[SOLVED] keyboard does not work in X11, but works in tty1

e.sovetkin · 2020-09-07 10:34:11

I have a brand new installation, with MATE desktop environment, running x11.

After startx the keyboard is unresponsive.

Some search in forums led me to the https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=237782. I suspect I have the same situation, however I do not have a touch screen, and the thread didn't provide a solution.

Xorg.0.log: https://pastebin.com/P2wzQsM9

> env DISPLAY=:0 xinput list
⎡ Virtual core pointer                    	id=2	[master pointer  (3)]
⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer              	id=4	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse         	id=9	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad                	id=13	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard                   	id=3	[master keyboard (2)]
    ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard             	id=5	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button                            	id=6	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Video Bus                               	id=7	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Sleep Button                            	id=8	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Webcam HD: Webcam HD                    	id=10	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Intel Virtual Button driver             	id=11	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard            	id=12	[slave  keyboard (3)]

> libinput debug-events
-event2   DEVICE_ADDED     Power Button                      seat0 default group1  cap:k
-event7   DEVICE_ADDED     Video Bus                         seat0 default group2  cap:k
-event0   DEVICE_ADDED     Lid Switch                        seat0 default group3  cap:S
-event1   DEVICE_ADDED     Sleep Button                      seat0 default group4  cap:k
-event4   DEVICE_ADDED     Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse   seat0 default group5  cap:p left scroll-nat scroll-button
-event17  DEVICE_ADDED     Webcam HD: Webcam HD              seat0 default group6  cap:k
-event5   DEVICE_ADDED     Intel Virtual Button driver       seat0 default group7  cap:kS
 event5   SWITCH_TOGGLE    +0.000s	switch tablet-mode state 1
-event3   DEVICE_ADDED     AT Translated Set 2 keyboard      seat0 default group8  cap:k
-event8   DEVICE_ADDED     ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad          seat0 default group9  cap:pg  size 102x63mm tap(dl off) left scroll-nat scroll-2fg-edge click-buttonareas-clickfinger dwt-on

and produces no further output on any keypress. The line "switch tablet-mode state 1" makes me think that I do have a tablet mode on.

> libinput debug-events --device /dev/input/event3 --verbose
libinput version: 1.16.1
event3  - AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard
event3  - AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: device is a keyboard
-event3   DEVICE_ADDED     AT Translated Set 2 keyboard      seat0 default group1  cap:k
 event3   KEYBOARD_KEY     +0.000s	*** (-1) pressed
 event3   KEYBOARD_KEY     +0.070s	*** (-1) released
 event3   KEYBOARD_KEY     +0.137s	*** (-1) pressed
 event3   KEYBOARD_KEY     +0.187s	*** (-1) released
^C
event3  - AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: device removed

does produce output on a keypress.

My question is how to disable the tablet mode.

Last edited by e.sovetkin (2020-09-07 11:15:21)

e.sovetkin · 2020-09-07 11:15:02

okay, as a solution, I just blacklist intel_vbtn driver

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#1 2020-09-07 10:34:11

[SOLVED] keyboard does not work in X11, but works in tty1

#2 2020-09-07 11:15:02

Re: [SOLVED] keyboard does not work in X11, but works in tty1

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