Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:13:22 +0100 From: Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk> Cc: usb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Microsoft Natural keyboard vendor/product strings aren't displayed Message-ID: <20080723201322.1a9f69c6@tau> In-Reply-To: <51D000AAFDCDD4FD3DE78300@utd65257.utdallas.edu> References: <20080722234426.04478e64@tau> <51D000AAFDCDD4FD3DE78300@utd65257.utdallas.edu>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:06:39 -0500 Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> wrote: > --On Tuesday, July 22, 2008 23:44:26 +0100 Bruce Cran > <bruce@cran.org.uk> wrote: > > > I've come across a strange issue with the detection of a Microsoft > > Natural Elite keyboard I recently bought and am using with FreeBSD > > 7.0 with the PS/2-USB adapter that came with it. I've had a look > > through some of the usb code and found the usbdevs file which I > > guess generates a database of vendor/product strings that get used > > if the identification data can't be read from the device itself. > > However, although my keyboard is listed in usbdevs that information > > doesn't seem to get used when it's attached: > > > > ukbd0: <vendor 0x045e product 0x000b, class 0/0, rev 1.00/0.82, > > addr 3> on uhub3 > > > > Something is wrong with your system. Here's the line in dmesg.boot > on my workstation: > > ukbd0: <vendor 0x045e Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite, class 0/0, > rev 2.00/2.07, addr 3> on uhub3 > kbd2 at ukbd0 > > I believe this is the same keyboard you are using: > > # grep "Keyboard Elite" /usr/src/sys/dev/usb/* > /usr/src/sys/dev/usb/usbdevs:product MICROSOFT NATURALKBD > 0x000b Natural Keyboard Elite > > # devinfo -v | grep 0x045e > ukbd0 pnpinfo vendor=0x045e product=0x000b > devclass=0x00 devsubclass=0x00 release=0x0207 sernum="" intclass=0x03 > intsubclass=0x01 at port=0 interface=0 > It is the same keyboard, but it's being identified as rev 1.00/0.82 as opposed to 2.00/2.07 - I don't know if that makes any difference. I'd have thought it was something wrong with my system too but I've tried it on my powerpc ibook running 8-CURRENT and it has the same problem. -- Bruce [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIh4LVn4uvqcJsLfgRAohbAKDUaN3YCERgUYkp+KIxvdfaLi+VaQCgzyz1 ydsLjbHcJ0buzZQJax7RIC4= =zAI4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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