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archthomas.butz

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Registered: 2011-03-15

Posts: 37

X doesn't echo key - varies size of desktop instead [SOLVED]

I've got X going but can't see what I type under twm (that's the very basic WM).
I remember vaguely that CRUX 2.7 had a similar problem a while ago.

Does anyone know how to fix that?

Tom.

Last edited by archthomas.butz (2011-03-24 01:06:53)

sskeirik

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Registered: 2011-03-13

Posts: 20

Re: X doesn't echo key - varies size of desktop instead [SOLVED]

If your keyboard isn't working, it's likely a problem with the input driver. Usually, keyboard detection should be handled automatically. What files are located under /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d? There should be 10-evdev.conf, which is responsible for keyboard detection.

archthomas.butz

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Registered: 2011-03-15

Posts: 37

Re: X doesn't echo key - varies size of desktop instead [SOLVED]

All ok - re-installed the lot, this time using xorg-server etc instead of xorg.
It works beautifully now.

Thanks for the help,

Tom.