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xserver-xorg-input-evdev package

[lucid] keyboard doesn't work on 12" G4 PowerBook

Bug #532114 reported by Graham C on 2010-03-04

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #421660: gksu's and gksudo's modal password prompt prevents OnBoard's virtual keyboard input, causing accessibility issues. Edit Remove

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Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	xserver-xorg-input-evdev (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-evdev

On lucid (fresh install from 28/02 snapshot) the keyboard doesn't work in X.

This affects both the built-in keyboard and the one I tried plugging in via USB.

Installing xserver-xorg-input-kbd from Debian and adding Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off" to xorg.conf make the keyboard function again.
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Architecture: powerpc
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
DkmsStatus:

InstallationMedia: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/installer/media-info'
Package: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.3.2-3ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: powerpc
ProcCmdLine: root=/dev/hda3 ro ramdisk_size=8192
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-15.22-powerpc
RelatedPackageVersions:
xserver-xorg 1:7.5+1ubuntu12
libgl1-mesa-glx 7.7-4ubuntu1
libdrm2 2.4.18-1ubuntu2
xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20100126.e5933fd7-0ubuntu2
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A
Tags: lucid lucid
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-15-powerpc ppc
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
system:
distro: Ubuntu
codename: lucidarchitecture: ppckernel: 2.6.32-15-powerpc

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Graham C (chckens) wrote on 2010-03-04: BootDmesg.txt

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Graham C (chckens) wrote on 2010-03-04: CurrentDmesg.txt

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Graham C (chckens) wrote on 2010-03-04: Dependencies.txt

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Graham C (chckens) wrote on 2010-03-04: Lspci.txt

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Graham C (chckens) wrote on 2010-03-04: Lsusb.txt

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Graham C (chckens) wrote on 2010-03-04: PciDisplay.txt

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Graham C (chckens) wrote on 2010-03-04: ProcCpuinfo.txt

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Graham C (chckens) wrote on 2010-03-04: UdevDb.txt

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Graham C (chckens) wrote on 2010-03-04: XorgLog.txt

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Graham C (chckens) wrote on 2010-03-04: XorgLogOld.txt

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Graham C (chckens) wrote on 2010-03-04: Xrandr.txt

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Graham C (chckens) wrote on 2010-03-04: glxinfo.txt

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Graham C (chckens) wrote on 2010-03-04: monitors.xml.txt

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Graham C (chckens) wrote on 2010-03-04: setxkbmap.txt

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Graham C (chckens) wrote on 2010-03-04: xdpyinfo.txt

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Graham C (chckens) wrote on 2010-03-04: xkbcomp.txt

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David Hedberg (david-hedberg) wrote on 2010-03-05:

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I'm having the same problem on my old 12" iBook G4.

I installed xserver-xorg-input-kbd_1.4.0-1_powerpc.deb from debian sid and added Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off" to my xorg.conf as the instructions in the bug description suggests, and that does indeed make the keyboard work again. This was not necessary in karmic though. udev issue?

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J. McDonald (mcdonald-joseph) wrote on 2010-05-05:

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I am having the same problem with Lucid on a Dual-G4 FW800 MDD Mac - no keyboard. I'm not familiar with the Debian Sid repositories. What is the URL of the repository containing xserver-xorg-input-kbd_1.4.0-1_powerpc.deb ?

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J. McDonald (mcdonald-joseph) wrote on 2010-05-05:

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I don't think this is a duplicate of bug #513932. That bug appears to be fixable via running dpkg-reconfigure console-setup, which didn't work in my case. I think this is specific to the PowerPC.

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J. McDonald (mcdonald-joseph) wrote on 2010-05-05:

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I was able to find a copy of xserver-xorg-input-kbd_1.4.0-1_powerpc.deb on a Debian mirror server. I installed the .deb with dpkg, booted into recovery mode to generate an xorg.conf, edited the xorg.conf as suggested above, rebooted and still do not have a working keyboard. I tried a live CD of Lucid prior to upgrading and the keyboard worked fine. Maybe there is something boinked in the distribution upgrade. Unless there are other suggestions, I'm going to try a clean install in a few days.

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J. McDonald (mcdonald-joseph) wrote on 2010-05-06:

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I ended up backing up /home and doing a clean install. Everything is working now.

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nUboon2Age (nuboon2age) wrote on 2010-06-01:

#25

The bug #513932 doesn't appear related. That is a gksu grabbing focus bug. So I'm deleting the duplicate designation.

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nUboon2Age (nuboon2age) wrote on 2010-06-01:

#26

clarification: #513932 gksu grabs focus, not allowing onboard keyboard to enter password.

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