Re: xmodmap settings lost when (usb) keyboard reattached.

2021-12-17 Thread David Wright
On Wed 15 Dec 2021 at 16:53:54 (+), Tim Woodall wrote: > I run the following command to switch my caps-lock to escape: > xmodmap -e 'clear Lock' -e 'keycode 0x42 = Escape' > > However, if I disconnect and reconnect my keyboard (I have a KVM switch > box so this happens quite a lot) the setting

Re: xmodmap settings lost when (usb) keyboard reattached.

2021-12-17 Thread Anssi Saari
isn't related to pm-utils or suspend or hibernate. I have the same annoyance as the OP, USB keyboard connected to a USB switch so that I can switch between my work and personal computers in my home office easily. I have an alias fk for fix keyboard which just runs xmodmap with some input, b

Re: xmodmap settings lost when (usb) keyboard reattached.

2021-12-15 Thread John Crawley
On 16/12/2021 01:53, Tim Woodall wrote: I run the following command to switch my caps-lock to escape: xmodmap -e 'clear Lock' -e 'keycode 0x42 = Escape' However, if I disconnect and reconnect my keyboard (I have a KVM switch box so this happens quite a lot) the setting is lost. Before I start w

Re: xmodmap settings lost when (usb) keyboard reattached.

2021-12-15 Thread Vincent Lefevre
r-xorg: XKB settings lost after suspend (hibernate) / resume or USB keyboard plugged in" > Before I start writing udev rules to auto reapply this setting when the > keyboard is (re)attached, is there some other, better, way to make this > setting stick? Note that this is a bit tricky

xmodmap settings lost when (usb) keyboard reattached.

2021-12-15 Thread Tim Woodall
I run the following command to switch my caps-lock to escape: xmodmap -e 'clear Lock' -e 'keycode 0x42 = Escape' However, if I disconnect and reconnect my keyboard (I have a KVM switch box so this happens quite a lot) the setting is lost. Before I start writing udev rules to auto reapply this se

Re: Initrd and USB Keyboard

2015-07-15 Thread Stanislav Bocinec
Hello, i was also fighting with the same issue after upgrading to newer kernel. The wiki https://wiki.debian.org/Keyboard#How_to_enable_USB_keyboard_in_initramfs helped me to figure out the problem. In short: 1. identify all kernel modules your USB keyboard is using/depends on 2. add those modules

RE: Initrd and USB Keyboard

2015-07-10 Thread Arno Schuring
I'm forced to work with an initrd to at least build the raid, > decrypt the 2nd partition and provide the virtual disks before the full > system is able to boot. > > Unfortunately I can't get my USB Keyboard to work. Neither in a rescue shell > nor to type the decryp

Initrd and USB Keyboard

2015-07-10 Thread Alexander Kretschmer
rtual disks before the full system is able to boot. Unfortunately I can't get my USB Keyboard to work. Neither in a rescue shell nor to type the decryption password. I tried it with the 3.16.0-4-amd (generic) kernel by loading the proper modules. The newer 3.16.7 Kernel I compiled myself bu

Re: USB keyboard unreliable since dist-upgrade on 1st of June

2015-07-06 Thread Martin Read
On 05/07/15 19:50, Andrew McGlashan wrote: Most certainly the Debian of old, being stable and trustworthy has been lost due to systemd adoption. I want old Debian back, not Devuan, not Gentoo .. bring back the /real/ Debian, if only for server use which has no need for systemd whatsoever. Leave

Re: USB keyboard unreliable since dist-upgrade on 1st of June

2015-07-05 Thread Andrew McGlashan
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 6/07/2015 2:44 AM, Alef Farah wrote: > On 2015-06-28 19:00, Don Armstrong wrote: >> Contentless maligning of systemd and/or other parts of Debian are >> not on topic on Debian mailing lists, and certainly not on topic >> on -user. Please stop. >>

Re: USB keyboard unreliable since dist-upgrade on 1st of June

2015-07-05 Thread Alef Farah
On 2015-06-28 19:00, Don Armstrong wrote: Contentless maligning of systemd and/or other parts of Debian are not on topic on Debian mailing lists, and certainly not on topic on -user. Please stop. On the other hand, if there are bugs, file them with details, so they can be fixed, like this very

