Ubuntu
console-setup package

  1. Bug #120420
  2. Comment #6

Comment 6 for bug 120420

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Mark Carter (mcturra2000) wrote : Re: Tilde not working on iMac in UK (Hardy)

In my .xession file, I have added the line
xmodmap ~/docs/uconfig/xmodmap

In ~/docs/uconfig/xmodmap I have added the lines
keycode 49 = section plusminus
keycode 94 = grave asciitilde
This fixes the keyboard for me. So there's something that you guys need to jig in order to get the keyboard working properly.

Here's my xorg.conf keyboard setting:
Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
        Driver "kbd"
        Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
        Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
        Option "XkbLayout" "gb"
        Option "XkbVariant" "mac"
EndSection

BTW, the corresponding keys on the virtual consoles are also wrong - although they do not generate the same values.

I'd be grateful if there was some way that this bug report isn't automatically expired, as it's been an issue that's been ongoing for some time, and it's definitely a bug.