media-gfx/splashutils-1.4.2.1 In /sbin/splash-functions.sh there are 2 methods to detect a keyboard input device: local t=$(grep -Hsi keyboard /sys/class/input/event*/device/driver/description | grep -o 'event[0-9]\+') This one does not detect usb keyboards because the usbhid driver does not provide an description file (2.6.20-gentoo-r6 kernel). So it falls back to the alternate detection method, which would work if it weren't for other devices handled by the kbd driver: # Try an alternative method of finding the event device. The idea comes # from Bombadil <bombadil(at)h3c.de>. We're couting on the keyboard controller # being the first device handled by kbd listed in input/devices. t=$(/bin/grep -s -m 1 '^H: Handlers=kbd' /proc/bus/input/devices | grep -o 'event[0-9]*') In my case the event0-3 are taken by ACPI and PNP buttons. This alternative method sets event0 as my keyboard device, but it is in fact: N: Name="Power Button (FF)" P: Phys=ACPI_FPB/button/input0 Even with a ps/2 keyboard attached event0 stays an ACPI button (but in this case the first method succeeds and the alternate method isn't used). I will attach the contents of /proc/bus/input/devices to this report.
Created attachment 123867 [details] Contents /proc/bus/input/devices Contents /proc/bus/input/devices
I added two new methods of detecting the keyboard in 1.4.3, both of which should be better than the previous ones. I think they should work in your case as well. Please reopen the bug if they don't.
Still doesn't work for me with an USB keyboard. I have installed media-gfx/splashutils-1.4.3 but the file /sbin/splash-functions.sh with the detection functions is identical to the 1.4.2.1 release. I also checked splashutils-gentoo-1.0.4.tar.bz2, the file in there (splash-functions-bl1.sh) is also identical to the splashutils-gentoo-1.0.3. So either the new detection didnt make it in the tar file, or I'm overlooking someting. My baselayout version is sys-apps/baselayout-1.12.9-r2.
Ah, you're using baselayout-1. I just updated the splash plugin for baselayout-2 -- I'm sorry about that. I will do another release tomorrow or so and it will include updated splash-functions.sh.
Sorry, about the delay but I decided not to do the 1.4.4 release and go straight for 1.5 instead. 1.5 now includes the updated code for input device detection.
