Bug#597209: base: keyboard doesn't work properly

[Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>]

retitle 597209 keyboard LED indicators don't work
tags 597209 + moreinfo
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Hi,

rush wrote:

> I've an error in dmesg:
>  $ dmesg | grep -i keyboard
> [    0.430054] atkbd.c: Failed to enable keyboard on isa0060/serio0
> [    0.430174] input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input1
>
> I think it is a reason, that LED indicators don't work at all:
> i can press caps lock or num lock, but it doesn't affect at LED at all, it
> affects only on keyboard behaviour.  and this LED is my layout indicator.
> it's too hard to work without it :(

Well, drat --- that's no good.  Sorry for the delay in responding.

> By the way keyboard if Genius GK-04008/C and it worked perfect with
> old computer (there was debian since debian etch). This bug is only
> with new hardware. I tried to use this keyboard with old one and all
> is fine.

Do the old and new computers use the same kernel?

[...]
> Thank you for your time and help.

Thanks for reporting it.  Basic questions:

 - What kernel version do you use?  "dpkg-query -W linux-image-$(uname -r)"
   should say.

 - Please attach the output of "dmesg" immediately after boot and the
   output of

	/usr/share/bug/linux-image-$(uname -r)/script 3>&1

   any time, so we can get a better idea of how the kernel perceives
   your hardware.

 - Have you tried any other kernel versions?  Did previous versions work?
   Any workarounds (e.g., do other keyboards work)?  Any other weird
   symptoms that could shed light on this?

Regards,
Jonathan