Keyboard mapping not working well

Hi,
I have this weird problem. My keyboard starting typing junk characters (the ones which comes after pressing option key).
Apple tech guys told me that my keyboard needs to be replaced and I replaced it but still the same problem.
Please refer the keyboard viewer screenshot below to see the way my keyboard looks and types in these characters.
After doing some research I found a software called "Karabiner". The moment I load this app .. everything is back to normal.
I can type is all normally and no bad characters.
The problem comes back in when I try to restart my mac and then again I cannot type in my password field as it types in junk characters in the password field. And since Karabiner cannot be started before login I get stuck ..,... Can anyone help me as what exactly my problem is and how to rectify this ?
Any help in any direction will be highly appreciated.
Regards,
Zuzar L.

I'm having a lot of issues with my ipad Mini as well, mostly keyboard related.
There is a fix that was posted elswhere on this forum that seems to have helped me (although I have other issues surface)
I don't have the link handy but basically you:
1. dock the keyboard (hold down the keyboard icon when it is up - bottom right - and select dock)
2. Reboot the unit (hold down HOME + POWER until the apple logo comes up)
That apparently fixes it.
However, I'm also have issues where I press a key and another key depresses which is across the screen. If I hold down that keyboard icon, for example, the space bar goes nuts and depresses repeatedly, and then siri kicks in.
Split keyboard, at times, also seems to be ignored and covers up text (it doesn't scroll up).
Othertimes, when I am typing, a spot on the other end of the mini gets depressed. This is either a keyboard issue or a touch-screen issues. Either way, it's a problem.
Anyone else having keyboard / touch screen issues?

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Dear Customer,
Welcome and Thank you for posting your query on HP Support Forum
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