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[ikus060 <ikus060@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have an Apple Slim Aluminium keayboard. I joint a picture.
I don't have any 'help' key.

Is there any way I can map those key at the kernel level so it's
effective everywhere ? If it's include so edit the code, plz point me
into the right direction.


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SysRq key equivalent needed
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/262408
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Status in Mactel Support: New
Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: New

Bug description:
MacBook keyboards and other Apple keyboards lack a SysRq key and therefore lack important kernel functionality that is designed to save catastrophic data loss if the computer freezes.  An equivalent keystroke should be assigned, for example Fn + Eject, to preserve the functionality of the Magic SysRq key in linux on a Mactel.  I believe this is a bug and not a feature request because the current implementation assumes that all keyboards have a SysRq key which is an incorrect assumption and therefore a mistake, or bug.