A Key Not Working In The Konsole, the 'a' key does not work in the konsole Options

[madfitz]

Recently for some reason the 'a' key no longer works in the konsole application. The 'A' key works just fine, however this is very limiting especially if you want to set/reset your password for ssh.

By the way the 'a' key also does not want to work via ssh-ing to the device.

Has anyone else encountered this issue?

I have not tried with my IR keyboard yet, but I expect the same thing.

Running Cacko Zaurus qtopia ROM 1.23 on the sl-C3200 with linux kernel 2.4.20 (Qtopia 1.5.4)

Thanks

[Sy Ali]

I haven't seen this happen. Run 'cyrkbdset' and see if there are strange mappings.

Also try khctl disable to disable the other keyboard mapping thing. Then try typing 'a' at the console.

One of those two things must be to blame for your trouble.


If either of those two things sheds some light, a little more troubleshooting of ~/Applications/cyrillica/english or ~/Settings/keyhelper.xml may help.

Modifying 'english' requires you to launch and then exit 'cyrkbdset' .. I think there is a khctl reload for keyhelper.xml modifications.

[madfitz]

I haven't seen this happen.  Run 'cyrkbdset' and see if there are strange mappings.

Also try khctl disable to disable the other keyboard mapping thing.  Then try typing 'a' at the console.

One of those two things must be to blame for your trouble.


If either of those two things sheds some light, a little more troubleshooting of ~/Applications/cyrillica/english or ~/Settings/keyhelper.xml may help.

Modifying 'english' requires you to launch and then exit 'cyrkbdset' .. I think there is a khctl reload for keyhelper.xml modifications.

It's very weard. I finally got everything to work that I wanted on the zaurus and now this.

I have tried the IR-keyboard with the same result. In other applications the 'a' key works just fine, just not in the konsole. I have even tried copying pasting 'disable' and the 'a' is removed for some reason.

I ran crykbdset and got this message

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QLinuxFbScreen::connect() disp spec Transformed:Rot0:Vga:0 != server disp spec Transformed:Rot270:Vga:0
Transformed driver cannot connect
Aborted

I cannot run the khctl disable command because of the 'a' key problem in the first place. It's weard that even a copy past should not work.

[Sy Ali]

Perhaps you have some strange regional setting?

[madfitz]

Here are the files:
~/Applications/cyrillica/english

CODE

[label]
EN

[screen]

'`' '~'
'1' '!'
'2' '@'
'3' '#'
'4' '$'
'5' '%'
'6' '^'
'7' '&'
'8' '*'
'9' '('
'0' ')'
'-' '_'
'=' '+'

'q' 'Q'
'w' 'W'
'e' 'E'
'r' 'R'
't' 'T'
'y' 'Y'
'u' 'U'
'i' 'I'
'o' 'O'
'p' 'P'
'[' '{'
']' '}'
'\' '|'

'a' 'A'
's' 'S'
'd' 'D'
'f' 'F'
'g' 'G'
'h' 'H'
'j' 'J'
'k' 'K'
'l' 'L'
';' ':'
''' '"'

'z' 'Z'
'x' 'X'
'c' 'C'
'v' 'V'
'b' 'B'
'n' 'N'
'm' 'M'
',' '<'
'.' '>'
'/' '?'

0    0

[keyboard]
','    ','    '/'
'/'    ','    ','
'?'    '?'  '.'
0    0    0

[keyboard-fn]

0    0    0

and

~/Settings/keyhelper.xml
ignore the '-'s firefox was the default viewer

CODE

-
    <keyhelper>
-
    <modifiers>
<!-- kanji = Ctrl -->
-
    <define key="F26" type="Control">
<release key="F31"/>
</define>
<!-- byte = Alt -->
-
    <define key="F21" type="Alt">
<release key="F25"/>
</define>
<!-- Home = User1 for app launch -->
<define key="F12" type="User1">
  </define>
<!-- sticky Shift -->
<define key="Shift" type="Shift"/>
</modifiers>
-
    <mappings>
<!-- swap / and , -->
-
    <define key="Comma">
<map key="Slash"/>
<map_modifier Shift="On"/>
<map_unicode shift_unicode="/"/>
</define>
-
    <define key="Slash">
<modifier Shift="On"/>
<map key="Comma"/>
<map_modifier Shift="Off"/>
</define>
-
    <define key="Comma">
<modifier Shift="On"/>
<map key="Comma"/>
<map_modifier Shift="Off"/>
</define>
<!-- Fn+o = left curly brace -->
-
    <define code="2015">
<map key="Less"/>
<map_unicode char="{"/>
<map_modifier Shift="On"/>
</define>
<!-- Fn+p = right curly brace -->
-
    <define code="2016">
<map key="Greater"/>
<map_unicode char="}"/>
<map_modifier Shift="On"/>
</define>
</mappings>
-
    <repeater>
<!-- increase repeat rate -->
<repeat delay="250" period="30"/>
</repeater>
-
    <extensions>
<!-- Shift+Home = task list -->
-
    <define key="F12" kind="switch">
<modifier Shift="On"/>
</define>
<!-- Shift+Menu = task switch -->
-
    <define key="F11" kind="select">
<modifier Shift="On"/>
</define>
<!-- Fn+K = layout switch -->
<define key="0x2022" kind="launch">
  </define>
<!-- Home+key = app launch -->
-
    <define key="All" kind="launch">
<modifier User1="On"/>
</define>
</extensions>
</keyhelper>

