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I have a USB-gaming keyboard (bought on aliexpress sometime ago) with English keys. It works perfectly on Windows, even with the Spanish config.



The problem is that on Linux, the Ctrl Alt AltGr keys don't work, they are detected all as Left Shift keys. This is the xev exit:



KeyPress event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0xcd, subw 0x0, time 189078, (97,87), root:(1057,627),
state 0x10, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0xcd, subw 0x0, time 189150, (97,87), root:(1057,627),
state 0x11, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyPress event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0xcd, subw 0x0, time 189294, (97,87), root:(1057,627),
state 0x10, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0xcd, subw 0x0, time 189366, (97,87), root:(1057,627),
state 0x11, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyPress event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0xcd, subw 0x0, time 189990, (97,87), root:(1057,627),
state 0x10, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False


This is the output of lsusb:



Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0c45:7603 Microdia 
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 093a:2510 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Optical Mouse
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0e8f:0021 GreenAsia Inc. Multimedia Keyboard Controller
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub


And this the output of xinput:



 Virtual core pointer                       id=2    [master pointer  (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ PixArt USB Optical Mouse id=10 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ SONiX USB Keyboard id=12 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ GASIA USB MSN KB id=9 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ SONiX USB Keyboard id=11 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Eee PC WMI hotkeys id=13 [slave keyboard (3)]


I use Ubuntutu 16.04, but in older versions the problem is the same. I've tried some fixes and using gnome tweak tool, but that didn't work.



Some ideas?



--Edited:
I just fixed it installing this driver https://bitbucket.org/Swoogan/aziokbd
Working on Ubuntu 18 64 bits.










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  • I presume the keyboard is connected via USB. Could you please edit your question to include the output of lsusb and xinput? Thanks.

    – David Foerster
    Nov 11 '17 at 8:39











  • there's a thread at ubuntuforums that references the Microdia device seen in your lsusb output (apparently the SONiX device in the xinput output, as opposed to the GreenAsia and GASIA entries).

    – quixotic
    Nov 13 '17 at 22:54
















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I have a USB-gaming keyboard (bought on aliexpress sometime ago) with English keys. It works perfectly on Windows, even with the Spanish config.



The problem is that on Linux, the Ctrl Alt AltGr keys don't work, they are detected all as Left Shift keys. This is the xev exit:



KeyPress event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0xcd, subw 0x0, time 189078, (97,87), root:(1057,627),
state 0x10, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0xcd, subw 0x0, time 189150, (97,87), root:(1057,627),
state 0x11, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyPress event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0xcd, subw 0x0, time 189294, (97,87), root:(1057,627),
state 0x10, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0xcd, subw 0x0, time 189366, (97,87), root:(1057,627),
state 0x11, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyPress event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0xcd, subw 0x0, time 189990, (97,87), root:(1057,627),
state 0x10, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False


This is the output of lsusb:



Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0c45:7603 Microdia 
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 093a:2510 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Optical Mouse
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0e8f:0021 GreenAsia Inc. Multimedia Keyboard Controller
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub


And this the output of xinput:



 Virtual core pointer                       id=2    [master pointer  (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ PixArt USB Optical Mouse id=10 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ SONiX USB Keyboard id=12 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ GASIA USB MSN KB id=9 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ SONiX USB Keyboard id=11 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Eee PC WMI hotkeys id=13 [slave keyboard (3)]


I use Ubuntutu 16.04, but in older versions the problem is the same. I've tried some fixes and using gnome tweak tool, but that didn't work.



Some ideas?



--Edited:
I just fixed it installing this driver https://bitbucket.org/Swoogan/aziokbd
Working on Ubuntu 18 64 bits.










share|improve this question

























  • I presume the keyboard is connected via USB. Could you please edit your question to include the output of lsusb and xinput? Thanks.

    – David Foerster
    Nov 11 '17 at 8:39











  • there's a thread at ubuntuforums that references the Microdia device seen in your lsusb output (apparently the SONiX device in the xinput output, as opposed to the GreenAsia and GASIA entries).

    – quixotic
    Nov 13 '17 at 22:54














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I have a USB-gaming keyboard (bought on aliexpress sometime ago) with English keys. It works perfectly on Windows, even with the Spanish config.



