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[ubuntu] HP G61 Notebook Keyboard

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http://ubuntuforums.org – Hi, I've installed Karmic on a HP G61 notebook. It has a numeric keypad type keyboard. The keypad part works when you switch off "Pointer can be controlled using the keypad" in System ? Preferences > Keyboard (Mouse Keys tab) + switch ON numlock. The keyboard layout for the QWERTY part of the keyboard is not 100% correct. When I type SHIFT + 1,2,3 I see "!@#" on the screen, but the keys themselves are labelled: 1 - exclamation mark 2 - double quote 3 = GB pound sign To the right of the J, K & L keys are: :; then @, then ~# Any idea which keyboard layout I should use ? Thanks in advance, Eben (Hardware)

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