ABBAHOME -or something- usb keyboard

OtonVM · 06-07-2006, 06:56 AM

Since there are already so many usb-related threads, why not posting another one?
I have this Genius keyboard wich doesn't get sold anywhere on earth but I somehow got one. Anyway, I got it working in gentoo by loading the usbkbd module on startup. It kinda works on ubuntu too, except that I must first boot and login with the ps/2 adapter and then connect it to the usb port. If I don't, I can't login and I get this error in dmesg:

Code:

[4294971.277000] drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c: ctrl urb status -110 received
[4294971.278000] drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c: ctrl urb status -110 received
[4294971.279000] drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c: ctrl urb status -110 received
[4294971.280000] drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c: ctrl urb status -110 received
[4294971.500000] usb 1-7: USB disconnect, address 3
[4294974.071000] input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /class/input/input3
[4294974.237000] input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /class/input/input4
[4294997.968000] usb 1-7: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 4
[4295008.128000] drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c: usb_submit_urb(ctrl) failed
[4295008.128000] drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c: timeout initializing reports
[4295008.128000]
[4295008.128000] input: ABBAHOME as /class/input/input5
[4295008.128000] input: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [ABBAHOME] on usb-0000:00:02.0-7
[4295014.641000] drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c: ctrl urb status -110 received
[4295014.642000] drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c: ctrl urb status -110 received
[4295014.643000] drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c: ctrl urb status -110 received
[4295014.644000] drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c: ctrl urb status -110 received
[4295014.752000] usb 1-7: USB disconnect, address 4
[4295018.188000] input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /class/input/input6
[4295018.268000] atkbd.c: Failed to enable keyboard on isa0060/serio0
[4295018.268000] input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /class/input/input7
[4295018.328000] input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /class/input/input8
[4295018.494000] input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /class/input/input9

and no mather what I do (rmmod, modprobe), nothing works. I suppose it's something to do with udev?

tnx in advance for any suggestions.

stoodi · 10-15-2006, 04:24 PM

There is one solution for this. usbkbd module, but this is only workaround because function key doesn't work

but, keyboard is usable in Linux. If you don't have this module you have to recompile kernel with:
USB HIDUSB HID Boot Protocol drivers -> USB HIDBP Keyboard (simple Boot)

OtonVM · 10-16-2006, 07:30 AM

Heh tnx dude but I solved this looong ago. multimedia keys and all... use the event interface and a perl script (found in gentoo wiki).