The problem is that on Linux, the Ctrl Alt AltGr keys don't work, they are detected all as Left Shift keys. This is the xev exit:



KeyPress event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0xcd, subw 0x0, time 189078, (97,87), root:(1057,627),
state 0x10, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0xcd, subw 0x0, time 189150, (97,87), root:(1057,627),
state 0x11, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyPress event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0xcd, subw 0x0, time 189294, (97,87), root:(1057,627),
state 0x10, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0xcd, subw 0x0, time 189366, (97,87), root:(1057,627),
state 0x11, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyPress event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0xcd, subw 0x0, time 189990, (97,87), root:(1057,627),
state 0x10, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False


This is the output of lsusb:



Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0c45:7603 Microdia 
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 093a:2510 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Optical Mouse
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0e8f:0021 GreenAsia Inc. Multimedia Keyboard Controller
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub


And this the output of xinput:



 Virtual core pointer                       id=2    [master pointer  (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ PixArt USB Optical Mouse id=10 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ SONiX USB Keyboard id=12 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ GASIA USB MSN KB id=9 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ SONiX USB Keyboard id=11 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Eee PC WMI hotkeys id=13 [slave keyboard (3)]


I use Ubuntutu 16.04, but in older versions the problem is the same. I've tried some fixes and using gnome tweak tool, but that didn't work.



Some ideas?



--Edited:
I just fixed it installing this driver https://bitbucket.org/Swoogan/aziokbd
Working on Ubuntu 18 64 bits.










share|improve this question
















I have a USB-gaming keyboard (bought on aliexpress sometime ago) with English keys. It works perfectly on Windows, even with the Spanish config.



The problem is that on Linux, the Ctrl Alt AltGr keys don't work, they are detected all as Left Shift keys. This is the xev exit:



KeyPress event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0xcd, subw 0x0, time 189078, (97,87), root:(1057,627),
state 0x10, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0xcd, subw 0x0, time 189150, (97,87), root:(1057,627),
state 0x11, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyPress event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0xcd, subw 0x0, time 189294, (97,87), root:(1057,627),
state 0x10, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0xcd, subw 0x0, time 189366, (97,87), root:(1057,627),
state 0x11, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyPress event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0xcd, subw 0x0, time 189990, (97,87), root:(1057,627),
state 0x10, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False


This is the output of lsusb:



Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0c45:7603 Microdia 
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 093a:2510 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Optical Mouse
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0e8f:0021 GreenAsia Inc. Multimedia Keyboard Controller
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub


And this the output of xinput:



 Virtual core pointer                       id=2    [master pointer  (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ PixArt USB Optical Mouse id=10 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ SONiX USB Keyboard id=12 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ GASIA USB MSN KB id=9 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ SONiX USB Keyboard id=11 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Eee PC WMI hotkeys id=13 [slave keyboard (3)]


I use Ubuntutu 16.04, but in older versions the problem is the same. I've tried some fixes and using gnome tweak tool, but that didn't work.



Some ideas?



--Edited:
I just fixed it installing this driver https://bitbucket.org/Swoogan/aziokbd
Working on Ubuntu 18 64 bits.







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  • I presume the keyboard is connected via USB. Could you please edit your question to include the output of lsusb and xinput? Thanks.

    – David Foerster
    Nov 11 '17 at 8:39











  • there's a thread at ubuntuforums that references the Microdia device seen in your lsusb output (apparently the SONiX device in the xinput output, as opposed to the GreenAsia and GASIA entries).

    – quixotic
    Nov 13 '17 at 22:54



















  • I presume the keyboard is connected via USB. Could you please edit your question to include the output of lsusb and xinput? Thanks.

    – David Foerster
    Nov 11 '17 at 8:39











  • there's a thread at ubuntuforums that references the Microdia device seen in your lsusb output (apparently the SONiX device in the xinput output, as opposed to the GreenAsia and GASIA entries).

    – quixotic
    Nov 13 '17 at 22:54

















I presume the keyboard is connected via USB. Could you please edit your question to include the output of lsusb and xinput? Thanks.

– David Foerster
Nov 11 '17 at 8:39





I presume the keyboard is connected via USB. Could you please edit your question to include the output of lsusb and xinput? Thanks.

– David Foerster
Nov 11 '17 at 8:39













there's a thread at ubuntuforums that references the Microdia device seen in your lsusb output (apparently the SONiX device in the xinput output, as opposed to the GreenAsia and GASIA entries).

– quixotic
Nov 13 '17 at 22:54





there's a thread at ubuntuforums that references the Microdia device seen in your lsusb output (apparently the SONiX device in the xinput output, as opposed to the GreenAsia and GASIA entries).

– quixotic
Nov 13 '17 at 22:54










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