xkb problems with usb kvm

[Alex Deucher]

On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 01:45:59 +0200, Kristian Høgsberg <krh at bitplanet.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Alex Deucher wrote:
> > I have a usb kvm that doesn't work properly with xkb.  it used to work
> > fine with xorg 6.7 and the "keyboard" driver.  it also works fine in
> > the console.  When in X however, the alphanumeric keys work properly,
> > but all the other keys (arrows, insert, delete, etc.) seem to produce
> > the wrong event (they all seem to cause the screenshot tool to come up
> > in gnome; not sure which keycode that is off hand).  Unfortunately I'm
> > not at all familiar with xkb.  could someone point me in the right
> > direction?  Is this a configuration problem or a hardware problem?
> 
> I've had a similar problem (with an ps2 -> usb converter).  Does it help
> to re-plug the keyboard in the kvm-box after you plug in the usb connector?
> 

No, however, turning numlock off (which comes on by default for some
reason) fixes it.  turning numlock on again causes the problem to
return.

Alex

> Kristian
>