Keyboard problems with xorg 7.4 + hal [SOLVED]

[Renato Botelho]

On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 4:18 PM, Dan Nicholson <dbn.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 11:51 AM, Renato Botelho <rbgarga at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm using FreeBSD 8.0-current
>>
>> I use a Sun Type 7 keyboard and trying to use xorg-7.4 with hal,
>> I need some sun symbols to use kbd special keys on xorg, so,
>> i've added this keyboard.fdi file:
>>
>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
>> <deviceinfo version="0.2">
>>       <device>
>>               <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.keyboard">
>>               <match key="info.product" contains="Type 7 USB Keyboard">
>>                       <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">kbd</merge>
>>                       <merge key="input.x11_options.XkbSymbols"
>> type="string">pc(pc105)+sun_vndr/usb(sun_usb)+pc(pc105)+us(intl)</merge>
>>               </match>
>>               </match>
>>       </device>
>> </deviceinfo>
>>
>> and it seems to work since hal-device list this:
>>
>> 17: udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_430_a2_noserial_if0'
>>  usb_device.device_class = 0  (0x0)  (int)
>>  usb_device.device_subclass = 0  (0x0)  (int)
>>  usb_device.device_protocol = 0  (0x0)  (int)
>>  usb_device.is_self_powered = false  (bool)
>>  info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_430_a2_noserial_if0'
>>  (string)
>>  usb_device.can_wake_up = true  (bool)
>>  info.subsystem = 'usb'  (string)
>>  freebsd.driver = 'ukbd'  (string)
>>  usb_device.max_power = 100  (0x64)  (int)
>>  info.product = 'Type 7 USB keyboard'  (string)
>>  freebsd.unit = 0  (0x0)  (int)
>>  usb_device.num_interfaces = 1  (0x1)  (int)
>>  usb_device.num_ports = 0  (0x0)  (int)
>>  usb_device.speed = 12  (double)
>>  usb_device.speed_bcd = 4608  (0x1200)  (int)
>>  usb_device.version = 2  (double)
>>  info.vendor = 'Sun Microsystems'  (string)
>>  usb_device.product_id = 162  (0xa2)  (int)
>>  usb_device.vendor_id = 1072  (0x430)  (int)
>>  usb_device.device_revision_bcd = 512  (0x200)  (int)
>>  usb_device.serial = ''  (string)
>>  usb_device.product = 'Type 7 USB keyboard'  (string)
>>  usb_device.vendor = 'Sun Microsystems'  (string)
>>  info.category = 'input.keyboard'  (string)
>>  info.bus = 'usb'  (string)
>>  usb.interface.number = 0  (0x0)  (int)
>>  info.capabilities = { 'input', 'input.keyboard' } (string list)
>>  usb.interface.class = 3  (0x3)  (int)
>>  usb.interface.subclass = 1  (0x1)  (int)
>>  usb.interface.protocol = 1  (0x1)  (int)
>>  usb.interface.description = ''  (string)
>>  freebsd.device_file = '/dev/ukbd0'  (string)
>>  usb.freebsd.devname = 'ukbd0'  (string)
>>  input.device = ''  (string)
>>  input.x11_driver = 'kbd'  (string)
>>  input.x11_options.XkbSymbols =
>> 'pc(pc105)+sun_vndr/usb(sun_usb)+pc(pc105)+us(intl)'  (string)
>>  usb_device.bus_number = 3  (0x3)  (int)
>>  usb_device.level_number = 3  (0x3)  (int)
>>  info.parent =
>> '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_430_a2_noserial'  (string)
>>  usb_device.port_number = 4  (0x4)  (int)
>>  usb_device.configuration = ''  (string)
>>  usb_device.configuration_value = 1  (0x1)  (int)
>>  usb_device.num_configurations = 1  (0x1)  (int)
>>
>> I've added the same fdi for "AT Keyboard", when I start X i got this:
>>
>> (==) RandR enabled
>> (II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
>> (II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
>> (II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
>> (II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
>> (II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
>> (II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
>> (II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
>> (II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
>> (II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
>> (II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
>> (II) Initializing built-in extension XEVIE
>> (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized /usr/local/lib/dri/swrast_dri.so
