Greetingz!
Don't fret, this one should be an easy fix. For starters, it sounds like your keyboard isn't having a hardware problem. The symptoms you mentioned really point to a software issue;
1) special characters 'changing position'
2) some keys fail to work
3) multimedia keys lose their assignments
Keep in mind that since '
evdev' is a driver for X.Org, one of the best places to search would be the X.Org forums.
A Little Background on X.Org & evdev:
You should have an
xorg.conf file somewhere in your
/etc. The
xorg.conf file is what would initially load and configure the '
evdev' driver.
Code:
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "devname"
Driver "evdev"
Option "Device" "devpath"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "True"
Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
Option "GrabDevice" "False"
...
EndSection
NOTE: You may have more than one of these '
evedev' sections. Try to find the one for a keyboard.
Possible Fix For You
There's a good write-up of Apple keyboard issues within the
Arch-Linux Wiki over here. That link I provided lists (what appears to be) the exact symptoms you are having, and exactly how to fix them;
(Reproduced here for historical reasons in really, really small font)
Quote:
Function keys don't work
If your F<num> keys do not work, this is probably because the kernel driver for the keyboard has defaulted to using the media keys and requiring you to use the Fn key to get to the F<num> keys. To change this behavior, you have to change a driver setting. Do the following as root:
echo 2 > /sys/module/hid/parameters/pb_fnmode
If it tells you that the file doesn't exist, you probably have a newer kernel and will have to do the following instead:
echo 2 > /sys/module/hid_apple/parameters/fnmode
Place whichever command worked for you in /etc/rc.local to make the setting permanent.
< and > have changed place with § and ½
If the < and > are switched with the § and ½ keys, do the following:
setxkbmap -option apple:badmap
Place that in ~/.bash_profile, or if you use KDE:
Go to the "Control Center" -> "Regional & Accessibility" -> "Keyboard Layout" and press the "Xkb Options" tab. Scroll down and check the "apple" and "Swap keycodes of..." checkboxes. Click on "Apply".
If neither of these approaches seem to work, you can add these two lines to your ~/.Xmodmap file:
keycode 49 = less greater less greater bar brokenbar
keycode 94 = section degree section degree notsign notsign
if you use an canadian multilingual layout (where the "ù" and the "/" is switch) use this :
keycode 94 = slash backslash slash backslash bar brokenbar
keycode 49 = ugrave Ugrave ugrave Ugrave notsign notsign
Then run xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap.
Keysym mapping
To map the appropriate functions to your "media" keys place the following in ~/.Xmodmap:
keycode 160 = XF86AudioMute
keycode 176 = XF86AudioRaiseVolume
keycode 174 = XF86AudioLowerVolume
keycode 144 = XF86AudioPrev
keycode 162 = XF86AudioPlay
keycode 153 = XF86AudioNext
keycode 101 = XF86MonBrightnessDown
keycode 212 = XF86MonBrightnessUp
keycode 204 = XF86Eject
and run xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap. For more information about these mappings see Extra Keyboard Keys in Xorg. and mac hard drive recovery
For more information Mac-How
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If That Stuff Worked
If one or more of those things worked, awesome! Please post back into this thread.
Also, it would be really cool if you marked the thread as "[SOLVED]" and maybe gave the post that helped you out a "Thanks" or even some "Reputation" (see the links in my signature for more information).
Have a good one!
Fix0rz
