Mandriva 2009 -2

ronlau9 · 02-12-2010, 03:36 AM

Install Mandriva 2009-2 yesterday.
Every think is working fine except one item
My DEl key is not working at all .
It find my keyboard namely a Logitech EX 110
As standard I have give the command chkconfig numlock off
The Del key is a part of numlock keypad.
As standard keyboard mapping US International .
It works correctly for my other distros except Mandriva.
Can anybody helps my out ?

Thanks in advance

camorri · 02-12-2010, 12:27 PM

What have you got selected in MCC --> Set Keyboard Layout? Is the Cordless Desktop EX110 listed, and selected?

If it is not listed, then you may have to upgrade to 2010 version. It is listed on my system.

ronlau9 · 02-12-2010, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camorri

What have you got selected in MCC --> Set Keyboard Layout? Is the Cordless Desktop EX110 listed, and selected?

If it is not listed, then you may have to upgrade to 2010 version. It is listed on my system.

It is listed and selected , but stil it does not work correctly.
BTW I use 64 bits version

camorri · 02-12-2010, 06:41 PM

This sounds like a problem that should reported to Mandriva. It would be interesting to see if it still fails on 2010 version. BTW I run 64 bit version also. I have a Logitech wired keyboard.

What desktop are you running? I have XFCE and KDE4 installed. I see in XFCE you can select the keyboard maker, layout, and model. I'll log into KDE4 and see if there is anything there that may help.

GlennsPref · 02-23-2010, 02:36 AM

Hi, I use the same keyboard. Logitek wireless.

One other thing you might want to check is the X settings for your/our keyboard.

use the standard us keyboard 104 or 105 key. Not the international one.

I usually use the number key pad for numbers and therefore I leave num-lock ON. And I use the Delete key under the home key and above the arrow keys.

I have not tried to configure all the function keys with GNU/Linux, But with winxp I have volume up/down keys working.

ronlau9 · 02-23-2010, 11:58 PM

Thanks for the replies.
I upgraded to Mandriva 2010 the problem is solved when I work in the GUI.
But using the command line than the problem is still there
Also if I start for instance Nano from the command line than the problem remains

GlennsPref · 02-24-2010, 05:12 AM

Do you have something like this for the keyboard in the x settings file...

/etc/X11/xorg.conf

Quote:

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

I wonder if your shell is set to emacs mode?

you may check the file...

/etc/inputrc

Quote:

## Mandriva Linux Configuration
# (c) Mandriva 1999-2005
# Chmouel Boudjnah, Pablo Saratxaga <pablo@mandriva.com>
# $Id: inputrc 105875 2005-12-07 06:56:46Z flepied $

# Show all if ambigious.
set show-all-if-ambiguous on

# Add / to symlink to directory
set mark-symlinked-directories on

# 8Bits supports.
set meta-flag on
set convert-meta off
set input-meta on
set output-meta on

# bash completions does not use more
set page-completions off

# definition of keys in vi mode if vi mode is set at login result
# in totally messed up command line... so it safer to activate it
# only for emacs mode; until the bug is fixed (in libreadline?)
$if mode=emacs

# Keyboard configuration
"[2~": yank # Insert ## this char looks like [] but joined no gap.
"[3~":delete-char # Suppr

"[1~": beginning-of-line # Home
"[4~": end-of-line # End

# typing the beginning of a previous command then
# PgUp/PgDw cycles trough history only for matching entries
"[5~": history-search-backward # Previous
"[6~": history-search-forward # Next

# those two are for rxvt
"\e[7~":beginning-of-line
"\e[8~":end-of-line

# on some xterm
"\e[H": beginning-of-line
"\e[F": end-of-line

# on nxterms
"\e[\C-@": beginning-of-line
"\e[e": end-of-line

$if term=xterm
#
# Application keypad and cursor of xterm
# with NumLock ON
#
# Operators
"\eOo": "/"
"\eOj": "*"
"\eOm": "-"
"\eOk": "+"
"\eOl": "+"
"\eOM": accept-line

# Colon and dot
# "\eOl": ","
"\eOn": "."

# Numbers
"\eOp": "0"
"\eOq": "1"
"\eOr": "2"
"\eOs": "3"
"\eOt": "4"
"\eOu": "5"
"\eOv": "6"
"\eOw": "7"
"\eOx": "8"
"\eOy": "9"
$endif

#
# Application keypad and cursor of xterm
#
"\eOD": backward-char
"\eOC": forward-char
"\eOA": previous-history
"\eOB": next-history
"\eOE": re-read-init-file

# on gnome-terminal (mdvbz#36287)
"\e[1;5D": backward-word
"\e[1;5C": forward-word

# emacs mode
$endif

Hope this helps.

Regards Glenn