Detect Keyboard [Solved]

[Collier]

Is there a way in which my PC can detect the physical keyboard I am using - current config is not working too well

[j2mcgreg]

You need to post the output from the QSI utility. The Quick System Info (QSI) utility is located in MX Tools and its output is automatically formatted for use here in the forum. Run the QSI utility, click “Copy for Forum” at the bottom and then just paste it here in your thread.
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[Collier]

Thank you
I am not sure how this will help detect the keyboard but here it is

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System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-23-amd64 [6.1.99-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-23-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.18.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.36 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm v: 4.18.0 vt: 7
    dm: LightDM v: 1.26.0 Distro: MX-23.3_x64 Libretto May 19  2024 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12
    (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Dell product: OptiPlex 780 v: N/A serial: <superuser required> Chassis:
    type: 3 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Dell model: 0200DY v: A01 serial: <superuser required> BIOS: Dell v: A14 date: 08/21/2012
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Core2 Merom level: v1 built: 2006-09
    process: Intel 65nm family: 6 model-id: 0xF (15) stepping: 0xB (11) microcode: 0xBA
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 smt: <unsupported> cache: L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB
    L2: 8 MiB desc: 2x4 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 2110 high: 2394 min/max: N/A cores: 1: 1596 2: 2394 3: 2115 4: 2338
    bogomips: 19150
  Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX unsupported
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion
  Type: mds status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT disabled
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Unknown: No mitigations
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; STIBP: disabled; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not
    affected; BHI: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 4 Series Integrated Graphics vendor: Dell 4 driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-5
    process: Intel 45nm built: 2008 ports: active: VGA-1 empty: none bus-ID: 00:02.0
    chip-ID: 8086:2e12 class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositor: xfwm v: 4.18.0 driver: X: loaded: intel
    dri: crocus gpu: i915 display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1280x1024 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 338x270mm (13.31x10.63") s-diag: 433mm (17.03")
  Monitor-1: VGA-1 mapped: VGA1 model: EIZO NANAO S1921 serial: <filter> built: 2009
    res: 1280x1024 hz: 60 dpi: 86 gamma: 1.2 size: 376x301mm (14.8x11.85") diag: 482mm (19")
    ratio: 5:4 modes: max: 1280x1024 min: 720x400
  API: OpenGL v: 2.1 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel Q45/Q43 (ELK) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 82801JD/DO HD Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
    chip-ID: 8086:3a6e class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-23-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82567LM-3 Gigabit Network vendor: Dell driver: e1000e v: kernel port: ece0
    bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:10de class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8188EUS 802.11n Wireless Network Adapter type: USB driver: r8188eu
    bus-ID: 4-6:2 chip-ID: 0bda:8179 class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
  IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
RAID:
  Hardware-1: Intel SATA Controller [RAID mode] driver: ahci v: 3.0 port: fec0 bus-ID: 00:1f.2
    chip-ID: 8086:2822 rev: N/A class-ID: 0104
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 465.76 GiB used: 31.36 GiB (6.7%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Seagate model: ST500DM002-1BD142 size: 465.76 GiB
    block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter>
    rev: KC47 scheme: MBR
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 465.76 GiB size: 457.38 GiB (98.20%) used: 31.36 GiB (6.9%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 3 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swap/swap
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 52.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 2326 libs: 1227 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala,synaptic pm: rpm
    pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list
    1: deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
    1: deb [arch=amd64] https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
    1: deb http://mxlinux.mirrors.uk2.net/packages/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
Info:
  Processes: 225 Uptime: 1h 44m wakeups: 1 Memory: 7.6 GiB used: 2.62 GiB (34.5%) Init: SysVinit
  v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
  Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: BIOS (legacy, CSM, MBR)

[j2mcgreg]

The first thing you have to do is try another keyboard. Either the problem will persist or it won't. If it does persist, then we will have to dig deeper. If it doesn't persist, then the original is the problem and it probably should be replaced.

[Collier]

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

[siamhie]

What does lsusb (or inxi -J) report in a terminal?

[asinoro]

Check if it is detected and configure it accordingly:

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sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration

[Eadwine Rose]

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

[j2mcgreg]

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

No, it's that a malfunctioning keyboard can be improperly detected. You are assuming that MX is the source of the problem, and while that is a real possibility, let's be sure and try to isolate the problem first.

[rokytnji.1]

Got xev installed?

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xev

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$  ls -l /dev/input/by-path/*-kbd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Jul 21 12:03 /dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-0-event-kbd -> ../event0

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$ sudo dmesg | grep keyboard
[sudo] password for harry: 
[    1.637899] input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input0