how to disable the INSERT key? it kills Firefox [SOLVED]

[Shep]

Strange that you don't see Insert...

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# xmodmap -pk | grep Insert
     90         0xff9e (KP_Insert)      0xffb0 (KP_0)   
    106         0xff63 (Insert) 

Maybe you run it after already unsetting it somehow?

I checked for this on a pristine copy by booting with pfix=ram and sure enough, it's there,

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    104    	0xff54 (Down)	
    105    	0xff56 (Next)	
    106    	0xff63 (Insert)	
    107    	0xffff (Delete)	
    108    	0xff8d (KP_Enter)	
    109    	0xffe4 (Control_R)	
    110    	0xff13 (Pause)	0xff6b (Break)	
    111    	0xff61 (Print)	0xff15 (Sys_Req)	

So you surmised correctly.

This still gets us no nearer to discovering why tapping the <Insert> key during text entry in the mozilla browsers kills them. But I've tested this repeatedly since reassigning that key, and Firefox has stood steadfast.