On Sun, Oct 23, 2005 at 10:00:35PM -0400, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:
> In message <20051024001509.GA1802@endersgame.net>, Sean Davis writes:
> >I've recently switched to a type6 usb keyboard on my PC. Using wskbd @ ukbd
> >is working just fine for console and X, however I'm wondering.. where do I
> >need to dig around if I'd like to use the sun buttons (the L pad on the left,
> >and the volume controls/sleep button on the right)? I was looking at output
> >from xev, and nothing happens when those keys are punched. I would like to
> >bind them to perform useful functions (or at least keystrokes) but I don't
> >see how I could do that with xmodmap if xev isn't even picking up
> >keypress/release events.
> >
> >Any pointers would be much appreciated.
> >
> 
> I have a (lousy) HP keyboard with assorted extra keys.  My .xinitrc 
> file has this:
> 
> 	usbhidaction -f 0 -c /home/smb/.hidconf
> 
> and my .hidconf file has this:
> 
> Consumer:Consumer_Control.Consumer:Volume_Up                       1
>    mixerctl -n -w outputs.master++
> Consumer:Consumer_Control.Consumer:Volume_Down                     1
>    mixerctl -n -w outputs.master--
> Consumer:Consumer_Control.Consumer:Mute                            1
>    /home/smb/bin/domute
> Consumer:Consumer_Control.Consumer:AC_Home                         1
>    rfirefox about:blank &
> Consumer:Consumer_Control.Consumer:AC_Search                       1
>    rfirefox http://www.google.com &
> Consumer:Consumer_Control.Consumer:AL_Calculator                   1
>    xterm -e bc &
> Consumer:Consumer_Control.Consumer:AL_Email_Reader                 1
>    composemail
> 
> Btw -- on different sound cards, I've had to use different mixerctl 
> calls.  I haven't tried figuring out why.
> 
> 		--Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb

Unfortunately, it appears this keyboard doesn't have any associated uhid's.
After adding uhid to my kernel, I get the same dmesg output as before, and
none of /dev/uhid* work.