Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 23:17:08 +0000 From: "Luis P. Mendes" <luislupe@gmx.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kbdmux disabled - error -> keyboard is not useable Message-ID: <20160222231708.GE73442@hp.tbl> In-Reply-To: <20160220001254.GD73442@hp.tbl> References: <20160220001254.GD73442@hp.tbl>
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On 2016.02.20 00:12:54 +0000, Luis P. Mendes wrote: I got no replies to this, where should I post this problem? To another mailing list? Which one? Other place? Thanks in advance, Luis > Hi, > > -------------------------- > My FreeBSD version is: > # uname -a > FreeBSD leao 10.3-BETA1 FreeBSD 10.3-BETA1 #0 r295321: Fri Feb 5 > 17:02:27 WET 2016 > > I'm using stock kernel. > -------------------------- > > > I'm setting up a multiseat workstation, where two users, with two > monitors, two keyboards, two mice and two X sessions can be > connected to the same computer at the same time. > > For this to happen, one of the things that is necessary to do is to > disable kbdmux in order for the two keyboards to be considered > independent. > > In the past, I've accomplished this with syscon, which had other > problems. But now with vt, when I disable kbdmux either on > /boot/device.hints or in /boot/loader.conf with: > hint.kbdmux.0.disabled="1" > > No keys are recognized by the OS, although /var/log/messages seems to > know about the existence of the USB keyboard, although it shows an > error. > > > The steps I've taken: > 1. Have an USB keyboard attached to the motherboard. > The keyboard is a Logitech K120 with no multimedia keys, just a 105 > key with PT layout. The keyboard works fine when kbdmux is not > disabled, and works fine in every other computer/OS. > No AT keyboard used. > > > 2. In /boot/loader.conf, have these lines added: > ukbd_load="YES" > hint.kbdmux.0.disabled="1" > hint.atkbd.0.disabled="1" > hint.atkbdc.0.disabled="1" > > I tried it with both *atkbd* lines commented in and out and the > result is the same. > > > 3. In /etc/rc.conf > kbdcontrol -k /dev/ukbd0 < /dev/console > > > 4. After commenting the two atk lines in /boot/loader.conf, what I got > from: > # ll /dev/*kbd* > crw------- 1 root wheel 0x34 18 Fev 14:34 /dev/atkbd0 > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 6 18 Fev 14:34 /dev/kbd0@ -> atkbd0 > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 5 18 Fev 14:34 /dev/kbd1@ -> ukbd0 > crw------- 1 root wheel 0x81 18 Fev 14:34 /dev/ukbd0 > > > 5. In /var/log/messages, there are these lines: > # egrep -i -e 'kbd|keyb' messages > Feb 18 14:34:58 leao kernel: module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (kbdmux, > 0xffffffff805d4070, 0) error 6 > Feb 18 14:34:58 leao kernel: atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> > at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0 > Feb 18 14:34:58 leao kernel: atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> irq 1 on atkbdc0 > Feb 18 14:34:58 leao kernel: kbd0 at atkbd0 > Feb 18 14:34:58 leao kernel: atkbd0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > Feb 18 14:34:58 leao kernel: ukbd0: <USB Keyboard> on usbus0 > Feb 18 14:34:58 leao kernel: kbd1 at ukbd0 > Feb 18 14:34:58 leao kernel: uhid0: <USB Keyboard> on usbus0 > > It seems there's an error 6 regarding kbdmux... > > > 6. # dmesg | grep kbd > module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (kbdmux, 0xffffffff805d4070, 0) error 6 > atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0 > atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> irq 1 on atkbdc0 > kbd0 at atkbd0 > atkbd0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > ukbd0: <USB Keyboard> on usbus0 > kbd1 at ukbd0 > > > This is the only thing keeping me from using my workstation the way I > need. I hope there's some fix to this. > > > How to correct this problem? Is this a bug? > > > -- > > > Luis Mendes > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Luis Vale Mendes
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