21:06 < Jupiter1tx> hardwarehank: ah there is the problem, if the settings are not saved then try to disable Integration in the Preferences  section of ccsm
21:07 < hardwarehank> Jupiter1tx: thanks - trying it
21:07 < hardwarehank> ok - it still deletes the settings and never starts working
21:08 < hardwarehank> i close ccsm and restart it, and its remapped to Button:None
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21:14 < hardwarehank> what does it mean when binding names are blue?
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21:14 < Jupiter1tx> hardwarehank: it means Integration is still enabled
21:15 < hardwarehank> DAMN!
21:15 < Jupiter1tx> hardwarehank: you might find it easier just to change to flat-file backend
21:15 < hardwarehank> heh ok
21:16 < hardwarehank> Jupiter1tx: you're my hero - it works
21:16 < hardwarehank> oh man im so happy

The solution is very simple.

Disable Integration into the Desktop Environment

This is accomplished through Preferences from the root screen of ccsm.

Map the keys in Rotate Cube

Now that that’s done, go to the keybinding section of Rotate Cube and look for blue text in the expanded tree. If you see it, Stop and check the first step again! This was tricky since I had to do step 1 twice. If there’s no blue, then set the Rotate Cube Left/Right button fields to Button8 and Button9 respectively.

Finally – I have all the functionality I had with Feisty/Beryl.