[Arm-netbook] Keymap problems in X11 with arrow keys, PgUp and PgDn

Michael Howard mike at dewberryfields.co.uk
Tue Apr 20 08:49:33 BST 2010


Michael Howard wrote:
> JLB wrote:
>   
>> I tried this... setting the options to use devices /dev/input/event0 (for 
>> the keyboard) and /dev/input/event1 (for the touchpad) in 
>> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
>>
>> The results were disastrous. The keyboard spewed copious amounts of 
>> garbage, and the touchpad simply did not work.
>>
>> Did I do something wrong?
>>
>>
>>   
>>     
> I'm using lenny with xserver-xorg, xdm and xfce4. Here's my xorg.conf, 
> it works for me;
>
> Section "ServerFlags"
>     Option        "AutoAddDevices" "False"
>     Option        "BlankTime"    "600"
>     Option        "StandbyTime"    "600"
>     Option        "SuspendTime"    "600"
>     Option        "OffTime"    "600"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>     Identifier    "Generic Keyboard"
>     Driver        "evdev"
>     Option        "Device" "/dev/input/event0"
>     Option        "SendCoreEvents"
>     Option        "CoreKeyboard"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>     Identifier    "Configured Mouse"
>     Driver        "evdev"
>     Option        "Device" "/dev/input/event1"
>     Option        "SendCoreEvents"
>     Option        "CorePointer"
> EndSection
>   
Apologies for following up my own post.

JLB, forgot to mention, please note the use of "evdev" in the sections 
above.

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Michael Howard        mike at dewberryfields dot co dot uk
Lancashire
England




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