Logitech USB keyboard fails in Jaunty! - please help

[NoOp]

On 07/16/2009 09:58 PM, Zachary Uram wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This keyboard, Logitech Deluxe 250, works fine in Windows Vista. I see
> exact same problem in Debian 5.01 so I am thinking a HAL or kernel
> issue?
> The keyboard is totally unresponsive and at no time in boot process
> does it respond nor do any of the 3 green LED status lights come on as
> they normally would. The mouse works fine though.
> 
> This is on a fresh Jaunty install:
> Description:	Ubuntu 9.04
> Release:	9.04
> Linux hyperyoda 2.6.28-11-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 01:57:59
> UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
> The system has all updates and upgrades and is current.

You might want to try the -14 kernel as it made quite a few USB fixes.
Enable the 'Proposed' repository and update to -14 to see if that makes
any difference. Note: you should be at -13 anyway due to security upgrades:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+source/linux/2.6.28-13.45
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+source/linux/2.6.28-14.46

> 
> I unplugged and plugged in the keyboard (after I booted into Jaunty
> using old PS/2 keyboard) and here is what shows up in the log:
> 
> ul 17 00:45:25 hyperyoda kernel: [241558.416026] usb 6-1: new low
> speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2
> Jul 17 00:45:25 hyperyoda kernel: [241558.590491] usb 6-1:
> configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
> Jul 17 00:45:25 hyperyoda kernel: [241558.645010] input: BTC USB
> Multimedia Keyboard as
> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb6/6-1/6-1:1.0/input/input8
...

It looks as if xorg is selecting the wrong keyboard type... unless
Logitec is outsourcing to BTC Taiwan[1]. Does the keyboard also show up
as 'BTC Multimedia USB Keyboard' in Windows, or does it show as a
Logitec keyboard?

With the keyboard plugged in Have a look at:

$ dmesg |grep input
and
$ lsusb


[1] http://www.btc.com.tw/english/2-7-keyboard.htm