Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:36:40 +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: <20100827113640.GA52791@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <4C76F677.9020000@gmail.com> References: <20100826105814.GA86800@freebsd.org> <4C76A73E.9070509@gmail.com> <20100826221938.GA90296@freebsd.org> <4C76F677.9020000@gmail.com>
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On Thu Aug 26 10, Jim Bryant wrote: > oh freaking wow!!! > > this just got weirder!!! > > i haven't had the two-press thing again, but since you listed the status > of the keys themselves, i decided to check just now... > > numlock off = numbers > numlock on = cursor pad nope. not the case here neither on the console nor under Xorg: numlock off = cursor pad numlock on = numbers i'm not sure however if the issue where i need to press num lock multiple times occurs only under Xorg or also when i'm just on the console and haven't started Xorg at all. i'll get back to you on that one. cheers. alex > > we have two different behaviors here. please double check yours just in > case. i just double-checked, my keypad is operating opposite the way it > should be. > > motherboard: intel dq45ek, most recent bios (mid august), numlock > defaults to on in bios cmos setting. > > just in case, i double-checked, my external keypad is hooked up to the > laptop, not this - no conflicts there. > > xorg is configured or default behavior, as is kde4. > > this might be a xorg or kde issue. i just checked syscons. normal > behavior there. nums only when numlock is on. > > in kde system settings: "leave unchanged" is the enabled option. > > if you have kde4 installed (or any other wm) please check under x for > reverse behavior. > > Alexander Best wrote: > >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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