Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 16:12:17 -0400 From: "Brian K. White" <brian@aljex.com> To: <freebsd-usb@freebsd.org>, <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: wireless keyboard with built in touchpad Message-ID: <075601c5960c$264a1390$f21fa8c0@venti> References: <001401c57f66$d7d01fe0$941fa8c0@venti> <00a901c581fd$48c4e760$941fa8c0@venti>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian K. White" <brian@aljex.com> To: <freebsd-usb@freebsd.org>; <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 3:35 AM Subject: Re: wireless keyboard with built in touchpad > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian K. White" <brian@aljex.com> > To: <freebsd-usb@freebsd.org>; <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> > Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 8:33 PM > Subject: wireless keyboard with built in touchpad > > >>I have a VGP-WKB1 Sony Vaio usb, 2.4gz rf wireless, keyboard with >>built-in touch pad and seperate wireless mouse. >> >> Gizmodo article >> http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/input/vaio-vgpwkb1-wireless-keyboard-with-touchpad-036744.php >> >> Sony product page >> http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_DisplayProductInformation-Start?ProductSKU=VGPWKB1&CategoryName=hid_pr_p_20_per_ecoupon_all&DCMP=CNET_DF&HQS=NBA_VGPWKB1 >> >> better pictures on this japanese page: >> http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20050319/etc_vgpwkb1.html >> > [...] >> Like all the others I tried, the keyboard part of this works fine on >> 5.4-release (what thinbsd is built on) >> and the mouse is unrecognized. >> Ordinary usb mice work fine, including when indirectly connected via >> hubs. I have one slim wired usb keyoard which has a built in 2 port hub >> and a usb mouse works fine plugged into it. > [...] >> Who can I bribe to get the mouse working ? >> Can I buy one of these and give it to someone (as in it's yours forever) >> in return for updating the mouse detection in usbd or in the kernel? or >> even just figuring out whatever cheap hack would allow it to work like >> maybe just commenting uhid out of the kernel config like you have to do >> for apcupsd? >> >> dmesg on 5.4-release shows this near the end: >> >> ukbd0: Sony RF Receiver, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 2, iclass 3/1 kbd1 at ukbd0 >> uhid0: Sony RF Receiver, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 2, iclass 3/1 kbd1 at ukbd0 >> >> I'm also willing to do the usual testing and reporting myself according >> to someones direction of course but I really want this so I don't mind >> making it worth someones while. >> It's a really sweet unit. > > More info: > It partially works on Linux. > Xandros Desktop 3 autodetects the mouse (linux 2.6.9 / xorg 6.7.0) > The pointer works but not the buttons. > Even xev doesn't show anything at all when I move the pointer into the xev > window and press the buttons. > Tapping in the touchpad area doesn't produce a button-press either. > But the pointer follows your finger just fine. More info: It works fully, out of the box, on SuSE 9.3 (even the LiveDVD, no manual config) Brian K. White -- brian@aljex.com -- http://www.aljex.com/bkw/ +++++[>+++[>+++++>+++++++<<-]<-]>>+.>.+++++.+++++++.-.[>+<---]>++. filePro BBx Linux SCO FreeBSD #callahans Satriani Filk!
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