Re: USB keyboard unreliable since dist-upgrade on 1st of June

2015-06-29 Thread Andrew McGlashan
On 29/06/2015 8:00 AM, Don Armstrong wrote: > It's a bug in udev, which is now part of systemd. EXACTLY, just why systemd is a problem, creeping in to other areas and causing grief. So sad. A. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". T

Re: USB keyboard unreliable since dist-upgrade on 1st of June

2015-06-28 Thread Don Armstrong
On Mon, 29 Jun 2015, Andrew McGlashan wrote: > On 29/06/2015 2:36 AM, Michael Biebl wrote: > > This might be > > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=789723 > > > > Try upgrading to udev 221-1 or disabling > > /lib/udev/rules.d/42-usb-hid-pm.rules by creating an empty file in /etc/ >

Re: USB keyboard unreliable since dist-upgrade on 1st of June

2015-06-28 Thread Andrew McGlashan
On 29/06/2015 2:36 AM, Michael Biebl wrote: > This might be > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=789723 > > Try upgrading to udev 221-1 or disabling > /lib/udev/rules.d/42-usb-hid-pm.rules by creating an empty file in /etc/ > e.g. via > "touch /etc/udev/rules.d/42-usb-hid-pm.rules"

Re: USB keyboard unreliable since dist-upgrade on 1st of June

2015-06-28 Thread Michael Biebl
Am 12.06.2015 um 12:08 schrieb Nicos Gollan: > Hi all, > > Since I did a dist-upgrade (running unstable) on 2015-06-01, I'm having a > rather annoying issue that the system will seemingly randomly drop keystrokes > from my USB keyboard I tried disabling power management

Re: USB keyboard unreliable since dist-upgrade on 1st of June

2015-06-28 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Fri, 12 Jun 2015, James Ensor wrote: > On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 6:08 AM, Nicos Gollan wrote: > > Since I did a dist-upgrade (running unstable) on 2015-06-01, I'm having a > > rather annoying issue that the system will seemingly randomly drop > > keystrokes > &

Re: USB keyboard unreliable since dist-upgrade on 1st of June

2015-06-12 Thread James Ensor
On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 6:08 AM, Nicos Gollan wrote: > Hi all, > > Since I did a dist-upgrade (running unstable) on 2015-06-01, I'm having a > rather annoying issue that the system will seemingly randomly drop keystrokes > from my USB keyboard I tried disabling power manage

USB keyboard unreliable since dist-upgrade on 1st of June

2015-06-12 Thread Nicos Gollan
Hi all, Since I did a dist-upgrade (running unstable) on 2015-06-01, I'm having a rather annoying issue that the system will seemingly randomly drop keystrokes from my USB keyboard I tried disabling power management for that device, but that doesn't help. This is happening on two

Re: After upgrade to jessie usb keyboard multimedia keys stopped working [SOLVED]

2015-04-26 Thread deloptes
deloptes wrote: > For me it is still a big question why this is not working after system > boot The answer is that the new laptop uses usb3 with xhci_hcd/pci. The resolution was to put those modules including usbhid and hid_generic in /etc/initramfs-tools/modules and update the initramfs. Now aft

Re: After upgrade to jessie usb keyboard multimedia keys stopped working

2015-04-17 Thread deloptes
strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 [ 5322.724339] usb 2-4.2.1: Product: USB Keyboard [ 5322.724340] usb 2-4.2.1: Manufacturer: [ 5322.724499] usb 2-4.2.1: ep 0x81 - rounding interval to 64 microframes, ep desc says 80 microframes [ 5322.724504] usb 2-4.2.1: ep 0x82 - rounding interval to 64

Re: After upgrade to jessie usb keyboard multimedia keys stopped working

2015-04-11 Thread deloptes
Never give up - after trying different options examining different files I manage it to break all setup and no kbd or mouse working. Than I did apt-get --reinstall install xserver-xorg-input-kbd xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-evdev-dbg and all is working fine - the multimedia keys a

