(In reply to comment #6) > For a moment it looks there is no immediate need in separate model. Perhaps > an alias for Sun Type 6. Alan?
Yeah, an alias sounds more likely than a separate model, if people feel the need to see the specific type name there. BTW, the "Sun Type 7" keyboards are reaching end of life, and being phased out and replaced by a new Oracle keyboard that's much more standard PC/USB like: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/sunrayproducts/docs/peripheral-kit-faq-060413-1954565.pdf http://www.oracle.com/us/products/servers-storage/desktop-workstations/oracle-peripheral-kit-ds-043013-1954188.pdf -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xkeyboard-config in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/299727 Title: Sun Type 7 USB keyboard misdetected by X Status in central project for keyboard configuration: Confirmed Status in “xkeyboard-config” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: I use a Sun Type 7 UNIX-layout USB keyboard. X detects the keyboard: (II) config/hal: Adding input device Sun USB Keyboard (**) Sun USB Keyboard: always reports core events (**) Sun USB Keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event2" (II) Sun USB Keyboard: Found keys (II) Sun USB Keyboard: Configuring as keyboard (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Sun USB Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD) (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev" (**) Sun USB Keyboard: xkb_rules: "evdev" (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105" (**) Sun USB Keyboard: xkb_model: "pc105" (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us" (**) Sun USB Keyboard: xkb_layout: "us" But it wrongly detects it as a standard pc105 US keyboard. This means some keys don't work (e.g. Meta becomes Super, Compose becomes Menu, etc.). The correct layout for this keyboard is "us+sun_vndr/usb(sun_usb)". Setting this with "setxkbmap -layout" makes the keyboard behave as expected. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xkeyboard-config/+bug/299727/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
