Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:36:22 +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: <20100828013622.GA36331@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20100827120507.GA57877@freebsd.org> References: <20100826105814.GA86800@freebsd.org> <4C76A73E.9070509@gmail.com> <20100826221938.GA90296@freebsd.org> <4C76F677.9020000@gmail.com> <20100827120507.GA57877@freebsd.org>
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On Fri Aug 27 10, Alexander Best wrote: > On Thu Aug 26 10, Jim Bryant wrote: > > oh freaking wow!!! > > > > this just got weirder!!! > > just found PR 139144. maybe that's the cause for the problem? are you loading a > a specific keymap? > > i'm using german.iso > > cheers. > alex > > > > > 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 > > > > 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. ok. i did some tests and it seems this is indeed an xorg problen. i couldn't reproduce this on the console. i think this is an issue with hal. because i also noticed that if i unplug my keyboard or mouse and plug it in again it won't work properly under xorg (some keys don't work anymore). what i need to do is switch to the console using ctrl+alt+[1-9] and then switch back to xorg again. after that everything's back to normal. so this not an usb issue it seems but related to xorg (most likely hal). cheers. alex > > > > 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 -- a13x
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