Re: After upgrade to jessie usb keyboard multimedia keys stopped working

2015-03-30 Thread deloptes
Petter Adsen wrote: > On Sun, 29 Mar 2015 19:38:14 +0200 > deloptes wrote: > >> Petter Adsen wrote: >> >> > xev -event keyboard >> >> No they do not - any idea what direction I should dig. > > Do you use a DE or a WM? Which one? I use trinity KDE3 that is now TDE r14 > >> I see this in the

Re: After upgrade to jessie usb keyboard multimedia keys stopped working

2015-03-30 Thread Petter Adsen
On Sun, 29 Mar 2015 19:38:14 +0200 deloptes wrote: > Petter Adsen wrote: > > > xev -event keyboard > > No they do not - any idea what direction I should dig. Do you use a DE or a WM? Which one? > I see this in the Xorg.0.log > > [143241.089] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev" That's OK. > [14

Re: After upgrade to jessie usb keyboard multimedia keys stopped working

2015-03-29 Thread deloptes
Petter Adsen wrote: > xev -event keyboard No they do not - any idea what direction I should dig. I see this in the Xorg.0.log [143241.089] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev" [143241.089] (**) Option "xkb_model" "a4techKB21" [143241.089] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us,de,bg" [143241.089] (**) Option

Re: After upgrade to jessie usb keyboard multimedia keys stopped working

2015-03-29 Thread Petter Adsen
o use. > On the notebook the multimedia keys (Volume Up/Down and Mute) work > fine, but on the external USB keyboard they stopped working. > I see evdev in Xorg.0.log and information related to the usb keyboard. If you run "xev -event keyboard", focus the window and press some of the

After upgrade to jessie usb keyboard multimedia keys stopped working

2015-03-29 Thread deloptes
, but on the external USB keyboard they stopped working. I see evdev in Xorg.0.log and information related to the usb keyboard. Thanks in advance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.o

Re: USB keyboard required replugging--how to avoid?

2015-03-06 Thread Joe
On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 22:19:59 +0100 Pascal Hambourg wrote: > Joe a écrit : > > > > USB is a moderately complex networking protocol > > USB is not a networking protocol. > It is a master-slave peripheral communication bus, just like PCI or > SATA. > > It is not peer to peer, but neither is it

Re: USB keyboard required replugging--how to avoid?

2015-03-06 Thread Pascal Hambourg
Joe a écrit : > > USB is a moderately complex networking protocol USB is not a networking protocol. It is a master-slave peripheral communication bus, just like PCI or SATA. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact list

Re: USB keyboard required replugging--how to avoid?

2015-03-06 Thread Glenn English
> On Fri, 6 Mar 2015 12:26:40 + (UTC) > "Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum" wrote: > > >> The keyboard is a custom build and cannot >> be replaced. I don't know what was done to customize the keyboard. But can it be replaced for a few days/weeks (longer that it takes the regular one to crash), to see

Re: USB keyboard required replugging--how to avoid?

2015-03-06 Thread Joe
On Fri, 6 Mar 2015 12:26:40 + (UTC) "Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum" wrote: > > At the (obvious in retrospect) suggestion of someone elsethread, I > did just get a 6" extention cable, thus making it trivial to re-plug > it when this happens. I'd rather it just works in the first place, > but this wi

Re: USB keyboard required replugging--how to avoid?

2015-03-06 Thread Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum
- Original Message - > From: Gary Dale > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Monday, March 2, 2015 11:05 AM > Subject: Re: USB keyboard required replugging--how to avoid? > > On 02/03/15 08:22 AM, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > >> Hi, i h

Re: USB keyboard required replugging--how to avoid?

2015-03-02 Thread Richard Hector
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/03/15 02:22, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > The problem is that the new box has hard-to-access USB ports, so in > order to replug the keyboard, I have to remove a panel, so its not > just a quick step. In the event you can't fix it properly (fau

Re: USB keyboard required replugging--how to avoid?

2015-03-02 Thread Gary Dale
On 02/03/15 08:22 AM, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: Hi, i have a USB keyboard that, every week or three, will drop off, and require replugging to work again. It is immediately recognized and works fine after I do this This was the case on a previous Wheezy system, and it still happens on a

USB keyboard required replugging--how to avoid?

