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zeerak.w at gmail

Nov 22, 2009, 12:26 PM

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Keyboard not working as user, works as root (kde)

Hey,

I did an update lat night and my keyboard stopped working. What makes me
wonder though is that if x starts on it's own then i can type my password
and i get in, and then the keyboard stops working. If i change to another
tty and start x as root, there are no such issues (also starting x as user
from tty doesn't do anything about the keyboard not working).

These are the packages the update pulled in:

x11-libs/libX11-1.3.2
11-libs/libvdpau-0.3
app-admin/eselect-1.2.8
www-client/opera-10.10_pre4742

I tried downgrading to a stable build of libX11 but that didn't seem to
change anything.

I'm using a laptop and don't have an extern keyboard at hand to test. What
does more to boggle me is that the touchpad is functioning as it should.

Help?
-------------------------------------------
Zeerak

zeerak.w at gmail

Nov 22, 2009, 1:22 PM

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Keyboard not working as user, works as root (kde) [In reply to]

alan.mckinnon at gmail

Nov 22, 2009, 2:04 PM

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Re: Keyboard not working as user, works as root (kde) [In reply to]

On Sunday 22 November 2009 22:26:36 Zeerak Waseem wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I did an update lat night and my keyboard stopped working. What
makes me
> wonder though is that if x starts on it's own then i can type
my password
> and i get in, and then the keyboard stops working. If i change
to another
> tty and start x as root, there are no such issues (also
starting x as user
> from tty doesn't do anything about the keyboard not working).
>
> These are the packages the update pulled in:
>
> x11-libs/libX11-1.3.2
> 11-libs/libvdpau-0.3
> app-admin/eselect-1.2.8
> www-client/opera-10.10_pre4742
>
> I tried downgrading to a stable build of libX11 but that didn't
seem to
> change anything.
>
> I'm using a laptop and don't have an extern keyboard at hand to
test. What
> does more to boggle me is that the touchpad is functioning as
it should.

Do you have consolekit in USE?
If so, is it configured properly?

There's an elog about it, it displays when you emerge the
relevant X package

--
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

rdalek1967 at gmail

Nov 22, 2009, 2:29 PM

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Re: Keyboard not working as user, works as root (kde) [In reply to]

Zeerak Waseem wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I did an update lat night and my keyboard stopped working. What makes
> me wonder though is that if x starts on it's own then i can type my
> password and i get in, and then the keyboard stops working. If i
> change to another tty and start x as root, there are no such issues
> (also starting x as user from tty doesn't do anything about the
> keyboard not working).
>
> These are the packages the update pulled in:
>
> x11-libs/libX11-1.3.2
> 11-libs/libvdpau-0.3
> app-admin/eselect-1.2.8
> www-client/opera-10.10_pre4742
>
> I tried downgrading to a stable build of libX11 but that didn't seem
> to change anything.
>
> I'm using a laptop and don't have an extern keyboard at hand to test.
> What does more to boggle me is that the touchpad is functioning as it
> should.
>
> Help?
>
> -------------------------------------------
> Zeerak
>
> Ps. I sent a mail out, however I'm not certain if i did it correctly,
> hence this mail.
>
>

It made it to the list.

Dale

:-) :-)

zeerak.w at gmail

Nov 22, 2009, 2:31 PM

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Re: Keyboard not working as user, works as root (kde) [In reply to]

On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:04:17 +0100, Alan McKinnon
<alan.mckinnon [at] gmail> wrote:

> On Sunday 22 November 2009 22:26:36 Zeerak Waseem wrote:
>> Hey,
>>
>> I did an update lat night and my keyboard stopped working. What
> makes me
>> wonder though is that if x starts on it's own then i can type
> my password
>> and i get in, and then the keyboard stops working. If i change
> to another
>> tty and start x as root, there are no such issues (also
> starting x as user
>> from tty doesn't do anything about the keyboard not working).
>>
>> These are the packages the update pulled in:
>>
>> x11-libs/libX11-1.3.2
>> 11-libs/libvdpau-0.3
>> app-admin/eselect-1.2.8
>> www-client/opera-10.10_pre4742
>>
>> I tried downgrading to a stable build of libX11 but that didn't
> seem to
>> change anything.
>>
>> I'm using a laptop and don't have an extern keyboard at hand to
> test. What
>> does more to boggle me is that the touchpad is functioning as
> it should.
>
>
> Do you have consolekit in USE?
> If so, is it configured properly?
>
> There's an elog about it, it displays when you emerge the
> relevant X package
>
>
>

I do have consolekit as a useflag (default on profile it seems), but I'm
not sure where to configure it, and what will a working configuration look
like?

(and thanks for the confirmation Dale :-) )

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alan.mckinnon at gmail

Nov 22, 2009, 10:56 PM

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Re: Keyboard not working as user, works as root (kde) [In reply to]

On Monday 23 November 2009 00:31:41 Zeerak Waseem wrote:
> > Do you have consolekit in USE?
> > If so, is it configured properly?
> >
> > There's an elog about it, it displays when you emerge the
> > relevant X package
>
> I do have consolekit as a useflag (default on profile it seems),
but I'm
> not sure where to configure it, and what will a working
configuration
> look like?
>

Actually, consolekit is the worng thing (I was confused with other
mails elsewhere). Your problem is probably hal related. You have
two options:

- read the masses of info already on the intartubes discoverable
via Google
- listen to Dale when he invariably chips in about hal.

--
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

rdalek1967 at gmail

Nov 23, 2009, 12:23 AM

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Re: Keyboard not working as user, works as root (kde) [In reply to]

Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On Monday 23 November 2009 00:31:41 Zeerak Waseem wrote:
>
>>> Do you have consolekit in USE?
>>> If so, is it configured properly?
>>>
>>> There's an elog about it, it displays when you emerge the
>>> relevant X package
>>>
>> I do have consolekit as a useflag (default on profile it seems),
>>
> but I'm
>
>> not sure where to configure it, and what will a working
>>
> configuration
>
>> look like?
>>
>>
>
> Actually, consolekit is the worng thing (I was confused with other
> mails elsewhere). Your problem is probably hal related. You have
> two options:
>
> - read the masses of info already on the intartubes discoverable
> via Google
> - listen to Dale when he invariably chips in about hal.
>
>
>

Say what? Me, chip in on hal? I want to bury the thing. Phooey on
chipping in.

If it is hal, put this in package.use

x11-base/xorg-server -hal

After that, re-emerge xorg-server and it's little friends if needed.
Make sure you still have your old faithful xorg.conf file in place.
Restart X and hope it is working again.

To think I would chip in on hal. Phh! lol

Dale

:-) :-)

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