Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:19:38 +0000 From: Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org> To: Jim Bryant <kc5vdj.freebsd@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: tiny ukbd num lock issue Message-ID: <20100826221938.GA90296@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <4C76A73E.9070509@gmail.com> References: <20100826105814.GA86800@freebsd.org> <4C76A73E.9070509@gmail.com>
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On Thu Aug 26 10, Jim Bryant wrote: > when you had to press it twice, was that only for the first attempt, and > did pressing it once after that turn it off? and once after that, on? exactly. it might be a bit easier to understand if i explain it this way: instance | num lock led | number keys working --------------- | --------------------- | ------------------------- no key press | on | no 1st key press | on | no 2nd key press | off | no 3rd key press | on | yes 4th key press | off | no 5th key press | on | yes ... (key press refering to the num lock key) cheers. alex > > i just read your note here, and the following one about the long delays > (kern/99538), and was able to duplicate the two-press thing. > > amd64 here, under kde, and the keyboard is a compaq pos ps/2 via a > generic mouse/kb dongle/adapter for usb i got on ebay from hong kong: > > ukbd1: <vendor 0x13ba Generic USB K/B, class 0/0, rev 1.10/0.01, addr 2> > on usbus2 > ums1: <vendor 0x13ba Generic USB K/B, class 0/0, rev 1.10/0.01, addr 2> > on usbus2 > > it seems that the press-twice scenario was only needed the first > attempt. normal behaviour after that. > > 8.1-stable last cvsup/build: > > FreeBSD orb.electron-tube.net 8.1-STABLE FreeBSD 8.1-STABLE #0: Wed Aug > 25 03:44:55 CDT 2010 > jbryant@orb.electron-tube.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ORB amd64 > > > Alexander Best wrote: > >hi there, > > > >i have a very tiny num lock issue with ukbd on HEAD (amd64; r211393). in my > >bios i have enabled the "boot with num lock enabled" feature. when i fire > >up > >freebsd the num lock light on my keyboard is on. however the num lock keys > >don't work. if i press the num lock button once nothing happens. if i hit > >it > >twice the num lock led goes off. to make the num lock feature work i have > >to > >actually hit the num lock key thrice. > > > >is this a known issue? > > > >cheers. > >alex > > > > > -- a13x
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