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From: Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] how to switch laptop to usb keyboard
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 11:42:53 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <58965d8a0903020942s3e21bd90n4d88be181ebaea4e@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090302093452.65147118@lappy.evolone.org>

On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 11:34 AM, Michael Higgins <linux@evolone.org> wrote:
> Hey, all --
>
> I picked up a logitech usb keyboard to use with my laptop. Plugged it in and it works... almost. No number keys.
>
> How to I tell X to use this different device when I plug it in?
>
> Cheers,

Using HAL and .fdi files you can set up rules for that device ID to
treat it as a certain kind of keyboard. Search gentoo forums or google
for some examples and more info about it.



  reply	other threads:[~2009-03-02 17:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-03-02 17:34 [gentoo-user] how to switch laptop to usb keyboard Michael Higgins
2009-03-02 17:42 ` Paul Hartman [this message]
2009-03-03  2:31   ` Michael Higgins
2009-03-03  4:24     ` Mike Kazantsev
2009-03-03 19:04       ` Michael Higgins
2009-03-03 23:16         ` [gentoo-user] " Miernik
2009-03-04 22:26           ` Michael Higgins

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