET038EA#ABU)
dmi.product.version: F.54
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 architecture: x86_64kernel: 2.6.31-14-generic

[Staffy (staffan-holmberg)]

And also,

the left alt key doesn't work either. Therefore the result in xev...

[Friedrich Strohmaier (bitsfritz)]

@Staffy: I've setup bug #512622 which in general matters strange xmodmap keymapping.
If You think this affects You, maybe could solve Your Problem then please strike the apropriate handle ;o))

Maybe many keybord related problems can be solved that way.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

[Sorry, misfiled]

[Sam (feanor13)]

I have the same problem.

If I kill compiz, Alt-gr is ok.

[Staffy (staffan-holmberg)]

I can confirm what Sam says. I experienced the same problem after installing karmic on a second laptop. After turning compiz off, keyboard was working fine again.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Given that the issue goes away when compiz is disabled, sounds like compiz may be interfering with the keyboard shortcuts. Refiling against compiz.

[strangy (alban-lecarpentier)]

If it's can help you :
I have exactly the same issue (Lucid with Compiz), but it goes away when the autologin system is disabled.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for your bug report. Is this still an issue with the latest release of Ubuntu the Natty Narwhal? May you please check and comment back? Thanks in advance!.

[Staffy (staffan-holmberg)]

Hey, i believe it is not an issue anymore. I cannot reproduce it!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for compiz (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]