Hi friends

I have an old laptop.The laptop's 2 keys(g-h) are not working.I think the keys assign to different keys that the keys are windows keys near CTRLs because linux dont use these keys.Can I assign not working keys to the windows keys?

I hope you understand me.

If you start up `xev` from a terminal window and hit a key it will tell you what the keycode is, (for example F9 gives me keycode 75). Then if you run `xmodmap -e 'keycode 75 = g G'` the letter g would be mapped to F9.

I think there might be problem with using the windows keys. You'll probably have to check the name for the key with xev (ought to be "Super_L" for the left windows key) and then run `xmodmap` to see if Super_L is assigned to any modifier (say, "mod4"). In which case you remove it with `xmodmap -e 'remove mod4 = Super_L'`.

I tried xev(give to me 133 and 134 key codes ),after xev `xmodmap -e 'keycode 133 = g G'`,`xmodmap -e 'keycode 134 = h H'` and now it is working greet

I understand your second say that I should check if the keys already using.But I dont understand how am I check for that if the keys already using for different works?

Do you understand me?

Run `xmodmap` by itself and it'll print stuff like:
shift Shift_L (0x32), Shift_R (0x3e)
mod1 Alt_L...
If the name for the windows key given by xev is anywhere in the output of xmodmap you run:
xmodmap -e 'remove <modifier> = <name of key>'
where <modofier> is mod3 or something like that, and the name probably is Super_L.

But if it is working and you don't have any bad side effects I don't think it's necessary.

Also, the changes are not premanent, so you'll probably want to put the "xmodmap -e ..." stuff in a script that'll run every time X starts, xinitrc or some KDE-autostart-script.

Hi Mesuutt

see 'man loadkeys'

You can try grabbing the keyboard file being used from
dir /usr/share/kbd/keymaps, modify it and execute loadkeys
using your personal copy. You need to be root to use loadkeys,

That will also change the keys for the console

HTH
Jack

I dont think the keys will occur a problem.But I understand you and I will try the keys are already using other works this evening

I thing that I dont need a personal copy of my keymaps.Because I changed only two keys.

Actually, it does.

"Linux" itself doesn't use any keys. It just depends on the applications you run. I like to use the Super (which is the real name for that key before M$ decided that it should have their logo on it) keys for launching applications and switching desktops.

How am I do permanent change these keys? So when I reboot computer,these keys not working.Must I run `xmodmap -e 'keycode 133 = g G'`,`xmodmap -e 'keycode 134 = h H'` commands after every reboots?

Open the file ~/.Xmodmap in a text editor (create it if it's not there) and add these lines:

If you use startx, then open the file ~/.xinitrc in a text editor, and add this line:

That will cause the command to run when you start X. If you don't use startx, I don't know how to do this.