Hmm, I'm suspecting this may rather be an xserver-xorg-input-evdev issue since it seems to involve hotplugging. Refiling.
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-input-evdev (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: xkeyboard-config => xserver-xorg-input-evdev -- [intrepid] xmodmap settings not getting honored when keyboard devices are hotplugged https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/287215 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs