Thinkpad Yoga 14 backslash (\) / bar (|) key not working

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I've tried lots of times to do this by toying with files in /etc/gdm3, or editing every Xsession I could find with setxkbmap -layout us -model classmate, to no avail.

I've also tried the steps listed here: Strange keyboard issue Ubuntu 14.04 and Thiinkpad Yoga 14 (S3), and that does nothing either.

The only way I can make this work is by manually typing:

setxkbmap -layout us -model classmate

in a terminal after starting up.

The default Xsession script is supposed to look in my home directory for a file called .Xkbmap, which I have created with contents -layout us -model classmate, and that doesn't work.

running localectl at boot shows this:

$ localectl
   System Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8
       VC Keymap: us
      X11 Layout: us
       X11 Model: classmate

And yet, whenever I attempt to type a backslash or a bar, I just end up with less than and greater than.

$ cat /etc/default/keyboard
XKBMODEL=classmate
XKBLAYOUT=us
BACKSPACE=guess

$ gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.input-sources sources
[('xkb', 'us')]

Can you please edit your question and show us the output from these two commands: 1. cat /etc/default/keyboard 2. gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.input-sources sources — Gunnar Hjalmarsson, Jun 09 '18 at 23:59
Ok, no ambiguity there. Wondering... What makes you think that classmate is the correct model? The default, which works in most cases, is pc105. — Gunnar Hjalmarsson, Jun 11 '18 at 01:25
Is the single quote ' and double quote " key broken too? Sounds like this problem: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Linux-Discussion/Thinkpad-Yoga-14-Ubuntu-Linux-Keyboard-Problem/td-p/1844776 — WinEunuuchs2Unix, Jun 11 '18 at 02:08
Another option to make your changes permanent was used here: https://askubuntu.com/a/826825/307523 — WinEunuuchs2Unix, Jun 11 '18 at 03:10

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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According to this Lenovo webpage which sounds like your problem you can use:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration

Then scroll down to classmate PC and select it:

Hope this helps.

edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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answered Jun 11 '18 at 02:15

WinEunuuchs2Unix

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The OP has already made that selection. But you answered the question I asked in a comment. :) – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Jun 11 '18 at 02:20
@GunnarHjalmarsson The OP used setxkbmap. I'm not sure it's the same as dpkg-reconfigure which is what the link suggests using. As per comment my keyboard is also PC 105. – WinEunuuchs2Unix Jun 11 '18 at 02:22
dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration is a way to edit /etc/default/keyboard, i.e. make the configuration persistent, and that file says classmate for the OP. – Gunnar Hjalmarsson Jun 11 '18 at 02:58

Thinkpad Yoga 14 backslash (\) / bar (|) key not working

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