Index: allegro-4.4.2/src/linux/lkeybd.c
===================================================================
--- allegro-4.4.2.orig/src/linux/lkeybd.c	2011-06-19 11:32:20.000000000 +0200
+++ allegro-4.4.2/src/linux/lkeybd.c	2012-03-29 03:58:32.357827856 +0200
@@ -143,7 +143,10 @@
 /* convert Allegro format scancodes into key_shifts flag bits */
 static unsigned short modifier_table[__allegro_KEY_MAX - __allegro_KEY_MODIFIERS] =
 {
-   __allegro_KB_SHIFT_FLAG,    __allegro_KB_SHIFT_FLAG,    __allegro_KB_CTRL_FLAG,
+   __allegro_KB_SHIFT_FLAG,    __allegro_KB_SHIFT_FLAG,   
+   /* note: we drop LCONTROL here, as the NanoNote uses it as modifier key
+      'Fn', passing it as CTRL causes problems with ASE's key bindings */
+   /*__allegro_KB_CTRL_FLAG*/ 0,
    __allegro_KB_CTRL_FLAG,     __allegro_KB_ALT_FLAG,      __allegro_KB_ALT_FLAG,
    __allegro_KB_LWIN_FLAG,     __allegro_KB_RWIN_FLAG,     __allegro_KB_MENU_FLAG,
    __allegro_KB_SCROLOCK_FLAG, __allegro_KB_NUMLOCK_FLAG,  __allegro_KB_CAPSLOCK_FLAG
@@ -204,7 +207,10 @@
                 map = 0;
                 if (key[__allegro_KEY_LSHIFT] || key[__allegro_KEY_RSHIFT]) map |= 1;
                 if (key[__allegro_KEY_ALTGR]) map |= 2;
-                if (key[__allegro_KEY_LCONTROL] || key[__allegro_KEY_RCONTROL]) map |= 4;
+
+		/* fixes for nanonote's keyboard: LCONTROL is 'Fn' modifier */
+                if (key[__allegro_KEY_LCONTROL]) map |= (1<<6);
+                if (key[__allegro_KEY_RCONTROL]) map |= 4;
                 if (key[__allegro_KEY_ALT]) map |= 8;
 
                 /* Map scancode to type and value */
@@ -304,6 +310,7 @@
 {
    unsigned char buf[128];
    int bytes_read;
+   int avail;
    fd_set set;
    struct timeval tv = { 0, 0 };
 
@@ -312,12 +319,26 @@
 
    FD_ZERO(&set);
    FD_SET(std_keyboard.fd, &set);
-   if (select (FD_SETSIZE, &set, NULL, NULL, &tv) <= 0)
-      return 0;
 
-   bytes_read = read(std_keyboard.fd, &buf, sizeof(buf));
-   if (bytes_read < 1)
-      return 0;
+   /* Possible heisenbug here.  when doing readkey(), the main thread does
+      select with timeout and causes us EINTR here.  One lost select() an we
+      already hit that "select() is not fully level triggered" lost-wakeup
+      deadlock!?  Also note EINTR problem with read() below. */
+
+   do
+   {
+      avail = select (FD_SETSIZE, &set, NULL, NULL, &tv);
+      if ((avail < 0 && errno != EINTR) || avail == 0)
+      {
+   	 return 0;
+      }
+   } while (avail < 0);
+
+   do {
+      bytes_read = read(std_keyboard.fd, &buf, sizeof(buf));
+      if ((bytes_read < 1 && errno != EINTR) || bytes_read == 0)
+	 return 0;
+   } while (bytes_read < 0);
 
    process_keyboard_data(buf, bytes_read);
 
Index: allegro-4.4.2/src/keyboard.c
===================================================================
--- allegro-4.4.2.orig/src/keyboard.c	2012-03-29 02:21:50.328523081 +0200
+++ allegro-4.4.2/src/keyboard.c	2012-03-29 02:22:58.768808442 +0200
@@ -625,6 +625,11 @@
    _DRIVER_INFO *driver_list;
    int i;
 
+   /* readkey() uses rest(1) which deadlocks unless we call install_timer()
+      first.  this bug occurs e.g. with exhello (but not with any of the
+      event-loop driven allegro games) */
+   install_timer();
+
    if (keyboard_driver)
       return 0;