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[Colin King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxx>]

SRU justification:

Impact: Slim USB Apple Keyboard stops working if a numpad or number key
is pressed.

Testcase: A clean boot, keys work. Press numpad or number key and the
keyboard stops working.

Patch in my PPA tested and verified
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/201887/comments/72

This patch splits the Numlock emulation for Apple keyboards in a
different quirk flag, so that it can be enabled for all the keyboards
but the Aluminium USB ones.

If the Numlock emulation is enabled for Aluminium USB keyboards, the
JKL and UIO keys become the numeric pad, and the rest of the keyboard
is disabled, included the key used to disable Numlock.

Additionally, these keyboard should not have a Numlock at all, as the
Numlock key is instead replaced by the 'Clear' key as usual for Apple
USB keyboards.

Patch from upstream cherry pick 6e7045990f35ef9250804b3fd85e855b8c2aaeb6
backported for Hardy.


** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Committed

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Slim USB Apple Keyboard not working correctly when pressing the "numlock" key
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/201887
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Status in Mactel Support: Confirmed
Status in Source Package "linux" in Ubuntu: Fix Committed

Bug description:
I have the new Slim USB Apple Keyboard and in Hardy Heron (Beta) when I first boot up the alphabet keys work perfectly, but once I type in the numpad or a number, nothing happens.  After nothing happens I'm not able to use my alpha keys, either..  When I type alphabet keys after trying a number the alphabet keys produce numbers like '4' and '3'..  And many of the keys don't do anything..


I have tried setting the keyboard up as default, and as an Apple keyboard by going to System > Prefs > Keyboard -- but nothing works.

If i then unplug the keyboard to reboot the keys usually work fine until I hit a number key or the keypad again.