Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:05:07 +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: <20100827120507.GA57877@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!!! 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. > > 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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