Here is his patch: --- /etc/X11/xkb/keycodes/xfree86 2005-07-12 21:58:36.000000000 +0300 +++ /etc/X11/xkb/keycodes/xfree86 2005-07-16 13:21:25.000000000 +0300 @@ -151,8 +151,10 @@ // Keys that are generated on Japanese keyboards alias = ; // Hankaku_Zenkaku toggle - = 208; // Hiragana_Katakana toggle - = 211; // backslash/underscore + = 120; // Hiragana_Katakana toggle + // = 208; // Hiragana_Katakana toggle + alias = ; // backslash/underscore + // = 211; // backslash/underscore = 129; // Henkan = 131; // Muhenkan = 133; // Yen