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From: "alex@××××××××××××.de" <alex@××××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] no keyboard
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:12:13
Message-Id: 4C923C26.4060307@sourcegarden.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] no keyboard by "alex@sourcegarden.de"
1 On 09/16/10 17:38, alex@××××××××××××.de wrote:
2 > On 09/16/10 17:32, Neil Bothwick wrote:
3 >> On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:08:59 +0200, alex@××××××××××××.de wrote:
4 >>
5 >>> Hi guys, my installation was a success ;-). Everythink works
6 >>> fine, expect my keyboard ;-(. I got a "Cherry GmbH CyMotion
7 >>> Master Linux Keyboard" but, unable to tip something in. So i
8 >>> have to access my system by ssh. i already install evdev, so
9 >>> now the keyboard will discovered by lsusb:
10 >> Does the keyboard work in a virtual console? I realise you may
11 >> not be able to exit X without a keyboard, but if you add
12 >> gentoo=nox to the kernel command line when booting you'll go
13 >> straight into a VC.
14 >>
15 >> If that works, it's an X problem, so post the output from
16 >>
17 >> grep '(EE)' /var/log/Xorg.0.log
18 >>
19 >>
20 > On 09/16/10 17:29, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
21 >> On 09/16/2010 06:08 PM, alex@××××××××××××.de wrote:
22 >>> Hi guys, my installation was a success ;-). Everythink works
23 >>> fine, expect my keyboard ;-(. I got a "Cherry GmbH CyMotion
24 >>> Master Linux Keyboard" but, unable to tip something in. So i
25 >>> have to access my system by ssh. i already install evdev, so
26 >>> now the keyboard will discovered by lsusb:
27 >>>
28 >>> Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046a:0023 Cherry GmbH CyMotion Master
29 >>> Linux Keyboard
30 >>>
31 >>> but i can't use it. i use also a USB-Mouse, with work
32 >>> perfectly fine with gpm. I'm a little bit out of ideads so i'm
33 >>> ask here around.
34 >>
35 >> GPM? Are you using X11 or just a console?
36 >>
37 >> If you're using X11, which version? With 1.8 and newer, disable
38 >> the "hal" USE flag in xorg-server and enable the "udev" one.
39 >> Then make sure you delete everything from your xorg.conf except
40 >> your graphics driver options.
41 >>
42 >>
43 > i use X11 and gpm, currenly i install gnome. i was't shore about
44 > my usb support, so i try out with gpm, witch work fine. currently
45 > there is only a xterm. But i'm not able to run startx, no
46 > keyboard.
47 >
48 > Oh i will try it out for next reboot.
49 >
50 > Greeting Alex
51 >
52 > PS: I suffering a little bit....i need the xorg to install my
53 > keyboard, which i can't start without a keyboard...
54 >
55 >
56 >
57 >
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62 >
63 > -- Sourcegarden GmbH HR: B-104357 Steuernummer: 37/167/21214
64 > USt-ID: DE814784953 Geschaeftsfuehrer: Mario Scheliga, Rene Otto
65 > Bank: Deutsche Bank, BLZ: 10070024, KTO: 0810929 Schoenhauser Allee
66 > 55, 10437 Berlin
67 >
68 So i try out, startx was successfully but also, no keyboard. i got now
69 a xorg.conf, so i will try to deal with this.... hope it will better ;/
70
71 Greeting Alex
72
73
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76 Steuernummer: 37/167/21214 USt-ID: DE814784953
77 Geschaeftsfuehrer: Mario Scheliga, Rene Otto
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79 Schoenhauser Allee 55, 10437 Berlin

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Re: [gentoo-user] no keyboard Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>