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-rw-r--r--src/vconsole/vconsole-setup.c19
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/vconsole/vconsole-setup.c b/src/vconsole/vconsole-setup.c
index 65017055f3..1208aeb524 100644
--- a/src/vconsole/vconsole-setup.c
+++ b/src/vconsole/vconsole-setup.c
@@ -68,9 +68,22 @@ static int disable_utf8(int fd) {
static int enable_utf8(int fd) {
int r = 0, k;
-
- if (ioctl(fd, KDSKBMODE, K_UNICODE) < 0)
- r = -errno;
+ long current = 0;
+
+ if (ioctl(fd, KDGKBMODE, &current) < 0 || current == K_XLATE) {
+ /*
+ * Change the current keyboard to unicode, unless it
+ * is currently in raw or off mode anyway. We
+ * shouldn't interfere with X11's processing of the
+ * key events.
+ *
+ * http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2013-February/008573.html
+ *
+ */
+
+ if (ioctl(fd, KDSKBMODE, K_UNICODE) < 0)
+ r = -errno;
+ }
if (loop_write(fd, "\033%G", 3, false) < 0)
r = -errno;