[gentoo-user] Deactivate keyboard

[gentoo-user] Deactivate keyboard

["Lutz Schönemann"]

Hi,

I have set up Gentoo on a system that I would like to use as a video, music player and sometimes to check my emails. There is a remote control connected to it and is detected as a serial keyboard. Now I want the xorg-server not to process events coming from this "keyboard". I also have a bluetooth keyboard that I want to connect to that system and events coming from this keyboard should be processed.

So, is it possible to deactivate one keyboard?

Thanks for help
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Re: [gentoo-user] Deactivate keyboard

[Sven Braun]

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On 5/30/07, "Lutz Schönemann" <Lutz.Schoenemann@gmx.net> wrote:
>
> Hi,



Hi!

I have set up Gentoo on a system that I would like to use as a video, music
> player and sometimes to check my emails. There is a remote control connected
> to it and is detected as a serial keyboard. Now I want the xorg-server not
> to process events coming from this "keyboard". I also have a bluetooth
> keyboard that I want to connect to that system and events coming from this
> keyboard should be processed.
>
> So, is it possible to deactivate one keyboard?



I think so, what about deactivating the one you do not want to use in your
xorg.conf?


Sven

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Re: [gentoo-user] Deactivate keyboard

["Lutz Schönemann"]

> > Hi,
> 
> 
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I have set up Gentoo on a system that I would like to use as a video,
> music
> > player and sometimes to check my emails. There is a remote control
> connected
> > to it and is detected as a serial keyboard. Now I want the xorg-server
> not
> > to process events coming from this "keyboard". I also have a bluetooth
> > keyboard that I want to connect to that system and events coming from
> this
> > keyboard should be processed.
> >
> > So, is it possible to deactivate one keyboard?
> 
> 
> 
> I think so, what about deactivating the one you do not want to use in your
> xorg.conf?
> 

Thats exactly what I'm trying to do: deactivate the keyboard in my xorg.conf. But how can I do it?

> 
> Sven

Lutz

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[gentoo-user] Deactivate keyboard

[Sven Braun]

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On 5/30/07, "Lutz Schönemann" <Lutz.Schoenemann@gmx.net> wrote:
>
> > > Hi,
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> > I have set up Gentoo on a system that I would like to use as a video,
> > music
> > > player and sometimes to check my emails. There is a remote control
> > connected
> > > to it and is detected as a serial keyboard. Now I want the xorg-server
> > not
> > > to process events coming from this "keyboard". I also have a bluetooth
> > > keyboard that I want to connect to that system and events coming from
> > this
> > > keyboard should be processed.
> > >
> > > So, is it possible to deactivate one keyboard?
> >
> >
> >
> > I think so, what about deactivating the one you do not want to use in
> your
> > xorg.conf?
> >
>
> Thats exactly what I'm trying to do: deactivate the keyboard in my
> xorg.conf. But how can I do it?



Removing the part in your conifg, I suppose. A question: Don't you want to
use the keyboard anymore with X?

Sven

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Re: [gentoo-user] Deactivate keyboard

["Lutz Schönemann"]

> > > > Hi,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > I have set up Gentoo on a system that I would like to use as a video,
> > > music
> > > > player and sometimes to check my emails. There is a remote control
> > > connected
> > > > to it and is detected as a serial keyboard. Now I want the
> xorg-server
> > > not
> > > > to process events coming from this "keyboard". I also have a
> bluetooth
> > > > keyboard that I want to connect to that system and events coming
> from
> > > this
> > > > keyboard should be processed.
> > > >
> > > > So, is it possible to deactivate one keyboard?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I think so, what about deactivating the one you do not want to use in
> > your
> > > xorg.conf?
> > >
> >
> > Thats exactly what I'm trying to do: deactivate the keyboard in my
> > xorg.conf. But how can I do it?
> 
> 
> 
> Removing the part in your conifg, I suppose. A question: Don't you want to
> use the keyboard anymore with X?
> 
> Sven

I suppose you meant the part:

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Standard Keyboard"
        Driver      "kbd"
        Option      "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
        Option      "XkbRules" "xorg"
        Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
        Option      "XkbLayout" "de"
        Option      "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
EndSection

If I remove this part from my config X would use a standard configuration for keyboads connected to that computer.
My goal is that only one keyboard will not work. This way I can use a daemon to process events coming from this device.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Deactivate keyboard

[Randy Barlow]

