[gentoo-user] Keyboard not working as user, works as root (kde)

[gentoo-user] Keyboard not working as user, works as root (kde)

[Zeerak Waseem]

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

[gentoo-user] Keyboard not working as user, works as root (kde)

[Zeerak Waseem]

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.

Re: [gentoo-user] Keyboard not working as user, works as root (kde)

[Alan McKinnon]

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

Re: [gentoo-user] Keyboard not working as user, works as root (kde)

[Dale]

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

:-)  :-) 

Re: [gentoo-user] Keyboard not working as user, works as root (kde)

[Zeerak Waseem]

On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:04:17 +0100, Alan McKinnon  
<alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> 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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Re: [gentoo-user] Keyboard not working as user, works as root (kde)

[Alan McKinnon]

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

Re: [gentoo-user] Keyboard not working as user, works as root (kde)

[Dale]

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

:-)  :-)