Re: Keyboard model under XFree86-4.3 on a ThinkpPad T40

From: Alexander Naumann (alexandernaumann_at_gmx.de)
Date: 07/22/03 

Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 18:17:13 +0200

Peter T. Breuer wrote:

> Alexander Naumann <alexandernaumann@gmx.de> wrote:
>> XFree86-4.3 loads the wrong keyboard model on my IBM ThinkPad T40. I am
>
> It doesn't load it, you do. You load it by editing the config file to
> say what keyboard you want, or you do it key by key with xmodmap.
>
>> using Debian and have a german keyboard-layout.
>
> Then you want something like
>
> Option "XkbLayout" "de"
>
> in your config file.

I am using this configuration. So the system and xwindows use german layout
(pc105 or another model, none of hem works right)

>
>> The Problem is, that the ALT and ALT-GT keys doesn't work, and in a
>
> Well, break out xev and test why. Then modify to taste with xmodmap.
Okay, xev recognize it, when I press the ALT-ley, but nor in combination
with another key (like for example the ''7').
>
>> console-window the [umlaut letters] also don't work.
>
> I bet they do!
The console also recognize it, when I press the ALT-key but the key doesn't
work as it should do.

> This is not the same sort of thing at all. It's up to
> your console window to show the ascii codes corresponding to the keys,
> but the keys will work. This might well be a LANG setting, but someone
> else will know.
>
> Peter

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