Re: kernel 5.9 no keyboard on PowerBook
On 11/7/20 12:20 PM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> On 11/7/20 8:18 PM, Stan Johnson wrote:
>> On a PowerBook G4 12", I can confirm that the built-in keyboard uses
>> ADB. I'm running Debian SID, with an older kernel (5.5.0-2-powermac).
>>
>> If you can confirm that the kernel you are using that doesn't work has
>> ADB compiled in, I can test it on my PB G4 12" (I'll need the .config
>> file for your kernel).
>>
>> # uname -a
>> Linux pb-g4 5.5.0-2-powerpc #1 Debian 5.5.17-1 (2020-04-15) ppc GNU/Linux
>>
>> # dmesg | grep -i adb
>> [ 3.358485] adb device [2]: 2 0xC3
>> [ 3.359570] adb device [7]: 7 0x1F
>> [ 3.362968] ADB keyboard at 2 has handler 0xC3
>> [ 3.362996] Detected ADB keyboard, type ANSI.
>> [ 3.363294] input: ADB keyboard as /devices/virtual/input/input0
>> [ 3.363587] input: ADB Powerbook buttons as /devices/virtual/input/input1
> There were no ADB messages on Riccardo's Powerbook but the keyboard was
> detected as USB.
>
> Does the 5.9.0 kernel work for you?
>
> Adrian
>
Adrian,
Yes, the 5.9.0 kernel works on my PB G4 12". The built-in keyboard is
detected as ADB. In a Google search, everything I was able to find
indicated that G4 PowerBooks use ADB for their built-in keyboards and
trackpads.
Riccardo,
You might want to check to confirm that System Profiler in Mac OS X sees
your built-in keyboard as USB.
# uname -a
Linux pb-g4 5.9.0-2-powerpc #1 Debian 5.9.6-1 (2020-11-08) ppc GNU/Linux
# dmesg | grep -i adb
[ 3.389526] adb device [2]: 2 0xC3
[ 3.390535] adb device [7]: 7 0x1F
[ 3.394086] ADB keyboard at 2 has handler 0xC3
[ 3.394104] Detected ADB keyboard, type ANSI.
[ 3.394380] input: ADB keyboard as /devices/virtual/input/input0
[ 3.394705] input: ADB Powerbook buttons as /devices/virtual/input/input1
-Stan
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