Extra keyboard keys not detected

How do I get them working?
I read Extra Keyboard Keys and tried:
# showkey --scancodes
but that doesn't produce any (for those extra keys) output either.
I had them working a while ago, except .. that was Windows (XP).
$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 04)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 04)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 04)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 04)
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 04)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 04)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev d4)
00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1e.3 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 04)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) SATA Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 04)
06:05.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection (rev 05)
06:07.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
06:09.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx21/x515 Cardbus Controller
06:09.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
06:09.3 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments PCIxx21 Integrated FlashMedia Controller
06:09.4 SD Host controller: Texas Instruments PCI6411/6421/6611/6621/7411/7421/7611/7621 Secure Digital Controller
# lshw
arch
description: Notebook
product: E2V
version: N/A
serial: 96NEV01J015040500BK000
width: 32 bits
capabilities: smbios-2.31 dmi-2.31
configuration: boot=normal chassis=notebook uuid=0CF80EA0-706A-11D9-B90B-AFBC3B6A4702
*-core
description: Motherboard
product: E2V
physical id: 0
serial: None
*-firmware
description: BIOS
vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
physical id: 0
version: R01-A2P
date: 11/29/2004
size: 103KiB
capacity: 448KiB
capabilities: isa pci pcmcia pnp apm upgrade shadowing escd cdboot acpi usb agp biosbootspecification
*-cpu:0
description: CPU
product: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.73GHz
vendor: Intel Corp.
physical id: 4
bus info: cpu@0
version: 6.13.8
slot: U1
size: 800MHz
capacity: 2400MHz
width: 32 bits
clock: 533MHz
capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss tm pbe bts est tm2 cpufreq
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 8
slot: L1 Cache
size: 32KiB
capacity: 32KiB
capabilities: asynchronous internal write-back
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: 9
slot: L2 Cache
size: 2MiB
capabilities: burst internal write-back unified
*-memory
description: System Memory
physical id: 14
slot: System board or motherboard
size: 512MiB
capacity: 3GiB
*-bank:0
description: DIMM DDR Synchronous
physical id: 0
slot: M1
size: 512MiB
width: 64 bits
*-bank:1
description: DIMM DDR Synchronous [empty]
physical id: 1
slot: M2
*-cpu:1 DISABLED
description: CPU
physical id: 1
bus info: cpu@0
*-cpu:2 DISABLED
description: CPU
physical id: 2
bus info: cpu@1
version: 6.13.8
size: 100MHz
*-cpu:3 DISABLED
description: CPU
physical id: 3
bus info: cpu@2
version: 6.13.8
*-cpu:4 DISABLED
description: CPU
physical id: 5
bus info: cpu@3
version: 6.13.8
*-cpu:5 DISABLED
description: CPU
physical id: 6
bus info: cpu@4
version: 6.13.8
*-cpu:6 DISABLED
description: CPU
physical id: 7
bus info: cpu@5
version: 6.13.8
size: 100MHz
*-cpu:7 DISABLED
description: CPU
physical id: 8
bus info: cpu@6
version: 6.13.8
size: 50MHz
*-pci
description: Host bridge
product: Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 100
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: driver=agpgart-intel
resources: irq:0
*-display:0
description: VGA compatible controller
product: Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
resources: irq:16 memory:b0080000-b00fffff ioport:1800(size=8) memory:c0000000-cfffffff memory:b0000000-b003ffff
*-display:1 UNCLAIMED
description: Display controller
product: Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm cap_list
configuration: latency=0
resources: memory:24400000-2447ffff
*-pci:0
description: PCI bridge
product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 1
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1c
bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.0
version: 04
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:40 ioport:4000(size=4096) memory:24000000-241fffff ioport:24200000(size=2097152)
*-usb:0
description: USB controller
product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0
version: 04
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: uhci bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:23 ioport:1820(size=32)
*-usbhost
product: UHCI Host Controller
vendor: Linux 3.11.6-1-ARCH uhci_hcd
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@1
logical name: usb1
version: 3.11
capabilities: usb-1.10
configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=12Mbit/s
*-usb:1
description: USB controller
product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.1
version: 04
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: uhci bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:17 ioport:1840(size=32)
*-usbhost
product: UHCI Host Controller
vendor: Linux 3.11.6-1-ARCH uhci_hcd
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@3
logical name: usb3
version: 3.11
capabilities: usb-1.10
configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=12Mbit/s
*-usb
description: Keyboard
product: 2.4G Mouse
vendor: 2.4G KB
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@3:1
version: 11.10
capabilities: usb-2.00
configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=100mA speed=2Mbit/s
*-usb:2
description: USB controller
product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.2
version: 04
