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zouzou85
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 Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:55 am Post subject: keyboard keys don't work |
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hi all,
There is some keys that don't work at all. i mean they even don't issue an error in dmesg. I was just wondering if there is a way to force them to issue an event like hacking the kernel or patching it or sth like that.
Is it even possible??
reason i need this is because the key that transfers the display output to VGA port doesn't work and i need it for work and presentations.
thanx in advance. |
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bunder
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:58 am Post subject: |
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are they single keys, or key combinations (like fn+F7)?
cheers
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OmSai
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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zouzou85, were your keys working before?
Please post your emerge --info, /etc/X11/xorg.conf, and emerge -pv x11-base/xorg-server x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard
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zouzou85
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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bunder, some keys are a combination of fn+Fx, and some are just multimedia keys on my laptop (such as a "rotate screen" button).
OmSai, no, the keys weren't working before. At least not under linux.
| Quote: | emerge --info
Portage 2.1.4.4 (default-linux/amd64/2007.0, gcc-4.1.2, glibc-2.6.1-r0, 2.6.24-gentoo-r3 x86_64)
=================================================================
System uname: 2.6.24-gentoo-r3 x86_64 AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-64
Timestamp of tree: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:34:01 +0000
app-shells/bash: 3.2_p17-r1
dev-java/java-config: 1.3.7, 2.1.4
dev-lang/python: 2.4.4-r9
dev-python/pycrypto: 2.0.1-r6
sys-apps/baselayout: 1.12.11.1
sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.18.1-r2
sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.61-r1
sys-devel/automake: 1.5, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2, 1.10
sys-devel/binutils: 2.18-r1
sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.4.0-r4
sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.26
virtual/os-headers: 2.6.23-r3
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64"
CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
CFLAGS="-march=k8 -O2 -pipe"
CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/3.5/env /usr/kde/3.5/share/config /usr/kde/3.5/shutdown /usr/share/config"
CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/env.d /etc/env.d/java/ /etc/fonts/fonts.conf /etc/gconf /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/splash /etc/terminfo /etc/udev/rules.d"
CXXFLAGS="-march=k8 -O2 -pipe"
DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles"
FEATURES="distlocks metadata-transfer sandbox sfperms strict unmerge-orphans userfetch"
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://distfiles.gentoo.org http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/gentoo"
LINGUAS="en_US en"
MAKEOPTS="-j3"
PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages"
PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times --compress --force --whole-file --delete --stats --timeout=180 --exclude=/distfiles --exclude=/local --exclude=/packages"
PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp"
PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/portage/local/layman/wschlich-testing /usr/portage/local/layman/java-overlay"
SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
USE="X acl acpi alsa amd64 apm arts avahi bash-completion berkdb bluetooth branding bzip2 cairo cddb cdr cli cracklib crypt css cups curl curlwrappers dbus disk-partition dri dvd dvdr dvdread encode fam ffmpeg flac fontconfig fortran gdbm gif glib gnome gpm gtk guile hal hddtemp iconv ieee1394 imagemagick ipod ipv6 irda isdnlog jpeg kde kdeenablefinal kdehiddenvisibility lame libnotify libwww lirc lm_sensors mad midi mmx mng mp3 mpd mpeg msn mudflap ncurses networking nforce2 nls nptl nptlonly nvidia ogg openexr opengl openmp oss pam pcmcia pcre pdf perl pmu png pppd python qt3 qt3support qt4 quicktime raw rdynamic readline reflection rss ruby session smartcard smp spell spl sse sse2 ssl subversion svg szip tcpd tiff truetype unicode usb vorbis webcam wifi wmf xcomposite xorg xvmc yahoo zeroconf zlib" ALSA_CARDS="hda-intel" ALSA_PCM_PLUGINS="adpcm alaw asym copy dmix dshare dsnoop empty extplug file hooks iec958 ioplug ladspa lfloat linear meter mulaw multi null plug rate route share shm softvol" APACHE2_MODULES="actions alias auth_basic authn_alias authn_anon authn_dbm authn_default authn_file authz_dbm authz_default authz_groupfile authz_host authz_owner authz_user autoindex cache dav dav_fs dav_lock deflate dir disk_cache env expires ext_filter file_cache filter headers include info log_config logio mem_cache mime mime_magic negotiation rewrite setenvif speling status unique_id userdir usertrack vhost_alias" ELIBC="glibc" INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse synaptics" KERNEL="linux" LCD_DEVICES="bayrad cfontz cfontz633 glk hd44780 lb216 lcdm001 mtxorb ncurses text" LINGUAS="en_US en" USERLAND="GNU" VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia"
