* gene heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> [25-01/13=Mon 03:15 -0500]: > Got an odd problem. xfce settings>keyboard repeat is lost on a reboot, and I > have to spend an hour or more, playing around with the repeat settings, > selecting different keyboards, the whole maryann before I can get the repeat > to work gain. > > This keyboard is an escapee from a failed windows all in one that died from > monitor damage a couple weeks after I bought it, wired, usb, says its an hp > on the back, at least 115 keys, maybe more. has mute, vol up and down keys > above the arrow pad, and a 1/4 moon symbol on a 4th key that puts the > monitor to sleep and only a power down reset will reboot to restore it. > Front panel reset has no effect once this button has been pushed. > > sudo lsusb -v says: > > Bus 003 Device 005: ID 9901:0301 BF SCAN SCAN KEYBOARD > Device Descriptor: > bLength 18 > bDescriptorType 1 > bcdUSB 1.10 > bDeviceClass 0 > bDeviceSubClass 0 > bDeviceProtocol 0 > bMaxPacketSize0 64 > idVendor 0x9901 > idProduct 0x0301 > bcdDevice 1.00 > iManufacturer 1 BF SCAN > iProduct 2 SCAN KEYBOARD > iSerial 3 A-00000 > bNumConfigurations 1 > Configuration Descriptor: > bLength 9 > bDescriptorType 2 > wTotalLength 0x0022 > bNumInterfaces 1 > bConfigurationValue 1 > iConfiguration 0 > bmAttributes 0x80 > (Bus Powered) > MaxPower 200mA > 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 2 SCAN KEYBOARD > HID Device Descriptor: > bLength 9 > bDescriptorType 33 > bcdHID 1.10 > bCountryCode 0 Not supported > bNumDescriptors 1 > bDescriptorType 34 Report > wDescriptorLength 65 > 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 1 > Device Status: 0x0000 > (Bus Powered) > > Does anyone have an idea how to make this repeat function survive a reboot?, > and what keyboard I should select from that pulldown on the > settings>keyboard menu?
I handle this kind of thing with the kbdrate program, which is in the Debian package named 'kbd'. It's a command-line application, so I'm not sure how to get it to work with Xfce.
