Detect Keyboard [Solved]

[fehlix]

So in answer to my question 'Is there a way in which my PC can detect the physical keyboard I am using' I presume the answer is no? ie the actual type layout of keyboard

So it is about the Keyboard layout, not about detecting a connected keyboard, right?
The layout needs to be chosen by the user, b/c the physical
keyboard does not report how the keys are labeled, or have been re-labeled.

In MX Linux are 4 levels to choose a keyboard layout,
in case the default English US keyboard layout is not desired:

1) At LiveBoot menu, when going to install the system,
one can select the keyboard layout, together with language and timezone
which would be available for the Live-session.

2) When running the installer to install the system,
the first window offers keyboard-selection, in case the selection at LiveBoot menu was missed.

3) and even if this was not chosen,
one can run the system-keyboard selection tool to be fount within MX tools

4) And further, one can select instead of the system-keyboard layout another layout for
the user session, using the keyboard layout tool in Xfce settings.

Now tell us what is not working for you and why not?

[rokytnji.1]

Mlocate works pretty well also

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harry@antiX:~
$ locate keyboard
/boot/grub/i386-pc/at_keyboard.mod
/boot/grub/i386-pc/usb_keyboard.mod
/etc/acpi/asus-keyboard-backlight.sh
/etc/acpi/events/asus-keyboard-backlight-down
/etc/acpi/events/asus-keyboard-backlight-up
/etc/console-setup/cached_setup_keyboard.sh
/etc/default/keyboard
/etc/init.d/keyboard-setup.sh
/etc/rcS.d/S04keyboard-setup.sh
/etc/xdg/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml
/home/harry/.cache/jgmenu/icons/system-keyboard-qt
/usr/bin/system-keyboard-qt
/usr/include/X11/bitmaps/keyboard16
/usr/include/linux/keyboard.h
/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/keyboard.py
/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/__pycache__/keyboard.cpython-311.pyc
/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/preferences/keyboard.py
/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/preferences/__pycache__/keyboard.cpython-311.pyc
/usr/lib/console-setup/keyboard-setup.sh
/usr/lib/grub/i386-efi/at_keyboard.mod
/usr/lib/grub/i386-efi/usb_keyboard.mod
/usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/at_keyboard.mod
/usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/usb_keyboard.mod
/usr/lib/grub/x86_64-efi/at_keyboard.mod
/usr/lib/grub/x86_64-efi/usb_keyboard.mod
/usr/lib/modules/5.10.188-antix.1-amd64-smp/kernel/drivers/input/keyboard
/usr/lib/modules/5.10.188-antix.1-amd64-smp/kernel/drivers/input/keyboard/adc-keys.ko
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[fehlix]

Mlocate works pretty well also

To answer what question?

Collier wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2024 11:55 am
So in answer to my question 'Is there a way in which my PC can detect the physical keyboard I am using' I presume the answer is no? ie the actual type layout of keyboard

[Collier]

Not the question. User wants to see if the keyboard can be identified in MX, I wager something like setxkbmap? Mine gives the following on this line. Is that kind of what you mean with your question?

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 $ setxkbmap -query | grep layout
layout:     us

Thank you that is exactly what I meant I need to know what the keyboard is so i can set MX to the correct layout - it is an older keyboard & Generic 105 etc do not work

[Eadwine Rose]

Great! Did you manage to get it to work now? If so, please click the checkmark in the top right of the post (to the left of the user name/image) that holds the solution to mark the topic solved, thanks :)

[Collier]

No sorry
Keyboard worked ok with MX19
I do not know what layout the keyboard is nor can I asceratin just by looking at it
I know what I have set the MX linux system to [UK 105 keys] but it does not work
Muy question is - is iit possible for the PC to see what type of keyboard I am using so I can then set MX to the correct settings for this keyboard
thanks

[j2mcgreg]

Is there any branding on the keyboard that we could use to identify it?

[siamhie]

No sorry
Keyboard worked ok with MX19
I do not know what layout the keyboard is nor can I asceratin just by looking at it

Sometimes lsusb can tell you the brand but there maybe times it can't.

In my case it's reported as an Apple aluminum keyboard.



but if I open Quick System Info, select the kern.log and search for " input: " it will show me the brand name.

[Collier]

Thank you Really helpful!!!!!!
I got Hewlett-Packard Company HP USB Smart Card Keyboard
but I can't see that as an option in set keyboard
Anyone know which option I could take [or if there isn't one]

[siamhie]

Thank you Really helpful!!!!!!
I got Hewlett-Packard Company HP USB Smart Card Keyboard
but I can't see that as an option in set keyboard
Anyone know which option I could take [or if there isn't one]

This Amazon listing shows that it is a 104 key keyboard.

HP USB Business Slim Smartcard Keyboard
https://www.amazon.com/USB-Slim-Ccid-Sm ... roduct_top


You could open System Keyboard and try Generic 104-key PC