[FreeNX-kNX] Microsoft wireless keyboard problems

[Brian Keener]

On 2/1/06, Brian Keener <brikeener at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 1/30/06, Terje Andersen <terander at guard.zapto.org> wrote:
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> > I use two different clients (one linux & one winxp) - both with a
> > logitech wireless mouse/keyb, and haven't experienced any trouble with them.
> > I haven't got any MS manufactured hw, but thought I could report on
> > other wireless hw....
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> > /Terje
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> > ______________ Opprinnelig melding _______________
> > Emne: [FreeNX-kNX] Microsoft wireless keyboard problems
> > Avsender: "Murray Trainer" <mtrainer at central-data.net>
> > Dato: 30. januar 2006 15:37:24
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> > Hi All,
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> > Is anyone out there successfully using NX or FreeNX over a DSL speed
> > link with a Microsoft wireless keyboard. I don't use one myself but we
> > have a user who does and is having the following problem. Typing with a
> > Microsoft wireless keyboard randomly does a carriage return and places
> > the cursor at the beginning of the line. There's no logical sequence to
> > this. It doesn't appear to be just a hardware issue, as it works
> > perfectly on the PC itself. It does this every 5 to 20 characters with
> > NX. Is this simply a latency issue or maybe a bug?
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> > Thanks
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> > Murray
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> > _______________________________________________
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>  I've had the same problem not with NX, but with Cygwin and XDMCP.
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> For whatever reason, the keyboard I have (MS Wireless Multimedia Keyboard
> 1.0a) spawns random HOME keypresses (as captured by xev) whenever you're
> typing under some bizarre circumstances I've yet to fully determine.
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> What fixed it for me was to disable the homekey completely using xmodmap,
> and re-map it to some other key (I remapped printscreen to be my home keywhen using
> Cygwin.)
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> Brian K
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I finally resolved this, by the way.  I installed the official Microsoft
keyboard driver available from microsoft.com and the problem has gone
away...

Brian K
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