On 2012-06-11 21:39:29 -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Hi, > > Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > > I have a USB keyboard attached to my laptop, and I use it as the main > > keyboard. I was using it, and suddenly it no longer worked at all (for > > instance, xev didn't report any event). The device was still seen by > > /lib/udev/findkeyboards and by lsusb. And the laptop keyboard was > > still working. I had to unplug the keyboard and plug it in again so > > that keys worked again (I also had to log out and log in again to make > > special keys work, due to some X window bug I think). > > > > I've had this problem twice: now and a week ago. Never before, AFAIK. > > Peculiar. Do you have a kernel log from when this happened?
There is nothing in the kernel log (only when I unplug / plug the keyboard). > Can you attach "lsusb -v" output describing your keyboard in its > normal state? Bus 008 Device 007: ID 05ac:0221 Apple, Inc. Aluminum Keyboard (ISO) Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level) bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 8 idVendor 0x05ac Apple, Inc. idProduct 0x0221 Aluminum Keyboard (ISO) bcdDevice 0.69 iManufacturer 1 Apple, Inc iProduct 2 Apple Keyboard iSerial 0 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 59 bNumInterfaces 2 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0xa0 (Bus Powered) Remote Wakeup MaxPower 20mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 3 Human Interface Device bInterfaceSubClass 1 Boot Interface Subclass bInterfaceProtocol 1 Keyboard iInterface 0 HID Device Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 33 bcdHID 1.11 bCountryCode 13 International (ISO) bNumDescriptors 1 bDescriptorType 34 Report wDescriptorLength 75 Report Descriptors: ** UNAVAILABLE ** Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 3 Transfer Type Interrupt Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0008 1x 8 bytes bInterval 10 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 1 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 3 Human Interface Device bInterfaceSubClass 0 No Subclass bInterfaceProtocol 0 None iInterface 0 HID Device Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 33 bcdHID 1.11 bCountryCode 0 Not supported bNumDescriptors 1 bDescriptorType 34 Report wDescriptorLength 47 Report Descriptors: ** UNAVAILABLE ** Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN bmAttributes 3 Transfer Type Interrupt Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0001 1x 1 bytes bInterval 10 Device Status: 0x0000 (Bus Powered) The keyboard has a USB hub: Bus 008 Device 006: ID 05ac:1006 Apple, Inc. Hub in Aluminum Keyboard Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 9 Hub bDeviceSubClass 0 Unused bDeviceProtocol 1 Single TT bMaxPacketSize0 64 idVendor 0x05ac Apple, Inc. idProduct 0x1006 Hub in Aluminum Keyboard bcdDevice 94.15 iManufacturer 1 Apple, Inc. iProduct 2 Keyboard Hub iSerial 3 000000000000 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 25 bNumInterfaces 1 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0xa0 (Bus Powered) Remote Wakeup MaxPower 300mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 9 Hub bInterfaceSubClass 0 Unused bInterfaceProtocol 0 Full speed (or root) hub iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 3 Transfer Type Interrupt Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0001 1x 1 bytes bInterval 12 Hub Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 41 nNbrPorts 3 wHubCharacteristic 0x008d Per-port power switching Compound device Per-port overcurrent protection TT think time 8 FS bits Port indicators bPwrOn2PwrGood 50 * 2 milli seconds bHubContrCurrent 200 milli Ampere DeviceRemovable 0x04 PortPwrCtrlMask 0xff Hub Port Status: Port 1: 0000.0100 power Port 2: 0000.0303 lowspeed power enable connect Port 3: 0000.0303 lowspeed power enable connect Device Qualifier (for other device speed): bLength 10 bDescriptorType 6 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 9 Hub bDeviceSubClass 0 Unused bDeviceProtocol 0 Full speed (or root) hub bMaxPacketSize0 64 bNumConfigurations 1 Device Status: 0x0000 (Bus Powered) A mouse was attached to this hub and was still working when the keyboard was no longer working. -- Vincent Lefèvre <vinc...@vinc17.net> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <http://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / AriC project (LIP, ENS-Lyon) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120612075830.gf5...@xvii.vinc17.org