2012/10/12 Jayesh Badwaik <jayesh.badwaik90@xxxxxxxxx>: > On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 4:12 PM, fredbezies <fredbezies@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> It is like the key is dead. But it is not a keyboard problem, same >> thing happens with another keyboard. >> >> Use the showkey to determine, if the key is being determined by the kernel > when pressed. If it is being determined, then probably it is not mapped > correctly. > See the following links to determine how to map such keys. > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Extra_Keyboard_Keys_in_Xorg It is recognized by the kernel. keycode 99 pressed keycode 99 released when I press the PrintScreen key. With Xev : 107 Print 107 Print 107 Print 107 Print 107 Print The weird part is that PrintScreen is recognized as such in Gnome keyboard preferences panel. > > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Extra_Keyboard_Keys#Using_xev > > > -- > Jayesh -- Frederic Bezies fredbezies@xxxxxxxxx