[ltp] External USB space saver keyboard with linux?

[Boyan]

Hello,

will report on the progress with the Trackpoint USB keyboard in a
week. I have just sent it for replacement.

On Wed, 9 Oct 2002, Tod Harter wrote:

> Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 11:25:46 -0400
> From: Tod Harter <tharter@giantelectronicbrain.com>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org, Boyan <bt@stw-bonn.de>
> Subject: Re: [ltp] External USB space saver keyboard with linux?
>
> On Tuesday 08 October 2002 10:56 am, Boyan wrote:
>
> Well, my /dev/mouse points to /dev/usbmouse which in turn points to
> /dev/input/mouse0...
>
> So you might want to try mouse0. Actually I would look in /dev/input and see
> what shows up there, you might have for some reason a mouse1 or somesuch
> silly thing...
>
> My understanding is that /dev/input/mice should multiplex the data streams
> from ALL the mice on a system, so logically it ought to work, but then again
> a lot of things SHOULD work... ;o).
>
>
> > *** List MOVED use linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org for future postings
> > ***Hi,
> >
> > nope, it does not help for the mouse. Actually I used before an
> > external USB mouse and still have these lines in the XF86Cofig:
> >
> > Section "InputDevice"
> >   Driver       "mouse"
> >   Identifier   "Mouse[3]"
> >   Option  "Device"       "/dev/input/mice"
> >   Option  "InputFashion"      "Mouse"
> >   Option  "Name"    "Autodetection"
> >   Option  "Protocol"     "imps/2"
> >   Option  "Vendor"       "Sysp"
> >   Option  "ZAxisMapping"      "4
> >
> > which used to do the job, so I had both mouses at the same time.
> > Sadly this does not help with the trackpoint on the IBM USB keyboard.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Boyan
> >
> > On Tue, 8 Oct 2002, Tod Harter wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 08 October 2002 09:59 am, Boyan wrote:
> > >
> > > Generally speaking all you need to know is what device the mouse is. I
> > > don't know how your system is set up exactly, so I cannot tell you for
> > > certain, but my MDK8.2 desktop system has a symlink from /dev/mouse to
> > > /dev/input/mouse0, and other than that the InputDevice section of the
> > > XF86Config is:
> > >
> > > Section "InputDevice"
> > >
> > >     Identifier  "Mouse1"
> > >     Driver      "mouse"
> > >     Option "Protocol"    "IMPS/2"
> > >     Option "Device"      "/dev/mouse"
> > >     Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> > >
> > > (which is for my standard 3 button USB wheelmouse). Your mouse MIGHT use
> > > a different protocol, I don't know, but that you can easily experiment
> > > with, my bet is that 'IMPS/2' will work since I've never yet seen a USB
> > > mouse it didn't work with...
> > >
> > > As for the keyboard, I haven't any experience with USB keyboards yet
> > > myself, so I'm not really able to help you there, but I'd be pretty
> > > surprised if its not a standard HID device.
> > >
> > > > *** List MOVED use linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org for future
> > > > postings ***Hello,
> > > >
> > > > trying to integrate the external USB space saver keyboard with Hub (for
> > > > IntelliStation) in the tp 600x running linux (suse 8.0). Have no idea
> > > > how to do this, and X-configurator SAX does not recognise the keyboard
> > > > (88-keys). It has also an in-built track point with 3 buttons exactly
> > > > as the thinkpad. I guess the file /etc/X11/XF86config has to be edited
> > > > to account for the additional keyboard and mouse, but how?
> > > >
> > > > Tried the keyboard with windows 98 and 2k also on a desktop and it
> > > > works (with the drivers supplied), so it is not a hardware issue.
> > > >
> > > > Happy at any suggestion,
> > > > Boyan
> > > >
> > > > PS: It is a real pleasure to type with this keyboard, remains the linux
> > > > issue.
>
> --
> Tod G. Harter
> Giant Electronic Brain
>
>