2015-03-02 Thread Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum
Hi, i have a USB keyboard that, every week or three, will drop off, and require replugging to work again. It is immediately recognized and works fine after I do this This was the case on a previous Wheezy system, and it still happens on a Jessie box I built. The problem is that the new box has

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-07-09 Thread Rusi Mody
On Thursday, July 10, 2014 7:30:02 AM UTC+5:30, Kitty Cat wrote: > I have two questions: > 1. Would anyone be willing to give me a link to a simple USB keyboard that you > think would work with this machine at boot time? Perhaps on Amazon.com or > Newegg.com, etc.? > 2. Do you know

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-07-09 Thread Joseph Loo
On 07/09/2014 06:50 PM, Kitty Cat wrote: I have two questions: 1. Would anyone be willing to give me a link to a simple USB keyboard that you think would work with this machine at boot time? Perhaps on Amazon.com or Newegg.com, etc.? 2. Do you know of a Debian CD of some type that will load

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-07-09 Thread Kitty Cat
I have two questions: 1. Would anyone be willing to give me a link to a simple USB keyboard that you think would work with this machine at boot time? Perhaps on Amazon.com or Newegg.com, etc.? 2. Do you know of a Debian CD of some type that will load a kernel without the need of a key press

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Bzzzz
On Sat, 28 Jun 2014 10:57:23 -0700 "Thomas D. Dean" wrote: > Maybe you need to clear the BIOS settings? I have never had to do > that. From what he said, he's done that (although removing the battery don't work, except if you wait for "some time" because of the capacitor(s) power backup). IF th

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Thomas D. Dean
There is sometimes a very short window to access the BIOS. On my (different) system, as soon as I power up, I start tapping the F2 key, about 2 times per second. After several seconds, I get into BIOS. There may be some exact moment to press F2 one time, but, I have not found it. I can not

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Andrew McGlashan
On 28/06/2014 11:35 PM, Kent West wrote: > I had a computer once which exhibited this behavior. It's not > Debian-related; it's hardware related. I couldn't even get into the > BIOS, etc. i never found a solution. I gave up on the computer and gave > it to a friend who was happy running Windows. I'

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Tom Furie
On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 03:39:57PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > No, she doesn't. Mea culpa. I shouldn't dive in etc. Oops, sorry. Replied to your previous message before reading this one. Perhaps I should follow your advice. Cheers, Tom -- A tall, dark stranger will have more fun than you. s

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Tom Furie
On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 03:31:51PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > She's got a USB keyboard. She needs a ps/2, and tehse are almost > unobtainable. Except a PS/2 keyboard won't help either since the computer doesn't have PS/2 ports. Cheers, Tom -- 10.0 times 0

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Saturday 28 June 2014 15:31:51 Lisi Reisz wrote: > She needs a ps/2, and tehse are almost > unobtainable. No, she doesn't. Mea culpa. I shouldn't dive in etc. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas..

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Saturday 28 June 2014 08:39:45 Kitty Cat wrote: > since there is no option for a PS/2 keyboard, Sorry. I reacted too glibly. :-( Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: htt

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Saturday 28 June 2014 08:02:39 Terence wrote: > A quick hardware fix is to buy a cheap (and some are very cheap- even in > the UK!) usb key-board. She's got a USB keyboard. She needs a ps/2, and tehse are almost unobtainable. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debia

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Bzzzz
On Fri, 27 Jun 2014 23:11:48 -0600 Kitty Cat wrote: > http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-023466.htm Don't trust the manufacturer specs as most of the time your mobo has been modified according to the (big) purchaser specs. Did you try all Fn keys (several times, some BIOS

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Kent West
On 6/28/14, 8:42 AM, Kent West wrote: On 6/28/14, 8:35 AM, Kent West wrote: On 6/27/14, 9:12 PM, Kitty Cat wrote: I can't install Debian. The USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads. I had a computer once which exhibited this behavior. It's not Debian-related; it

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Kent West
On 6/28/14, 8:35 AM, Kent West wrote: On 6/27/14, 9:12 PM, Kitty Cat wrote: I can't install Debian. The USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads. I had a computer once which exhibited this behavior. It's not Debian-related; it's hardware related. I couldn'

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Kent West
On 6/27/14, 9:12 PM, Kitty Cat wrote: I can't install Debian. The USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads. I bought a used MPC computer that only has USB ports -- No PS/2 ports. The machine currently has Windows installed. When installing Debian, it is required to pres

