[Bug 1858090] [NEW] Surface Type Cover not detected by dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration

[Daniel Tang]

Public bug reported:

keyboard-configuration does not detect a Surface Type Cover as a
keyboard during dpkg-reconfigure. This causes it to skip the dialog and
prevents one from configuring the Type Cover.

$ lsb_release -rd

Description:    Ubuntu 19.10
Release:        19.10

$ apt-cache policy keyboard-configuration 
keyboard-configuration:
  Installed: 1.191ubuntu3
  Candidate: 1.191ubuntu3
  Version table:
 *** 1.191ubuntu3 500
        500 http://ubuntu.mirror.rafal.ca/ubuntu eoan/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

What I expected to happen:

# dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration

[I get prompted with an interactive dialog asking me to configure the
keyboard]

What happened instead:

# dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration

Your console font configuration will be updated the next time your system
boots. If you want to update it now, run 'setupcon' from a virtual console.
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)

[...]

[The expected dialog doesn't show up, and it goes straight to rebuilding
the boot image]

Workaround:

Plug in a standalone USB Keyboard before running the command.
--- 
ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: KDE
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: console-setup 1.191ubuntu3
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-24.26-generic 5.3.10
Tags:  eoan
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-24-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: dialout kvm plugdev sudo systemd-journal wireshark
_MarkForUpload: True

** Affects: console-setup (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-collected eoan

** Tags added: apport-collected eoan

** Description changed:

  keyboard-configuration does not detect a Surface Type Cover as a
  keyboard during dpkg-reconfigure. This causes it to skip the dialog and
  prevents one from configuring the Type Cover.
  
  $ lsb_release -rd
  
  Description:    Ubuntu 19.10
  Release:        19.10
  
  $ apt-cache policy keyboard-configuration 
  keyboard-configuration:
    Installed: 1.191ubuntu3
    Candidate: 1.191ubuntu3
    Version table:
   *** 1.191ubuntu3 500
          500 http://ubuntu.mirror.rafal.ca/ubuntu eoan/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  
  What I expected to happen:
  
  # dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
  
  [I get prompted with an interactive dialog asking me to configure the
  keyboard]
  
  What happened instead:
  
  # dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
  
  Your console font configuration will be updated the next time your system
  boots. If you want to update it now, run 'setupcon' from a virtual console.
  update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
  
  [...]
  
  [The expected dialog doesn't show up, and it goes straight to rebuilding
  the boot image]
  
  Workaround:
  
  Plug in a standalone USB Keyboard before running the command.
+ --- 
+ ProblemType: Bug
+ ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.2
+ Architecture: amd64
+ CurrentDesktop: KDE
+ DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
+ Package: console-setup 1.191ubuntu3
+ PackageArchitecture: all
+ ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-24.26-generic 5.3.10
+ Tags:  eoan
+ Uname: Linux 5.3.0-24-generic x86_64
+ UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+ UserGroups: dialout kvm plugdev sudo systemd-journal wireshark
+ _MarkForUpload: True

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Title:
  Surface Type Cover not detected by dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-
  configuration

Status in console-setup package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  keyboard-configuration does not detect a Surface Type Cover as a
  keyboard during dpkg-reconfigure. This causes it to skip the dialog
  and prevents one from configuring the Type Cover.

  $ lsb_release -rd

  Description:    Ubuntu 19.10
  Release:        19.10

  $ apt-cache policy keyboard-configuration 
  keyboard-configuration:
    Installed: 1.191ubuntu3
    Candidate: 1.191ubuntu3
    Version table:
   *** 1.191ubuntu3 500
          500 http://ubuntu.mirror.rafal.ca/ubuntu eoan/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  What I expected to happen:

  # dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration

  [I get prompted with an interactive dialog asking me to configure the
  keyboard]

  What happened instead:

  # dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration

  Your console font configuration will be updated the next time your system
  boots. If you want to update it now, run 'setupcon' from a virtual console.
  update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)

  [...]

  [The expected dialog doesn't show up, and it goes straight to
  rebuilding the boot image]

  Workaround:

  Plug in a standalone USB Keyboard before running the command.
  --- 
  ProblemType: Bug
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
  Package: console-setup 1.191ubuntu3
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-24.26-generic 5.3.10
  Tags:  eoan
  Uname: Linux 5.3.0-24-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: dialout kvm plugdev sudo systemd-journal wireshark
  _MarkForUpload: True

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