[TriLUG] ubuntu 7.04 desktop - caps lock key not working

[Mike Norwood]

In reviewing history of commands I typed, it looks like I ran "sudo 
dpkg-reconfigure console-setup".  This asked various questions about 
keyboard type, font and special keys, and then updated a file 
boottime.kmap.gz.  I am pretty sure this is what got it working.

Of course, if you hate the caps lock key, you don't need to mess with 
this.

Thanks, Mike

On Fri, 1 Jun 2007, Sean Myers wrote:

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> My capslock key doesn't work in the text ttys, exactly as described in
> the original email.
> 
> I hate the caps lock key, and commonly make it do other things, so I
> hadn't noticed this until now.
> 
> That said, I am running 7.04 Desktop with the latest updates.
> 
> - --
> Sean Myers
> System Administrator
> American Research Institute
> (919) 228-4961
> 
> 
> Mike Norwood wrote:
> > I also tampered with some configuration replies, but I don't remember 
> > finding or changing anything that should have corrected it, so I will 
> > still assume it was the updates. I may have to reload it again to make 
> > sure exactly what fixed it.  I like the caps lock key.
> > 
> > Mike
> > 
> > On Fri, 1 Jun 2007, Andrew C. Oliver wrote:
> > 
> >> I just discovered my non-X terms have the same issue...totally freaky. 
> >> I never noticed this before... I guess I never use caps lock..
> >>
> >> Mike Norwood wrote:
> >>> Jason,
> >>>
> >>> I appreciate the reply.  It told me (from the desktop) that they were 42 
> >>> updated packages available, and after letting those run, it now works.  I 
> >>> can only assume something in these updates fixed it, but I have no idea 
> >>> what it might have been.  
> >>>
> >>> Thanks again, Mike.
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, 1 Jun 2007, Jason Faulkner wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I don't know what to do to help, but this has to be one of the
> >>>> strangest linux desktop issues I've ever read about. You know, I'll
> >>>> have to check on one of my linux boxes at work to see if caps lock
> >>>> works there. I don't think I've ever tried it.
> >>>>
> >>>>> I have recently loaded a machine with Ubuntu 7.04 desktop edition and like
> >>>>> quite a lot about it, however the caps lock key does not appear to work on
> >>>>> the console tty1 through tty6 screens.  It does actually light up when I
> >>>>> push it, and the light goes off when I push it again, but it does not
> >>>>> work.  To make letters capital I have to push the shift key.  It does work
> >>>>> in a terminal window from the graphical desktop.  I found a few messages
> >>>>> about this in googling around, but no clear solution.  Has anyone seen
> >>>>> this before, and especially does anyone know how to fix it?
> >>>>
> >>
> >>
> > 
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