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Darac Marjal
On Fri, 27 Jun 2014 20:12:11 -0600 Kitty Cat wrote: > I can't install Debian. The USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows > loads. OK. So do the early stage of the install from Windows. http://people.debian.org/~rmh/goodbye-microsoft/ You might also want to complain to you

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Chris Bannister
y keyboard didn't work I couldn't tell > the computer to start the Debian installer from the Windows bootloader > menu, so I only had the option of starting Windows. I had the same problem > with booting the Debian DVD directly. My USB keyboard was not working yet, > so I could

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Tom Furie
On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 03:34:23AM -0600, Kitty Cat wrote: > After all my poking and prodding, I am thinking that maybe it needs a > certain type of USB keyboard in order to have a working keyboard at boot. I > know that some USB devices have to have drivers before the computer knows >

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Chris Bannister
On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 11:11:48PM -0600, Kitty Cat wrote: > So, what I think I need to do is find a way to get the Debian install DVD > to bypass the need to press a key until such time that a USB keyboard > driver loads or something like that. I'd try a 'Live CD' first

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Kitty Cat
ng, I am thinking that maybe it needs a certain type of USB keyboard in order to have a working keyboard at boot. I know that some USB devices have to have drivers before the computer knows what to do with them. I'm thinking that may be the case with my keyboard but not sure. Maybe the mobo s

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Tom Furie
On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 01:39:45AM -0600, Kitty Cat wrote: > I'm thinking that a previous owner turned off the legacy USB keyboard > support in the CMOS and since there is no option for a PS/2 keyboard, I > think it may be stuck without keyboard access at boot time. If you can fin

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Kitty Cat
My USB keyboard is connected directly to the computer. I have also tried it in every USB port on the computer. The keyboard doesn't even work at the Windows bootloader menu or the Grub menu or the menu I get when I boot the Debian DVD. I did manage to get Debian installed as I said in my

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Thomas D. Dean
When you try to access BIOS from thekeyboard, make sure the keyboard is connected directly to the computer, not through a hub. Tom Dean -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Kitty Cat
so I only had the option of starting Windows. I had the same problem with booting the Debian DVD directly. My USB keyboard was not working yet, so I could not start the installer. So, after some thinking, I found this free program for managing the Windows bootloader: https://neosmart.net/Ea

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Thomas D. Dean
On 06/27/14 22:11, Kitty Cat wrote: Yes. I have previously searched and found such things like this: Bios may access the keyboard without turning on any leds. Look at http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000192.htm Turn on power to the computer. As soon as you do this, start pressing the F

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Terence
._ > > I can only use USB keyboards and mice with it. The keyboard does not work > until _after_ Windows loads. > > If I boot the Debian install DVD, the menu comes up, but I am unable to > press any buttons because the USB keyboard driver is not loaded or > something similar. >

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-27 Thread Kitty Cat
I can only use USB keyboards and mice with it. The keyboard does not work until _after_ Windows loads. If I boot the Debian install DVD, the menu comes up, but I am unable to press any buttons because the USB keyboard driver is not loaded or something similar. So, what I think I need to do is fin

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-27 Thread Bzzzz
On Fri, 27 Jun 2014 20:12:11 -0600 Kitty Cat wrote: > "MPC CLIENTPRO 385" There are plenty of answers on… search engines (even how to access the BIOS on a MPC). -- M.AimeDormir : So, how is it going with your new boyfriend? AoiSora : Super great, I love him! He'll be the father of my children

Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-27 Thread Kitty Cat
I can't install Debian. The USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads. I bought a used MPC computer that only has USB ports -- No PS/2 ports. The machine currently has Windows installed. When installing Debian, it is required to press a button during the boot sequence in order

Re: Jessie PowerPC installer doesn't see USB keyboard on PowerPC Mac machines

2014-06-08 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 2014-06-08 at 10:46 -0400, Stephen Allen wrote: > On Sun, Jun 08, 2014 at 12:14:56AM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > On Sat, 2014-06-07 at 15:04 -0700, Rick Thomas wrote: > > > Hmmm... > > > > > > I originally reported this back in November. > > > > > > After a while, it went away for me.

