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rVanxZ

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Registered: 2022-10-24

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[solved, i guess?] Some keys print random things

I reinstalled arch recently and when for example i want to change to tty2 (Ctrl - alt - f2) it prints the letter B instead, when using Backspace it prints ^H, Ctrl shift v prints 4 characters and caps lock does not work.

Last edited by rVanxZ (2025-07-16 00:49:39)

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rVanxZ

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Re: [solved, i guess?] Some keys print random things

localectl status:
System Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF8
VC Keymap: en
X11 Layout: (unset)

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seth

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Re: [solved, i guess?] Some keys print random things

i want to change to tty2

In what context? Linux console? X11 terminal? Wayland terminal?
"B" in response to ctrl+alt+f2 suggest that the modifiers are ignored and only the F2 is passed (on the linux console)

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rVanxZ

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Registered: 2022-10-24

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Re: [solved, i guess?] Some keys print random things

IDK, this is too old honestly to remember :joy:

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