Keyboard input does not work on JDS (Java Desktop System) of Sparc based Solaris 10

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May 11, 2018
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PROBLEM DESCRIPTION

When you logon to JDS (Java Desktop System) of Sparc based Solaris 10, keyboard input does not work. 


*This article requires remote server configuration. Administrator previlage may be required.



RESOLUTION

This is a known bug for Sparc based of Solaris 10. A fix is available from Sun website:

http://wesunsolve.net/patch/id/122212-43


To work around this problem, open the following file:

/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/gnome_settings_daemon/keybindings/%gconf.xml


And, edit the file with:

<!--?xml version="1.0"?-->
<gconf>
<entry name="volume_up" mtime="1110896708" type="string">
<stringvalue></stringvalue>
</entry>
<entry name="volume_mute" mtime="1110896705" type="string">
<stringvalue></stringvalue>
</entry>
<entry name="volume_down" mtime="1110896702" type="string">
<stringvalue></stringvalue>
</entry>
<entry name="help" mtime="1110896698" type="string">
<stringvalue></stringvalue>
</entry>
</gconf>


After changing the file, run Xmanager.