Caps lock key reversed

r00ster · 09-27-2011, 03:18 AM

In the middle of writing in OO.o Writer, the Caps Lock Key began using all upper case when the alert light is on and using lower case when the light is off. What might I have done to cause this and how do I fix it?

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MTK358 · 09-27-2011, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by r00ster

In the middle of writing in OO.o Writer, the Caps Lock Key began using all upper case when the alert light is on and using lower case when the light is off. What might I have done to cause this and how do I fix it?

What is the "alert light"? The Caps Lock light on your keyboard?

RockDoctor · 09-27-2011, 02:27 PM

Haven't seen that problem in quite a while, but for me, it would come from hitting something like Ctl-CapsLock or Alt-CapsLock by mistake.

qlue · 09-27-2011, 02:54 PM

To quote The IT Crowd, "Have you tried turning it on and off again?"

chandan_raka · 12-11-2012, 05:51 PM

I know this is really old, but pasting this as it helped in my case.

Please try running these commands from the console (CTRL + ALT + F1 and login):
setleds +caps
setleds -caps

See whether LED changes

asky · 09-09-2013, 01:15 PM

This thread may be old, but just wanted to say that the "setleds" command worked for me.

I had unplugged and replugged in my keyboard to untangle some wires. This saved me from rebooting my Centos 6.3 machine.

Thanks.

sadhu44 · 06-20-2015, 10:03 AM

KDGKBLED: Inappropriate ioctl for device

I'm running my laptop with an external keyboard, and was having this problem with the keyboard LED. I think the above error will always occur when one runs setleds from an external keyboard instead of the 'console' -- the laptop's built-in keyboard.

But then (sound of palm slapping forehead) I saw that the laptop's keyboard was in all-caps mode. Turning off the all-caps mode on the laptop keyboard restored proper operation to the external keyboard.

jefro · 06-22-2015, 04:15 PM

I'll say hello and welcome to LQ.

shantiq · 03-29-2016, 08:53 AM

Same problem but on PC so if i unplug usb keyboard and replug it sets it back to normal ... this might help with thinking on why this happens ... personally having this issue on LXDE on Ubuntu 14.04

santiagogonzalezrojo · 09-01-2019, 10:36 AM

I was having the same problem, i'm using a lenovo laptop with debian 9. Caps lock light got inverted while using vim.
The thing is, i didn't want to restart my system, so i started to stupidly hit ctrl+alt+capsLock. Nothing happened, but then i hit quickly several times the capsLock key alone and it got fixed ¯\_(ツ)_/¯