keyboard configurator!!!

setlec_seta · 07-01-2009, 08:34 PM

Hi, I've just got a logitech MX 3200 keyboard and I've found that severals keys aren't available (they don't show any event with xev). Do you know any good keyboard configurator that work with mandriva 2009.1 + gnome 2.26.1?

thanks in advance.

David the H. · 07-02-2009, 02:03 AM

Try using the evdev driver in your xorg config. That usually recognizes all input events.

When you use evdev, you may have to switch your DE's keyboard layout to "evdev handled" or something like that, or else you'll get mis-mapped keys. I know kde has that choice, but I'm not 100% sure about gnome.

setlec_seta · 07-02-2009, 08:21 AM

do you have any idea to so that? a step by step process?

thanks

archtoad6 · 07-04-2009, 03:53 PM

If I have KPackage check for "evdev", I get the following:

Quote:

xserver-xorg-input-evdev

summary - X.Org X server -- evdev input driver
version - 1:1.1.2-6
status - install ok installed
description
This package provides the driver for input devices using evdev, the Linux kernel's event delivery mechanism. This driver allows for multiple keyboards and mice to be treated as separate input devices, and matched on physical attributes such as which USB port they're connected to. ...

(I have included the description for those who might find it useful.)

KPackage says it's already installed ("status - install ok installed").
There is no sign of it in /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Code:
```
$ grep 'evdev' /etc/X11/xorg.conf
$
```
What's the next step; or, maybe better, what's the next step for those who need to install it?

setlec_seta · 07-06-2009, 05:05 PM

here is my actual Xorg.conf

Code:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder63)  Tue May 12 12:47:02 PDT 2009

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/default/Type1"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load           "dbe"
    Load           "extmod"
    Load           "type1"
    Load           "freetype"
    Load           "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from data in "/etc/sysconfig/keyboard"
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
    Option         "XkbLayout" "fr_CH"
    Option         "XkbModel" "pc105"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

i would like to know how to change the mouse and Keyboard to use evdev without losing my nvidia generated xorg.conf.

thanks in advance