Re: Jessie PowerPC installer doesn't see USB keyboard on PowerPC Mac machines

2014-06-08 Thread Stephen Allen
On Sun, Jun 08, 2014 at 12:14:56AM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Sat, 2014-06-07 at 15:04 -0700, Rick Thomas wrote: > > Hmmm... > > > > I originally reported this back in November. > > > > After a while, it went away for me. Downloading the latest (about January > > time-frame) "netinst" imag

Re: Jessie PowerPC installer doesn't see USB keyboard on PowerPC Mac machines

2014-06-07 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 2014-06-08 at 00:14 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Sat, 2014-06-07 at 15:04 -0700, Rick Thomas wrote: > > Hmmm... > > > > I originally reported this back in November. > > > > After a while, it went away for me. Downloading the latest (about January > > time-frame) "netinst" image worke

Re: Jessie PowerPC installer doesn't see USB keyboard on PowerPC Mac machines

2014-06-07 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 2014-06-07 at 15:04 -0700, Rick Thomas wrote: > Hmmm... > > I originally reported this back in November. > > After a while, it went away for me. Downloading the latest (about January > time-frame) "netinst" image worked fine -- both Jessie and Wheezy. I haven't > tried it recently, th

Re: Jessie PowerPC installer doesn't see USB keyboard on PowerPC Mac machines

2014-06-07 Thread Rick Thomas
Hmmm... I originally reported this back in November. After a while, it went away for me. Downloading the latest (about January time-frame) "netinst" image worked fine -- both Jessie and Wheezy. I haven't tried it recently, though. Possibly a regression? Rick PS: Jessie on a powerpc64 (Appl

Re: USB keyboard: what driver(s)?

2014-01-10 Thread Kelly Clowers
On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I have a Bus 004 Device 002: ID 047b:0011 Silitek Corp. SK-1688U Keyboard >> that works perfectly. >> But not with the mondorescue DVD. So I need to find out what modules are >> needed for that keyboard

Re: USB keyboard: what driver(s)?

2014-01-06 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, I have a Bus 004 Device 002: ID 047b:0011 Silitek Corp. SK-1688U Keyboard that works perfectly. But not with the mondorescue DVD. So I need to find out what modules are needed for that keyboard to function. How do I do that? Thanks! when I do a 'lsusb -t' I see f

USB keyboard: what driver(s)?

2014-01-06 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Hi, I have a Bus 004 Device 002: ID 047b:0011 Silitek Corp. SK-1688U Keyboard that works perfectly. But not with the mondorescue DVD. So I need to find out what modules are needed for that keyboard to function. How do I do that? Thanks! Hugo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@l

Re: Fwd: Jessie PowerPC installer doesn't see USB keyboard on PowerPC Mac machines

2013-11-25 Thread tjmc
AMD64 computers with wireless keyboards and mice. However, i had no problem after I plugged in a USB keyboard. Perhaps you could try another USB or standard keyboard for installation, and change it back afterwards. Good luck! Terence -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists

Fwd: Jessie PowerPC installer doesn't see USB keyboard on PowerPC Mac machines

2013-11-25 Thread Rick Thomas
Hi, all! I just downloaded the powerpc netinst installer from /cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/powerpc/iso-cd debian-testing-powerpc-netinst.iso 2013-11-24 23:02 257M I checked the md5 and sha1 sums, and burned it to CD. All went well. But when I booted it (on two different G4 m

Re: USB keyboard glitch

2013-03-28 Thread recoverym4n
On Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:39:22 -0700 (PDT) Paul Zimmerman wrote: > A cheapie USB keyboard seems to cause a problem for the current kernel. It > DOES work, and I am typing this message with it. But every time the system > boots with this keyboard plugged into a USB port it takes an unusu

Re: USB keyboard glitch

2013-03-20 Thread Kelly Clowers
On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 7:39 PM, Paul Zimmerman wrote: > A cheapie USB keyboard seems to cause a problem for the current kernel. It > DOES work, and I am typing this message with it. But every time the system > boots with this keyboard plugged into a USB port it takes an unusually lon

