[Bug 838760] Re: Support Word/Excel keys on Chicony KB-0350 keyboard

[anatoly techtonik]

On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 4:14 PM, Martin Pitt <martin.pitt at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> anatoly techtonik [2011-10-31 10:46 -0000]:
>> What are the codes I've sent earlier then? The ones that are generated
>> when I press Word/Excel keys?
>
> They are in the udev rule I sent you.

I understand that. The question is - why do you think they are not
correct?

>> If I have to add this manually then what is the meaning of using
>> xkeyboard-config?
>
> Nothing. I was just pointing out that xkeyboard-config has the layouts
> you can set in the control center. But as I said it won't help you.
> Please just ignore this part then, if it was confusing.

It is not confusing, but incomplete. The app I was speaking about was
able to select keyboard type, not language layout. I can't see this
app in Oneric though.

>> > Think of it as a device specific driver. :) (That's how Windows gets
>> > along with these quirky devices)
>>
>> But how does Windows detect my keyboard and chooses this driver if
>> PS/2 interface doesn't tell which keyboard is it?
>
> There might be some magic commands you can send to the keyboard to
> identify it, but I suppose this keyboard came with a driver CD or so
> which you need to install?

I can't remember installing any drivers for this keyboard on Windows
and yet these keys work.
--
anatoly t.

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Title:
  Support Word/Excel keys on Chicony KB-0350 keyboard

Status in “udev” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 11.04 doesn't understand Word/Excel keys from Chicony KB-0350
  keyboard when they are pressed in Keyboard Shortcuts application.

  Using instructions from /usr/share/doc/udev/README.keymap.txt.gz I was
  able to create keymap (attached), but I do not know what to write into
  /lib/udev/rules.d/95-keymap.rules because my system vendor and product
  descriptions are empty.

  As a user I expect to see Chicony KB-0350 among choices in Keyboard
  Preferences -> Layouts -> Keyboard model. How can I add my model there
  with a new keymap? Please provide some entrypoints.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: udev 167-0ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic 2.6.38.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: i386
  CheckboxSubmission: b346f016d264f3ef62407d5e29c198a2
  CheckboxSystem: daed2f3d6643b4a84b4520a2427f8c2b
  CustomUdevRuleFiles: z80_user.rules
  Date: Thu Sep  1 14:32:26 2011
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: root=UUID=00b0c28b-3e0b-4bec-96ab-b0ab4604afff ro splash vga=786
  SourcePackage: udev
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-02 (151 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 04/06/2006
  dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: F6
  dmi.board.name: 8I945P-G
  dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.board.version: x.x
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF6:bd04/06/2006:svn:pn:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rn8I945P-G:rvrx.x:cvn:ct3:cvr:

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