On 1/13/25 08:03, Will Mengarini wrote:
* 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.
Well, somehow I must have hit the magic twanger, cuz it was still
working after the powerdown the 1/4 moon key forced. I have no clue what
I did and cannot find that screen in the settings>keyboard menu any
more. Don't even have a settings>keyboard now, but its working. No clue
for how long. Thanks, I'll see if it will install. But apt says it is
installed and current. However, no man or info page.
So while apt says its installed, bash can't find it to run it.
gene@coyote:~$ pinfo kbd
Przemek's Info Viewer v0.6.13
Error: could not open info file, trying manual
Error: No manual page found
gene@coyote:~$ kbd --help
bash: kbd: command not found
gene@coyote:~$ sudo apt install kbd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
kbd is already the newest version (2.5.1-1+b1).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
gene@coyote:~$ sudo kbd --help
sudo: kbd: command not found
so I'm still confused.
Does this ring any bells?
Thanks Will M.
.
Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
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