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Herodotus

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Registered: 2015-06-16

Posts: 24

need to run "udevadm trigger" again after startx

I rearranged some keyboard modifiers according to instructions found here:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ma … etkeycodes

Everything works except that when I start X11 (with startx), then I have to run "udevadm trigger" again to get the new modifiers working. This is the case for both my laptop and USB keyboards.

Any ideas?

$ cat /etc/udev/hwdb.d/10-my-sane-modifiers.hwdb

keyboard:usb:* # match all keyboards for now
keyboard:usb:v05AFp8277* # but especially my Kensington Slim Type
 KEYBOARD_KEY_70039=leftalt    # bind capslock to leftalt
 KEYBOARD_KEY_700e2=leftctrl   # bind leftalt to leftctrl

keyboard:dmi:* # laptop keyboard
 KEYBOARD_KEY_3a=leftalt    # bind capslock to leftalt
 KEYBOARD_KEY_38=leftctrl   # bind leftalt to leftctrl

TravisTuRing

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Registered: 2020-01-17

Posts: 2

Re: need to run "udevadm trigger" again after startx

Hello did you solve this problem? I have the same question now.

ewaller

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Registered: 2009-07-13

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Re: need to run "udevadm trigger" again after startx

Hello, TravisTuRing:   If you were wondering where your post went, I think you had meant to use the 'reply' link rather than the 'report' link.  In any event, welcome to the forums.

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TravisTuRing

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Registered: 2020-01-17

Posts: 2

Re: need to run "udevadm trigger" again after startx

Hello did you solve this problem? I have the same question now.

It is weird in some hwdb config it work fine.

Last edited by TravisTuRing (2020-08-17 00:51:54)