Genius KB29E USB keyboard multimedia keys not supported.
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Ubuntu |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
This keyboard has lots of multimedia keys and other launcher keys, these keys are not working in Ubuntu Feisty/Gutsy.
When plugging in the keyboard the following is in dmesg:
Oct 30 23:44:39 localhost kernel: [116848.363875] usb 3-2: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
Oct 30 23:44:39 localhost kernel: [116848.521881] usb 3-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Oct 30 23:44:39 localhost kernel: [116848.538143] input: HID 0566:3004 as /class/input/input8
Oct 30 23:44:39 localhost kernel: [116848.538192] input: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [HID 0566:3004] on usb-0000:00:10.2-2
Oct 30 23:44:39 localhost kernel: [116848.576809] input: HID 0566:3004 as /class/input/input9
Oct 30 23:44:39 localhost kernel: [116848.576907] input,hiddev96: USB HID v1.10 Device [HID 0566:3004] on usb-0000:00:10.2-2
lsusb -vvv:
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0566:3004 Monterey International Corp.
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 1.10
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 8
idVendor 0x0566 Monterey International Corp.
idProduct 0x3004
bcdDevice 1.00
iManufacturer 0
iProduct 0
iSerial 0
bNumConfigura
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 59
bNumInterfaces 2
bConfigurat
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0xa0
(Bus Powered)
Remote Wakeup
MaxPower 100mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescript
bInterfac
bAlternat
bNumEndpoints 1
bInterfac
bInterfac
bInterfac
iInterface 0
HID Device Descriptor:
bLength 9
bcdHID 1.10
Report Descriptors:
** UNAVAILABLE **
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
bInterval 10
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescript
bInterfac
bAlternat
bNumEndpoints 1
bInterfac
bInterfac
bInterfac
iInterface 0
HID Device Descriptor:
bLength 9
bcdHID 1.10
Report Descriptors:
** UNAVAILABLE **
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
bInterval 10
Device Status: 0x0000
(Bus Powered)
It seems that normal keypresses are appearing on /class/input/input8 and multimedia keypresses are appearing on /class/ input/input9.