Lutz Schönemann wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi!
>>>>
>>>> I have set up Gentoo on a system that I would like to use as a video,
>>>> music
>>>>> player and sometimes to check my emails. There is a remote control
>>>> connected
>>>>> to it and is detected as a serial keyboard. Now I want the
>> xorg-server
>>>> not
>>>>> to process events coming from this "keyboard". I also have a
>> bluetooth
>>>>> keyboard that I want to connect to that system and events coming
>> from
>>>> this
>>>>> keyboard should be processed.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, is it possible to deactivate one keyboard?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think so, what about deactivating the one you do not want to use in
>>> your
>>>> xorg.conf?
>>>>
>>> Thats exactly what I'm trying to do: deactivate the keyboard in my
>>> xorg.conf. But how can I do it?
>>
>>
>> Removing the part in your conifg, I suppose. A question: Don't you want to
>> use the keyboard anymore with X?
>>
>> Sven
> 
> I suppose you meant the part:
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier  "Standard Keyboard"
>         Driver      "kbd"
>         Option      "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
>         Option      "XkbRules" "xorg"
>         Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
>         Option      "XkbLayout" "de"
>         Option      "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
> EndSection
> 
> If I remove this part from my config X would use a standard configuration for keyboads connected to that computer.
> My goal is that only one keyboard will not work. This way I can use a daemon to process events coming from this device.

I haven't ever tried this, but have you looked into using a keyboard 
section with an option similar to:

Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

but replacing /dev/input/mice with the path to the keyboard you *do* 
want to use (I have no idea what that path would be...)?

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Re: [gentoo-user] Deactivate keyboard

["Lutz Schönemann"]

> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi!
> >>>>
> >>>> I have set up Gentoo on a system that I would like to use as a video,
> >>>> music
> >>>>> player and sometimes to check my emails. There is a remote control
> >>>> connected
> >>>>> to it and is detected as a serial keyboard. Now I want the
> >> xorg-server
> >>>> not
> >>>>> to process events coming from this "keyboard". I also have a
> >> bluetooth
> >>>>> keyboard that I want to connect to that system and events coming
> >> from
> >>>> this
> >>>>> keyboard should be processed.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> So, is it possible to deactivate one keyboard?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I think so, what about deactivating the one you do not want to use in
> >>> your
> >>>> xorg.conf?
> >>>>
> >>> Thats exactly what I'm trying to do: deactivate the keyboard in my
> >>> xorg.conf. But how can I do it?
> >>
> >>
> >> Removing the part in your conifg, I suppose. A question: Don't you want
> to
> >> use the keyboard anymore with X?
> >>
> >> Sven
> > 
> > I suppose you meant the part:
> > 
> > Section "InputDevice"
> >         Identifier  "Standard Keyboard"
> >         Driver      "kbd"
> >         Option      "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
> >         Option      "XkbRules" "xorg"
> >         Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
> >         Option      "XkbLayout" "de"
> >         Option      "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
> > EndSection
> > 
> > If I remove this part from my config X would use a standard
> configuration for keyboads connected to that computer.
> > My goal is that only one keyboard will not work. This way I can use a
> daemon to process events coming from this device.
> 
> I haven't ever tried this, but have you looked into using a keyboard 
> section with an option similar to:
> 
> Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> 
> but replacing /dev/input/mice with the path to the keyboard you *do* 
> want to use (I have no idea what that path would be...)?
> 

Nice idea but after a short test I found out that this configuration doesn't work. The path to a keyboard-event ist for example /dev/input/event5 or /dev/input/by-id/<kbd-id>. The problem is that this device nodes create key-press-events, key-release-events and so on.

I think I'll leave the special buttons on the remote control alone and only use the arrow and ok keys.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Deactivate keyboard

[Dan Farrell]

On Wed, 30 May 2007 00:34:00 +0200
"Lutz Schönemann" <Lutz.Schoenemann@gmx.net> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have set up Gentoo on a system that I would like to use as a video,
> music player and sometimes to check my emails. There is a remote
> control connected to it and is detected as a serial keyboard. Now I
> want the xorg-server not to process events coming from this
> "keyboard". I also have a bluetooth keyboard that I want to connect
> to that system and events coming from this keyboard should be
> processed.
> 
> So, is it possible to deactivate one keyboard?
> 
> Thanks for help
You're on the right track, having found the relevant part of
xorg.conf.  Next, you must use the 'evdev' input driver rather than
keyboard and then you can specify the keyboard(s) via event numbers, as
listed in /proc/bus/input/devices.  If your keyboard appears twice use
only the first eventX listing.  You'll need one entry per keyboard.

If you need more information on how you can specify keyboards
precisely, look into configuraitons for 'Multi-Seat' X.  

Good luck, 
	Dan Farrell
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