Unset: CPPFLAGS, CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS_FLAGS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS |
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Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "EETI" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "touchscreen" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "extmod"
Load "glx"
Load "v4l"
# Load "dri"
Load "dbe" #Double buffer extension
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "False"
Option "blank time" "5" # Blank the screen after 5 minutes (Fake)
Option "standby time" "10" # Turn off screen after 10 minutes (DPMS)
Option "suspend time" "20" # Full suspend after 20 minutes
Option "off time" "30" # Turn off after half an hour
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "0"
Option "UpDownScrolling" "1"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "touchscreen"
Driver "evtouch"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/evtouch_event"
Option "DeviceName" "touchscreen"
Option "ReportingMode" "Raw"
Option "Emulate3Buttons"
Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "On"
# Option "Calibrate" "1"
Option "MinX" "44"
Option "MinY" "119"
Option "MaxX" "4001"
Option "MaxY" "3989"
EndSection
#Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "EETI"
# Driver "egalax"
# Option "Device" "/dev/usb/hiddev0"
# Option "Parameters" "/etc/egalax.cal"
# Option "ScreenNo" "0"
#EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
VendorName "Plug 'n' Play"
ModelName "Plug 'n' Play"
Option "RandRRotation" "on"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia Corporation C51 [Geforce 6150 Go]"
Driver "nvidia"
BoardName "nv"
Option "NoLogo" "true"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "on"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "nVidia Corporation C51 [Geforce 6150 Go]"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "metamodes" "1280x800_60 +0+0"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
Option "RenderAccel" "on"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "on"
Option "HWCursor" "on"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
Option "RENDER" "Enable"
EndSection
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[ebuild R ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.3.0.0-r5 USE="dri ipv6 nptl xorg (-3dfx) -debug -dmx -kdrive -minimal -sdl -xprint" INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse synaptics -acecad -aiptek -calcomp -citron -digitaledge -dmc -dynapro -elo2300 -elographics -evdev -fpit -hyperpen -jamstudio -joystick -magellan -microtouch -mutouch -palmax -penmount -spaceorb -summa -tek4957 -ur98 -vmmouse -void -wacom" VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia -apm -ark -chips -cirrus -cyrix -dummy -epson -fbdev -fglrx -glint -i128 (-i740) -i810 (-impact) (-imstt) -mach64 -mga -neomagic (-newport) (-nsc) -nv -r128 -radeon -rendition -s3 -s3virge -savage -siliconmotion -sis -sisusb (-sunbw2) (-suncg14) (-suncg3) (-suncg6) (-sunffb) (-sunleo) (-suntcx) -tdfx -tga -trident -tseng -v4l -vesa -vga -via -vmware -voodoo" 0 kB
[ebuild R ] x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard-1.1.1-r1 USE="-debug" 0 kB
Total: 2 packages (2 reinstalls), Size of downloads: 0 kB
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OmSai
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| Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:41 am Post subject: |
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I'm surprised I could not find a HOWTO for laptop keyboards in the gentoo-wiki...
zouzou85, checkout keytouch -
| Code: | | emerge x11-misc/keytouch |
Don't worry if your keyboard is not supported on the website, you can configure your keyboard on your own -
| Code: | | emerge x11-misc/keytouch-editor |
I haven't used keytouch myself before, but you might need to see the keycodes corresponding to your particular keys -
Also which brand and model laptop are you using, by the way?
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zouzou85
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| Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:30 am Post subject: |
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OmSai,
first, thanx for the quick reply.
i do have those installed.
My problem seems that the kernel doesn't issue and event when those keys are pressed (no error in dmesg). therefore, X doesn't even know they exist. there were some keys that actually issued an event error in dmesg, and i got those to be recognized in X too (using /etc/conf.d/local and ~/.Xmodmap).
my laptop brand is : HP Tx1410us from the TX1000 series.
So my question is (should be):
How can i make the kernel recognize the keys or the events generated by them? |
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OmSai
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 4:09 am Post subject: |
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Apparently it's related to ACPI support...
Hopefully that's a good enough lead? 
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