On Wednesday 12 September 2001 22:28, Dr Andrew C Aitchison wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, George Petri wrote:
> > Hello! It's been a long time since I last posted to an xfree list
> > because it's worked so well -- even without configuration! -- as both
> > part of a network and stand-alone machine.
> >
> > But I have recently bumped up against what I think is a bug, while I was
> > trying to enter a case-inverted password:
> >
> > 1. Go to a konsole, rxvt or xterm
> > 2. Turn on CapsLock
> > 3. Hold shift and press a letter on the keyboard
> >
> > E.g. if I turn on Capslock and hold shift and press 'a', I get 'A',
> > while at the *real* non-x-based linux console, I get 'a'.
> >
> > This is inconsistent and in my opinion, incorrect behaviour.
> >
> > I have tried this in XFree 3.3.6 and XFree 4.0.3 using Linux-Mandrake
> > 7.2 and 8.0.
> >
> > Please fix it in 3.3.7 and 4.1.x ASAP.
>
> I can't reproduce it with a recent cvs version of XFree86.
>
> However, there are many ways of configuring the keyboard;
> if you still have the problem with 4.1.0 or cvs, we would want
> you config file, operating system version and distribution, and
> the language/nationality of your keyboard.
Ok, here's my info:
* Linux-Mandrake 7.2 (patched with XFree 4.0.3, downloaded from xfree86.org,
not mandrake)
* PS/2 Gateway 104-key keyboard (i.e. 2 windows keys, apps key, two sets of
arrow keys, f1-f12 keys on top, to the right of esc key, two sets of ctrl and
alt keys either side of space bar) - English (Australian???)
* /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 (I am a *complete* ameteur and had to hack out this
file after getting it out of a Redhat install because I accidently deleted my
Mandrake file AND I forgot to tell Mandrake that I had decided to switch
from the 3.3.6 series to 4.0.x series):
# File generated by anaconda.
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Anaconda Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
# The location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType"
# FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "GLcore"
Load "dbe"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
Load "pex5"
Load "glx"
Load "pex5"
Load "record"
Load "xie"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
Load "speedo"
# Load "xtt" # conflict with freetype, duplicate definition
Load "bitmap"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
# Option "AutoRepeat" "500 5"
Option "AutoRepeat" "100 30"
# when using XQUEUE, comment out the above line, and uncomment the
# following line
# Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"
# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
# Option "XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# or:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbVariant" ""
Option "XkbOptions" ""
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
HorizSync 30 - 86
VertRefresh 50 - 130
EndSection
Section "Device"
# no known options
Identifier "RIVA128"
Driver "nv"
VendorName "RIVA128"
BoardName "RIVA128"
#BusID
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "RIVA128"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 16
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
EndSection
I am using a NVidia Riva 128zx, stuck on my motherboard (agp).
Because I installed XFree myself, I stuffed up xkb (am linux newbie).
Here's the relevant bit of my /var/log/XFree86.0.log:
(**) Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
(**) Mouse0: Protocol: "PS/2"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) Mouse0: Core Pointer
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
(==) Mouse0: Buttons: 3
(**) Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
(**) Mouse0: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50
(**) Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
(**) Mouse0: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(II) Keyboard "Keyboard0" handled by legacy driver
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse0" (type: MOUSE)
Couldn't open compiled keymap file
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/compiled/server-0.xkm
Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap
Note that this problem also occurs on a different computer with a similar
type of keyboard (but IBM) with a PCI S3 Trio 64 (V??? -- it's a 1mb graphics
card) with XFree 3.3.6.
Thanks,
George
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