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: uhci bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:18 ioport:1860(size=32)
*-usbhost
product: UHCI Host Controller
vendor: Linux 3.11.6-1-ARCH uhci_hcd
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@4
logical name: usb4
version: 3.11
capabilities: usb-1.10
configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=12Mbit/s
*-usb:3
description: USB controller
product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.3
version: 04
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: uhci bus_master
configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:19 ioport:1880(size=32)
*-usbhost
product: UHCI Host Controller
vendor: Linux 3.11.6-1-ARCH uhci_hcd
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@5
logical name: usb5
version: 3.11
capabilities: usb-1.10
configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=12Mbit/s
*-usb:4
description: USB controller
product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1d.7
bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.7
version: 04
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=0
resources: irq:23 memory:b0040000-b00403ff
*-usbhost
product: EHCI Host Controller
vendor: Linux 3.11.6-1-ARCH ehci_hcd
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@2
logical name: usb2
version: 3.11
capabilities: usb-2.00
configuration: driver=hub slots=8 speed=480Mbit/s
*-pci:1
description: PCI bridge
product: 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1e
bus info: pci@0000:00:1e.0
version: d4
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci subtractive_decode bus_master cap_list
resources: ioport:3000(size=4096) memory:b0100000-b01fffff ioport:20000000(size=67108864)
*-network:0
description: Wireless interface
product: PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 5
bus info: pci@0000:06:05.0
logical name: wlp6s5
version: 05
serial: 00:15:00:31:55:bd
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ipw2200 driverversion=1.2.2kmprq firmware=ABG:9.0.5.27 (Dec 12 2007) ip=192.168.0.103 latency=32 link=yes maxlatency=24 mingnt=3 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
resources: irq:20 memory:b0106000-b0106fff
*-network:1
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 7
bus info: pci@0000:06:07.0
logical name: enp6s7
version: 10
serial: 00:0a:e4:a2:5c:c7
size: 10Mbit/s
capacity: 100Mbit/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=8139too driverversion=0.9.28 duplex=half latency=32 link=no maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s
resources: irq:20 ioport:3000(size=256) memory:b0107000-b01070ff
*-pcmcia
description: CardBus bridge
product: PCIxx21/x515 Cardbus Controller
vendor: Texas Instruments
physical id: 9
bus info: pci@0000:06:09.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pcmcia bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=yenta_cardbus latency=176 maxlatency=5 mingnt=192
resources: irq:22 memory:28000000-28000fff ioport:3400(size=256) ioport:3800(size=256) memory:20000000-23ffffff memory:2c000000-2fffffff
*-firewire
description: FireWire (IEEE 1394)
product: OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
vendor: Texas Instruments
physical id: 9.2
bus info: pci@0000:06:09.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm ohci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=firewire_ohci latency=32 maxlatency=4 mingnt=2
resources: irq:22 memory:b0107800-b0107fff memory:b0100000-b0103fff
*-storage
description: Mass storage controller
product: PCIxx21 Integrated FlashMedia Controller
vendor: Texas Instruments
physical id: 9.3
bus info: pci@0000:06:09.3
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: storage pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=tifm_7xx1 latency=57 maxlatency=4 mingnt=7
resources: irq:22 memory:b0104000-b0105fff
*-generic
description: SD Host controller
product: PCI6411/6421/6611/6621/7411/7421/7611/7621 Secure Digital Controller
vendor: Texas Instruments
physical id: 9.4
bus info: pci@0000:06:09.4
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=sdhci-pci latency=57 maxlatency=4 mingnt=7
resources: irq:22 memory:b0108400-b01084ff memory:b0108000-b01080ff memory:b0107400-b01074ff
*-multimedia
description: Multimedia audio controller
product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1e.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:1e.2
version: 04
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=snd_intel8x0 latency=0
resources: irq:21 ioport:1c00(size=256) ioport:18c0(size=64) memory:b0040800-b00409ff memory:b0040400-b00404ff
*-communication
description: Modem
product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Modem Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1e.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:1e.3
version: 04
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm generic bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=snd_intel8x0m latency=0
resources: irq:21 ioport:2400(size=256) ioport:2000(size=128)
*-isa
description: ISA bridge
product: 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0
version: 04
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: isa bus_master
configuration: driver=lpc_ich latency=0
resources: irq:0
*-ide
description: IDE interface
product: 82801FBM (ICH6M) SATA Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2
version: 04
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0
resources: irq:17 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:18b0(size=16)
*-serial UNCLAIMED
description: SMBus
product: 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3
version: 04
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: latency=0
resources: ioport:20a0(size=32)
Last edited by GERUM (2013-10-21 19:29:42)

