I think my key map file is messed up and I want to replace it.
by Don Littlefield from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5BRDH)
I am running Buster on my MSI 97 Guard Pro Motherboard, I5 Intel CPU, 8 gig ram, and about 2.5T of hard drives. I ran Jessie for a long time but decided to upgrade to Buster when it came out. I recently decided to upgrade to wireless keyboard and mouse. I bought a cheep one from Dell. A KM636 it says on the box. It worked fine for a short while but after some visitors were here and the computer got piled up on the keyboard is not working properly.
The problem is that the keypad on the side is no longer working when you want to use the numbers. No matter if you press the Num Lock or not it always does the same thing as if it was in the other half of the Num lock doing editing functions, but I do not use them so am not familiar with them. I like using the numbers so that is all I use on the pad. I called the help line and got the helpful people from Asia to help and they finally gave up and sent me a new product. I installed that new set an it still will not do numbers. I put my old keyboard back on and it will not do numbers any more. The numbers at the top of the keyboard work fine. I just like using the pad. After many reboots I am sure it is not related to not rebooting after changes which should not be necessary on Linux anyway. I have been trying to find out where the key map file is located and would like to replace it to make sure that the file is not corrupt. BUT I can not find it or a real key mapping tool or program to look at the file to see what output comes out when the number pad numbers are pressed.
I really think it is probably related to a messed up keyboard map file. A long time ago I think I could look at the key map files and edit them to make keys do what I wanted to do differently but now I cant find the map file or an editor that I could use to check to see what each key press does when pressed. The key maps program on the software on here shows what the three mouse buttons, shift keys, Ctl keys, and the Alt key when they are pressed and not even what code they send. Any help would be appreciated. I have been trying to figure this out for more than a month and I am pulling my hair out what is left any way. Even google did not know how to find the keymap file.
I should say I have used the two new keyboards and mouses and two old ones that are PS2 keyboards and two other USB mice to no good outcome. I have both keyboards working now wired and wireless and both types of mouse working also. funny working with both on. LOL. Any way I know that the system has a key map file that is read when it is booted up so it knows what code each key represents.
Merry Christmas......
Don
The problem is that the keypad on the side is no longer working when you want to use the numbers. No matter if you press the Num Lock or not it always does the same thing as if it was in the other half of the Num lock doing editing functions, but I do not use them so am not familiar with them. I like using the numbers so that is all I use on the pad. I called the help line and got the helpful people from Asia to help and they finally gave up and sent me a new product. I installed that new set an it still will not do numbers. I put my old keyboard back on and it will not do numbers any more. The numbers at the top of the keyboard work fine. I just like using the pad. After many reboots I am sure it is not related to not rebooting after changes which should not be necessary on Linux anyway. I have been trying to find out where the key map file is located and would like to replace it to make sure that the file is not corrupt. BUT I can not find it or a real key mapping tool or program to look at the file to see what output comes out when the number pad numbers are pressed.
I really think it is probably related to a messed up keyboard map file. A long time ago I think I could look at the key map files and edit them to make keys do what I wanted to do differently but now I cant find the map file or an editor that I could use to check to see what each key press does when pressed. The key maps program on the software on here shows what the three mouse buttons, shift keys, Ctl keys, and the Alt key when they are pressed and not even what code they send. Any help would be appreciated. I have been trying to figure this out for more than a month and I am pulling my hair out what is left any way. Even google did not know how to find the keymap file.
I should say I have used the two new keyboards and mouses and two old ones that are PS2 keyboards and two other USB mice to no good outcome. I have both keyboards working now wired and wireless and both types of mouse working also. funny working with both on. LOL. Any way I know that the system has a key map file that is read when it is booted up so it knows what code each key represents.
Merry Christmas......
Don