Function Keys on Mandriva2010.x

logicmaster · 11-15-2009, 02:16 AM

hey guys..

I always need to <ctrl><alt><f1> then <ctrl><alt><f7> whenever my mouse dissapears (typical compiz bug).

I want to report that the Function Keys no longer work on Mandriva2010.x and I don't know why, even after reboots.

I'm using Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 6000 v3. And on MCC, I pretty much tried all the Microsoft keyboard layouts. Under the Hardware Detection, here's what it says..

Identification
Vendor: ‎Microsoft
Description: ‎Microsoft® 2.4GHz Transceiver V1.0
Media class: ‎Human Interface Device|Boot Interface Subclass|Keyboard
Connection
Bus: ‎USB
Bus PCI #: ‎2
PCI device #: ‎11
Vendor ID: ‎0x045e
Device ID: ‎0x071d
Sub vendor ID: ‎0x0000
Sub device ID: ‎0x0000
Misc
Module: ‎usbhid

My question is .. HOW do you RE-MAP <ctrl><alt><f1> and <ctrl><alt><f7> to <ctrl><alt><page up> and <ctrl><alt><page dn> respectively ? Are these re-mappable ?? If they are, i dont have to worry about the function keys anymore.

Thanks !

kilgoretrout · 11-15-2009, 09:02 AM

Do you have the problem if you set the keyboard in mcc to Generic > 105-key (Intl) PC ? That's usually the default setting.

logicmaster · 11-15-2009, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kilgoretrout

Do you have the problem if you set the keyboard in mcc to Generic > 105-key (Intl) PC ? That's usually the default setting.

yeap same problem. This time i use terminal console, logged-in as ROOT then type MCC and go to /Hardware/Setup KeyboardLayout and change to Generic.

Then on the terminal console i get these messages (although theres no error in the MCC graphical user interface itself)..

error: libhal_device_remove_property: org.freedesktop.Hal.NoSuchProperty: No property input.xkb.variant on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_6f2_11_noserial_if0_logicaldev_input

GlennsPref · 11-19-2009, 05:00 AM

Hi, you should be able to change the key mappings here....<edit>kde4</edit>

System settings/Keyboard & Mouse....
Configuration of standard keybindings
Configuration of keybindings

I have a logitech ex110 wireless keys and mouse, and I simply use the default (not generic)105 US keyboard.

All the buttons I use work.

Maybe you could check your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.

Code:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder62)  Wed Jul 22 16:45:17 PDT 2009

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/default/Type1"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from data in "/etc/sysconfig/keyboard"
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
    Option         "XkbLayout" "us"
    Option         "XkbModel" "pc105"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "MEA"
    ModelName 	   "1280x1024 @ 50 Hz"#"DV177/SB"
    HorizSync      31.5 - 64.3
    VertRefresh    50.0 - 70.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    VendorName     "GigaByte"
    BoardName      "GigaByte GeForce 9800gt (GTX+)"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    #Driver         "vesa"
    Option 	   "DPMS"
    VideoRam	    524288
    Option 	   "RenderAccel" "True"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option	   "HWCursor"
    Option         "PixmapCacheSize" "1000000"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
    Option 	   "Composite"
    Option 	   "RENDER" "Enable"
EndSection

see how you go.

Regards Glenn