[Sy Ali]

Both of your files are the same for me, except that my keyhelper.xml begins with

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<?xml version="1.0"?>

I still wonder if you have a different regional setting, and so a strange keyboard mapping is being used.

[madfitz]

I don't know. It only happens with ssh & konsole.
I'll try another console app when I get a chance and see what happens.
Interestingly enough, 'a' works with sftp and in all other applications w/o any problems.

If all else fails, when I get back from my trip I'll try re-flashing my Zaurus and install each application at one time and see if there's some weird configuration that messes up the konsole app.

In the meantime maybe someone will have an idea on this while I'm gone.

Thanks for your help and see ya when I get back.

[InSearchOf]

I say it is time for a NAND Restore....

[Sy Ali]

I have reproduced this problem.

edit /etc/inputrc with your favourite editor

Confirm that there are no lines of comments which have wrapped onto a new line.

If you have recently edited this file, check your changes.

[madfitz]

Well I wish I had read that before! Great, I tried Qconsole (made for the low res SL-5500) just in case, same problem with the 'a' key. So I uninstalled it. Now konsole is broke.

I've looked for a console ipk to re-install but have not been successful. I'm guessing I'll have to re-flash my Z. And right when I thought I have everything I needed on it.

If you know where to get an ipk of the console to re-install instead of having to start completely from scratch I would be thankful for it.

[daniel3000]

Well I wish I had read that before! Great, I tried Qconsole (made for the low res SL-5500) just in case, same problem with the 'a' key. So I uninstalled it. Now konsole is broke.

I've looked for a console ipk to re-install but have not been successful. I'm guessing I'll have to re-flash my Z. And right when I thought I have everything I needed on it.

If you know where to get an ipk of the console to re-install instead of having to start completely from scratch I would be thankful for it.

After installing and uninstalling of qconsole, the original console is still there, only the icon is gone.
You'll have to recreate an icon with the following information:

file /opt/QtPalmtop/apps/Applications/embeddedkonsole.desktop:

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[Desktop Entry]
Icon=konsole/Terminal
Type=Application
Exec=embeddedkonsole
Name=Konsole
Display=640x480/144dpi,480x640/144dpi

Good luck!

daniel

[madfitz]

Actually the icon is still there for the konsole. On attempting to execute the program a message box opens up stating:

Error
Unable to find this application ‘embeddedkonsole’.
Please confirm the installed media.

So it appears that uninstalling killed konsole.

Once I get home I'll attempt to ssh to the device and see if the problem was a wrapped comment line dissabling the 'a', and I'll go ahead and attempt re-installing the qconsole once more in hopes the embededkonsole will be replaced.

Other than this I have no idea how to restore everything to working order w/o re-flashing.

I'll check the forum before I do flash the Z.

Thank you all for your help.

[madfitz]

Sy Ali, I looked for /etc/inputrc

It doesn’t exist. I’m using Qtopia 1.5.4
Kernel 2.4.2
CACkO Zaurus Qtopia ROM 1.23
On the SL-C3200

I’ve resolved the situation by flashing the Z. The ‘a’ key worked. However once I tried to replace my PIM from a previous backup, the ‘a’ key stopped working again.

Sorry it took a very long time to get some free time to work on this.

Anyway I’ve posted a question about just backing up the PIM data files:
http://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?act=S...t=0#entry143396
as I ran into some other problems trying to install Gaim and other applications. The solution seemed to fix it is to somehow just backup the PIM data, flash the Z and re-install the PIM data.

Install applications one-at-a-time to be certain no weird problems with the keys startup again.

Thanks for your help all