LinuxQuestions.org - [SOLVED] Custom hwdb key mappings not working after Debian upgrade to stretch

I use custom hwdb files to remap parts of my keyboards (MS Ergonomic and Logitech G600 mouse). After upgrading from Jessie to Stretch none of the customizations work. I'm going to focus on the MS Ergonomic keyboard here in the hopes that whatever fixes this will also fix the mouse. The mouse has a much longer configuration.

I cannot use Xmodmap instead (the mappings don't persist in virtual environments).

My hwdb file: 71-MSErgonomic.hwdb

Code:

evdev:input:b003v045Ep00DB*

 KEYBOARD_KEY_70039=leftctrl

 KEYBOARD_KEY_700e0=capslock

The system definitions for the same keyboard does load.
From /lib/udev/hwdb.d/60-keyboard.hwdb

Code:

# Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000

evdev:input:b0003v045Ep00DB*

 KEYBOARD_KEY_c022d=zoomin

 KEYBOARD_KEY_c022e=zoomout

I have tried rebuilding the hwdb

Code:

udevadm hwdb --update

udevadm control --reload

udevadm trigger

followed by unplugging/plugging the device, rebooting computer, etc. and my keycodes are never used. I have verified that /etc/udev/hwdb.bin changes when I do the rebuild.

Other udevadm info (showing the successful mapping from 60-keyboard.hwdb):

Quote:

/sys #udevadm --debug test-builtin keyboard /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-13/1-13:1.1/0003:045E:00DB.0011/input/input30/event1
calling: test-builtin
=== trie on-disk ===
tool version: 230
file size: 7177792 bytes
header size 80 bytes
strings 1790456 bytes
nodes 5387256 bytes
Load module index
Found container virtualization none
timestamp of '/etc/systemd/network' changed
timestamp of '/lib/systemd/network' changed
Parsed configuration file /lib/systemd/network/99-default.link
Created link configuration context.
keyboard: mapping scan code 786989 (0xc022d) to key code 418 (0x1a2)
keyboard: mapping scan code 786990 (0xc022e) to key code 419 (0x1a3)
Unload module index
Unloaded link configuration context.