Hi intrigeri, On Tue, 2006-12-19 at 11:27 +0100, intrigeri wrote: > on my powerbook g4 (6,2), the mainline kernel does not allow to switch > the ctrl and caps_lock keys, due to weird up/down key management. > > In order to workaround this issue, I've been using for ages a kernel > patch that was published on this list two years ago >[...] > sometimes the kernel > behaves as if the caps lock key (remapped to CTRL with xmodmap) was > kept down, even if I already released it. The only way to force it to > recognize it has been released is to press this key again.
I also adapted[1] that patch[2], which seems to still be in apm's kernels. I experience the same problems, though, on a 2.6.17 kernel. Someone should sit down and look at the problem, eh. If this bug were fixed, we could get the patch in upstream. [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2005/12/msg00214.html [2] http://www.xmission.com/~fugalh/capslock/ Regards, Andy. -- http://wingolog.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
