Keyboard Mapping Mixup

Keyboard Mapping Mixup 22662

I purchased a laptop (ZaReason LightLapSR/ASUS S62E) in December 2007 with Ubuntu 7.10 preinstalled.

After a recent routine Ubuntu software update the keyboard map got scrambled. Several keys on the right side of the keyboard were misassigned. For example: when I press the J key, I get the number 1. When I press the number 0, I get the / character.

The keyboard works correctly when I login at bootup. For example the J key works correctly. After bootup completes, the keyboard defaults to the same mixup each time.

The mixup is consistent across all applications and when I sudo as root.

Several packages were updated just before I noticed the problem. Unfortunately, I didn't record the names of the packages.

If anyone has a solution to fix the keyboard mapping mixup (short of reinstalling Ubuntu) please share.

Thanks,
John

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INPUT
OUTPUT

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A B C D E F G H 5 1 2 3 0 N 6 * Q R S T 4 V W X Y Z

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
a b c d e f g h 5 1 2 3 0 n 6 * q r s t 4 v w x y z

0123456789
/123456789

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Xorg version 1.3.0 18-Jan-2008
coincides with the keymapping problem!!