xmodmap evdev and unusable keyboards

[Friedrich Strohmaier]

Hello all,

Since evdev was introduced driving keybords, keyboard mapping with
xmodmap has basically changed so keymaps created before end up in
unusable keyboard.

I've setup https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xmodmap/+bug/512622
without response up to now.

Further searching showed up several bugs for xorg-server where I found
the "mother" bug of that issue
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/255008?comments=all

It has a long history, many duplicates, high priority, a fix which
doesn't solve the problem - at least not up to lucid alph3, and is
assigned to nobody.

I'm confused. Can anybody explain what's up there?

I think this bug is worth thinking about finding a solution, because
every LTS-Upgrader with customized keybord will run in *really* big
trouble.

regards
-- 
Friedrich 

Schöne Grüße von der Sonnenalb