>> (II) GLX: Initialized DRISWRAST GL provider for screen 0
>> (II) config/hal: Adding input device Type 7 USB keyboard
>> (II) LoadModule: "kbd"
>>
>> (II) Loading /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules/input//kbd_drv.so
>> (II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
>>       compiled for 1.5.3, module version = 1.3.2
>>       Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
>>       ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 2.1
>> (**) Type 7 USB keyboard: always reports core events
>> (**) Option "Protocol" "standard"
>> (**) Type 7 USB keyboard: Protocol: standard
>> (**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
>> (**) Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
>> (**) Type 7 USB keyboard: XkbRules: "xorg"
>> (**) Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
>> (**) Type 7 USB keyboard: XkbModel: "pc105"
>> (**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
>> (**) Type 7 USB keyboard: XkbLayout: "us"
>> (**) Option "CustomKeycodes" "off"
>> (**) Type 7 USB keyboard: CustomKeycodes disabled
>> (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Type 7 USB keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
>> (II) config/hal: Adding input device USB Mouse
>> (II) LoadModule: "mouse"
>>
>> (II) Loading /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules/input//mouse_drv.so
>> (II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
>>       compiled for 1.5.3, module version = 1.4.0
>>       Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
>>       ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 2.1
>> (**) USB Mouse: Device: "/dev/sysmouse"
>> (==) USB Mouse: Protocol: "Auto"
>> (**) USB Mouse: always reports core events
>> (**) Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse"
>> (==) USB Mouse: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50
>> (**) USB Mouse: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
>> (**) USB Mouse: Buttons: 9
>> (**) USB Mouse: Sensitivity: 1
>> (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "USB Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
>> (II) USB Mouse: SetupAuto: hw.iftype is 4, hw.model is 0
>> (II) USB Mouse: SetupAuto: protocol is SysMouse
>> (II) config/hal: Adding input device AT Keyboard
>> (**) AT Keyboard: always reports core events
>> (**) Option "Protocol" "standard"
>> (**) AT Keyboard: Protocol: standard
>> (**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
>> (**) Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
>> (**) AT Keyboard: XkbRules: "xorg"
>> (**) Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
>> (**) AT Keyboard: XkbModel: "pc105"
>> (**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
>> (**) AT Keyboard: XkbLayout: "us"
>> (**) Option "CustomKeycodes" "off"
>> (**) AT Keyboard: CustomKeycodes disabled
>> (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
>> (II) 3rd Button detected: disabling emulate3Button
>>
>> It seems to ignore XkbSymols I've added on hal.
>>
>> I found a workaround that was add following line to .xinitrc:
>>
>> /usr/local/bin/setxkbmap -rules xorg -symbols
>> "pc(pc105)+sun_vndr/usb(sun_usb)+pc(pc105)+us(intl)" &
>>
>> Using this Sun special keys work fine on my session, but I believe it's
>> not the correct way to have things working, am I doing something
>> wrong?
>
> You're mixing XKB rules (rules, model, layout, variant, options) and
> components (keycodes, types, compat, symbols, geometry)
> specifications. The xserver only operates on the rules specifications,
> unlike setxkbmap, which handles both.
>
> I think you can get roughly the same thing by specifying XkbLayout
> "us(intl)+sun_vndr/usb(sun_usb)". Play around with "setxkbmap -print"
> and various options to -rules/-model/-layout/-variant/-options to see
> if you can recreate the settings. Otherwise, you might want to open a
> bug on xkeyboard-config to see if there's an existing ruleset that can
> be fixed to arrive at those settings.

Hello Dan,

I just changed XkbSymbols to XkbLayout on .fdi file and everything worked
really fine, thanks.

-- 
Renato Botelho