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Valkyr
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 Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:37 pm Post subject: Up key not working on keyboard [Solved] |
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Hi,
I bought a usb keyboard to connect to my laptop, and everything is working perfectly, even the multimedia keys, except the keypad up button is not working.
Which is very annoying. It is working in a plain terminal but not under xfce.
I use evdev as keyboard driver
| Code: | Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "evdev"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "evdev"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection |
When using xev the output looks weird when i press the up key:
Up key xev output:
| Code: | FocusOut event, serial 31, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
mode NotifyGrab, detail NotifyAncestor
FocusIn event, serial 31, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
mode NotifyUngrab, detail NotifyAncestor
KeymapNotify event, serial 31, synthetic NO, window 0x0,
keys: 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Compared to the Down key sev output:
| Code: | KeyPress event, serial 31, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0x1a6, subw 0x0, time 1535324, (359,235), root:(364,325),
state 0x0, keycode 116 (keysym 0xff54, Down), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 31, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
root 0x1a6, subw 0x0, time 1535388, (359,235), root:(364,325),
state 0x0, keycode 116 (keysym 0xff54, Down), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False |
Reading some posts i think some keycode is bound twice but how do i know which keycode this is?
Or is there another solution.
Thanks in advance,
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gami
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| Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:41 am Post subject: |
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I just encountered the same issue with the arrow keys not working with the evdev keyboard driver. According to this post on the xorg mailing list it is probably caused by your desktop environment overwriting the keyboard model.
In order to make my keyboard work again, I had to go into the KDE keyboard configuration tool and choose "Evdev-managed keyboard" (it was set to "Generic 105-Key (Intl) PC"). Under Gnome there should be a similar setting. I assume this is true for Xfce as well, although I've never used it.
Your keyboard configuration in xorg.conf looks fine, with both the driver and the XkbModel set to "evdev". The fact that it works without a desktop environment shows that the raw X environment is set up correctly. |
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Valkyr
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| Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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I installed xfkc a keyboard layout utility for xfce. But it's showing that xfce already uses the xorg settings for keyboard layout, which is evdev-managed keyboard. Even setting it explicitely doesn't provide a solution.
Running | Code: | | setxkbmap -keycodes evdev |
also doesn't help.
I'm running a bit out of options here, for this very annoying problem. |
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ok
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| Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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Today I had the same issue, because I didn't had the time to figure out what exactly the problem is I emerge lower version of the following programs I last updated:sys-apps/hal-0.5.9.1-r3
app-misc/hal-info-20070516
x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-1.1.5-r2 Now the up-key and my own layout is working. |
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Valkyr
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| Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| I emerged the same versions as the ones you have downgraded to, but it does not fix the problem on my machine. |
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gerardo
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| Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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I have the same problem since the upgrade of the above packages. When I downgrade, problem is solved.
Does anyone know what to change so it works again with the new packages?
With these, gdm login-screen is on US-keyboard although in xorg.conf I have "be". Also numerous do not correctly: up is help, down doesn't work, AltGr is enter, ...
here's my part of xorg.conf
| Code: | Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "be"
Option "XkbVariant" ",winkeys"
EndSection
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I have tried this also (from the wiki) , but no success:
| Code: | Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "evdev"
Option "evBits" "+1"
Option "keyBits" "~1-255 ~352-511"
Option "Pass" "3"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbLayout" "be"
Option "XkbVariant" ",winkeys"
EndSection |
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ok
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:04 am Post subject: |
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| Valkyr wrote: | | I emerged the same versions as the ones you have downgraded to, but it does not fix the problem on my machine. |
Did you restart hald and X? Or reboot? |
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gami
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:30 am Post subject: |
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The latest versions of the packages mentioned above do work. I have to add, though, that I also run the latest 1.4.90 version of the xorg-server and the latest versions of all xorg drivers.
With this said:
@gerardo:
Set your XkbModel in xorg.conf to "evdev". XkbModel "pc105" does not work with the evdev driver, regardles of whether it is set through xorg.conf, setkxbmap or any other means.
@all:
after updating to the 0.5.10 version of hal restart /etc/init.d/hald for it to take effect. You need to restart /etc/init.d/xdm for the new evdev xorg driver to be taken up.
Then, make sure that your desktop environment doesn't overwrite the keyboard model as indicated in my earlier message above.
My keyboard configuration may be of some help:
| Code: | Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "evdev"
Option "XkbModel" "evdev"
Option "XkbLayout" "gb"
EndSection
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TheAl
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:30 am Post subject: |
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| ok wrote: | Today I had the same issue, because I didn't had the time to figure out what exactly the problem is I emerge lower version of the following programs I last updated:sys-apps/hal-0.5.9.1-r3
app-misc/hal-info-20070516
x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-1.1.5-r2 Now the up-key and my own layout is working. |
Use hal-info-20070618 is the way to fix it !
Now, I've see that x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev is out in version 1.2, so maybe the hal-info-20071030 is ok to use with. |
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Valkyr
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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I tried different versions of hal, hal-info amd xf86-input-evdev, but none of them give me a working up key.
I did notice that pressing super + up key works, so i use that as a workaround, untill i find a solution. |
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Lepaca Kliffoth
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Valkyr
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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I finally found the cause of my problem, for me it had nothing to with the different versions of the packages.
Removing the screenshot shortcut (print-screen button) from compiz-fusion's keybindings gives me a working up key again! |
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boaglio
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Valkyr wrote: | I finally found the cause of my problem, for me it had nothing to with the different versions of the packages.
Removing the screenshot shortcut (print-screen button) from compiz-fusion's keybindings gives me a working up key again! |
I've got the very same problem here, up key doesn't work, but it's related to KDE4:
 running with FluxBox or KDE3, up key works fine
running with KDE4, up key doesn't work (that's REALLY bothers me) 
enabling KDE4 keyboard layouts, I get something even worse: my up key starts up the KSnapShot application. If I check Ksnapshot shortcuts, it's ALT+PRINT; even if I change it to NONE, the problem remains 
Any ideas anyone? Should I move back to KDE3? 
<update>
It looks like that solved my problem:
emerge -C =khotkeys-4.0.1
</update> |
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