USB keyboard glitch

2013-03-20 Thread Paul Zimmerman
A cheapie USB keyboard seems to cause a problem for the current kernel. It DOES work, and I am typing this message with it. But every time the system boots with this keyboard plugged into a USB port it takes an unusually long time sitting at the "waiting for /dev to be fully populated"

Re: Bug query: USB Keyboard random repeats

2012-07-16 Thread Dom
On 16/07/12 15:52, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Lu, 16 iul 12, 11:27:52, Steve Brumby wrote: How can I log a bug with Keyboard USB? With Debian Squeezy (arm) on the Raspberry Pi and Raspbian the keyboard gets random repeats, but with Archlinuxarm no problems. As there's no problems with exactly the

Re: Bug query: USB Keyboard random repeats

2012-07-16 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hello Steve Brumby, Am 2012-07-16 11:27:52, hacktest Du folgendes herunter: > How can I log a bug with Keyboard USB? > > With Debian Squeezy (arm) on the Raspberry Pi and Raspbian the keyboard > gets random repeats, but with Archlinuxarm no problems. > As there's no problems with exactly the same

Re: Bug query: USB Keyboard random repeats

2012-07-16 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 16 iul 12, 11:27:52, Steve Brumby wrote: > How can I log a bug with Keyboard USB? > > With Debian Squeezy (arm) on the Raspberry Pi and Raspbian the keyboard > gets random repeats, but with Archlinuxarm no problems. > As there's no problems with exactly the same hardware configuration with

Re: Bug query: USB Keyboard random repeats

2012-07-16 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:27:52 +0200, Steve Brumby wrote: (please, no html posts... thanks) > How can I log a bug with Keyboard USB? > > With Debian Squeezy (arm) on the Raspberry Pi and Raspbian the keyboard > gets random repeats, but with Archlinuxarm no problems. As there's no > problems with e

Bug query: USB Keyboard random repeats

2012-07-16 Thread Steve Brumby
How can I log a bug with Keyboard USB? With Debian Squeezy (arm) on the Raspberry Pi and Raspbian the keyboard gets random repeats, but with Archlinuxarm no problems. As there's no problems with exactly the same hardware configuration with Archlinux I suspect there's something in the Debian build

Re: USB keyboard problems / USB layout / USB xkbmap

2012-03-20 Thread Christian Frey
19. März 2012 18:25 schrieb Kelly Clowers : > On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 04:55, Christian Frey > wrote: >> OK, let's write it up properly ;) > > >> Then I attached the Logitech K340 USB keyboard, the keyboard >> works but the language settings don't, i.e. I hav

Re: USB keyboard problems / USB layout / USB xkbmap

2012-03-19 Thread Kelly Clowers
On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 04:55, Christian Frey wrote: > OK, let's write it up properly ;) > Then I attached the Logitech K340 USB keyboard, the keyboard > works but the language settings don't, i.e. I have obviously a GB > layout. The only way to change this so far is to

Re: USB keyboard problems / USB layout / USB xkbmap

2012-03-19 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:55:35 +0100, Christian Frey wrote: > OK, let's write it up properly ;) (...) I already replied to this in your first thread. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact lis

Re: USB-keyboard language settings

2012-03-19 Thread Camaleón
El 2012-03-19 a las 12:54 +0100, Christian Frey escribió: (resending to the list) > Additional remark: > > 1.) What is then the difference between xkbmap and xkblayout? maybe one > could write xkbmap into the /etc/default/keyboard. > > thx My guess is that the above file is respected but not i

Re: USB-keyboard language settings

2012-03-19 Thread Camaleón
ard format" :-? > > > > Greetings, > OK, let's write it up properly ;) > > 1.) During Installation of Wheezy, I had to exchange my Logitech K340 with > a PS/2 keyboard in order to install Wheezy as the USB-Keyboard did not > react in the installer of Wheezy (a

USB keyboard problems / USB layout / USB xkbmap

2012-03-19 Thread Christian Frey
OK, let's write it up properly ;) 1.) During Installation of Wheezy, I had to exchange my Logitech K340 with a PS/2 keyboard in order to install Wheezy as the USB-Keyboard did not react in the installer of Wheezy (although it did in the BIOS and also, interestingly, in Squeeze installer -

