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#1 2010-01-06 03:13:52
- Jebus_
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Noob requires help with keyboard troubles! [SOLVED]
Hey, I'm currently unable to use the backslash "\" (Incase you wonder, I had to Google that and copypasta) key within any apps/tty1 or anything. At the moment all I get is "<" :L
Thanks in advance.
{EDIT: Solved by using "setkbxmap gb" at ~/.xinitrc
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#3 2010-01-06 03:54:34
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Re: Noob requires help with keyboard troubles! [SOLVED]
Err..install xvkbd?
Thanks, But I'm unable to use that for what I require the use of backslash for, code :L
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#4 2010-01-06 03:58:49
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Re: Noob requires help with keyboard troubles! [SOLVED]
Is this a software problem or does it occur under other operating systems/LiveCDs? If that's your only symptom, I'd be inclined to blame it on a faulty keyboard.
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#5 2010-01-06 04:03:43
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Re: Noob requires help with keyboard troubles! [SOLVED]
Is this a software problem or does it occur under other operating systems/LiveCDs? If that's your only symptom, I'd be inclined to blame it on a faulty keyboard.
Same exact hardware config used to be fine with winblows/ubuntu. So I'm guessing its something to do with how my arch is configured at the moment?
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#7 2010-01-06 04:11:47
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Re: Noob requires help with keyboard troubles! [SOLVED]
cat /etc/rc.conf | grep KEY
jack@Jebus ~ $ cat /etc/rc.conf | grep KEY
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
KEYMAP="uk"
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#8 2010-01-06 12:06:09
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Re: Noob requires help with keyboard troubles! [SOLVED]
Anyone? 
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#9 2010-01-06 12:38:09
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Re: Noob requires help with keyboard troubles! [SOLVED]
What happens if you press ALT GR + < (< on my keyboard (danish) is next to the Z, and with this combination I get the backslash)
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#10 2010-01-06 13:02:03
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Re: Noob requires help with keyboard troubles! [SOLVED]
For some reason, I get "alsamixer" pasted onto current line, when I press ALT GR + <
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#11 2010-01-06 13:04:33
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Re: Noob requires help with keyboard troubles! [SOLVED]
What keyboard driver did you install?
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#12 2010-01-06 13:49:50
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Re: Noob requires help with keyboard troubles! [SOLVED]
Solved and updated, thanks guys!
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#13 2010-01-06 14:51:22
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Re: Noob requires help with keyboard troubles! [SOLVED]
How???
never trust a toad...
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#14 2010-01-06 14:53:37
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Re: Noob requires help with keyboard troubles! [SOLVED]
How???
Check out his first post!
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#15 2010-01-06 15:07:32
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Re: Noob requires help with keyboard troubles! [SOLVED]
Do! Thanks 
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