Re: USB-keyboard language settings

2012-03-19 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:36:18 +0100, Christian Frey wrote: > Hey together, Wow... what a mess. Sir, no html postings, please. (...) > I have to say that I want to have the system language English and the > locale Region setting set to Switzerland as well as the Keyboard. The > System Setting GUI

Re: USB-keyboard language settings

2012-03-17 Thread Christian Frey
> > Hey together, > > I have installed Debian Wheezy without larger problems, except that I have > used an old PS2 Keyboard Swiss German for installation instead of the USB > Swiss German one as this did not work - also not in the text mode. After > first start of Debian, my PS2 Swiss German keyboa

Re: USB keyboard is not detected when debian-DVD booting starts

2012-03-02 Thread ramasamy t
finds this message useful. thanks Bob. -- Ram. On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 1:40 AM, Bob Proulx wrote: > ramasamy t wrote: > > I have a problem with usb-keyboard while installing the debian squeeze. I > > mean the key board is not detected after DVD booting starts, so the > screen >

Re: USB keyboard is not detected when debian-DVD booting starts

2012-03-02 Thread Bob Proulx
ramasamy t wrote: > I have a problem with usb-keyboard while installing the debian squeeze. I > mean the key board is not detected after DVD booting starts, so the screen > keeps waiting for input from user to press 'install' in the first GUI that > appears from DVD >

USB keyboard is not detected when debian-DVD booting starts

2012-03-02 Thread ramasamy t
Hi I have a problem with usb-keyboard while installing the debian squeeze. I mean the key board is not detected after DVD booting starts, so the screen keeps waiting for input from user to press 'install' in the first GUI that appears from DVD I am trying to install debian squeeze us

Re: USB keyboard compatibility with Debian

2011-01-05 Thread mat brown
> I'm thinking of getting a USB keyboard to use with my laptop. Is there > anything I should know about compatibility issues? > Some of the extra features of the fancier usb keyboards might take a bit of a configuring, but I've never had a usb keyboard which - as a basic key

USB keyboard compatibility with Debian

2011-01-05 Thread George
I'm thinking of getting a USB keyboard to use with my laptop. Is there anything I should know about compatibility issues? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: problems with grub2 and usb-keyboard

2010-12-05 Thread Geronimo
Bob Proulx wrote: > Maybe one day all computers can use a free software BIOS that we can see and > understand. > > http://www.coreboot.org/Welcome_to_coreboot Nice project. Although I love your idea, I believe, as long as MB-manufactors don't use that project - or at least support it, your id

Re: problems with grub2 and usb-keyboard

2010-12-05 Thread Bob Proulx
Geronimo wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > In which case an update to the BIOS may be needed. > > I was pretty faithless about your hint. But ... > ... I went to hell for that fu...nny BIOS update (without any M$-System and > without floppy - no way :( > I had to dig for my old floppy drive) and a

Re: problems with grub2 and usb-keyboard

2010-12-05 Thread Geronimo
Hi Bob, first of all thank you for your attention. Bob Proulx wrote: > It sounds like your BIOS is not supporting legacy usb devices. Boot > to your BIOS setup page and look for an option that says something > like Enable Legacy USB Devices. My BIOS was dated from this year and it had no opti

Re: problems with grub2 and usb-keyboard

2010-12-01 Thread Bob Proulx
Geronimo wrote: > I have some trouble with grub2 and usb-keyboard. > The keyboard works with BIOS and after booting with X - but grub2 does not > accept any keystroke. > > If I wonna change the boot device selection, I have to plug in a ps2 > keyboard, which is quite a bit a

problems with grub2 and usb-keyboard

2010-12-01 Thread Geronimo
Hi, I have some trouble with grub2 and usb-keyboard. The keyboard works with BIOS and after booting with X - but grub2 does not accept any keystroke. If I wonna change the boot device selection, I have to plug in a ps2 keyboard, which is quite a bit annoying. What can I do to get grub2 accept

Re: grub boot control from an usb-keyboard.

2010-11-25 Thread Tom H
On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Klistvud wrote: > Dne, 25. 11. 2010 12:06:17 je Andrei Popescu napisal(a): > > Good point! Is there any chance of /etc/default/grub being overwritten when > the Grub package is updated? You're prompted whether to install the maintainer's version or keep your own

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