GERUM wrote:
I read Extra Keyboard Keys and tried:
# showkey --scancodes
but that doesn't produce any (for those extra keys) output either.
Wiki page you linked to wrote:Keys without a scancode are not recognized by the kernel.

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These stop and start working randomly, but not all at the same time. However, it is never just one, it is at least 2.
I have not been able to figure out what is causing this, and a restart doesn't help, after a while the keys just start working again.
When they aren't working, keyboard viewer doesn't show up as the key has been pressed, so I think it may be a hardware issue.
My Macbook has never been dropped or had anything spilt on the keyboard.
Any suggestions would be awesome.
Ta,
Ryan.

Try resetting your SMC and PRAM. If neither work, you may need to get your keyboard replaced.
Resetting the System Management Controller >>
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Several laptop keyboard keys not working

Dear all,
I hope you can help me. Several keys on my HP Spectre 13-3000ea ultrabook occassionally don't work. More specifically, the n,m,h,j,y,u,6,7 keys (if you check your keyboard you see they constitute a vertical area of keys) do not work, most often when the laptop boots from cold or resumes from sleep. I can get them to work by rapidly hitting other keys in the neighbourhood and swiping my finger across these keys. All of the sudden they 'wake up' again and they will work. Sometimes, randomly, they will stop functioning again and the problem appears to become worse.
It is not a software related problem which support seems keen on, since I experience exactly the same problem in Ubuntu Linux and also in the BIOS. I have the feeling it is related to the connector ribbon but I'm having a bit of a difficult time convincing HP Support of this, especially because the occurrences seem random. If you have any ideas on how to solve this problem, please let me know.
Edit: I forgot to mention I never spilled anything over my keyboard and I used a keyboard brush to clean under the keys as well as I could, since the keys are not removable.
Thanks in advance

Hello
Test the keyboard using UEFI diagnostics. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03467259&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en#N341
If the keyboard test fails, contact HP Support at 1-800-474-6836 and them know the test failed.
While I am an HP employee I am speaking for myself.

DV7-3112sa keyboard keys not working

I might be blind and missing an older post on this but the 'q' 'w' 'e' 'r' and 'u' 'i' 'o' 'p' keys are not working.
I was typing something then all of a sudden these keys didnt work anymore. I tried the old trick of turning the laptop off and on and taking the battery out but that didnt work. The system says that the drivers are all up to date and working.
Unfortunately this is where my technical skills run out. Any ideas as to why they stopped working, and more importantly how I can fix it, would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Andy

Go into Device Manager, uninstall your Standard PS2 Keyboard and then reboot. That will reload your keyboard and hopefully it will work properly. If not, get a hold of a usb keyboard and see if you get the same results.
Please post back whether it works or not.
Good luck

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Hello, I have the HP2000 laptop and my key compresses frequently d not register unless pressed alot harder than normal. This pc is only a few months od and I feel this is not usual. Is there a quick fix or adjustment or am I stuck learning how to type like a caveman with 10lb fingers???

Well you should not have to press the keyboard extremely hard to get it to recognize your key strokes. Have you connected an external keyboard to see if the issue occurs still?
-Sean
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Macbook Pro keyboard keys not working

I am honestly so fed up. For the past three days keys have not been working. It started with the question mark and slash button now it's the command, six button, equal sign, and I'm typing in the dark because the key that increases the keyboard light is not working. Soon enough the backlight key will stop working and I'll be in the dark. I've read a couple forums and have tried every single troubleshooting that they've suggested and nothing seems to work. I also can't take it in anytime this weekend due to work. Anything I can possibly do (question mark). Also, trying to fix the question mark button I seemed to have ripped off the key and now it won't go back into place. my question is will apple replace this for free. Thank you. Also, I seemed to notice that the problems started occuring after I bought one of those keyboard covers. Pretty sure that has something to do with it. Since I'll probably have to go in on monday is there anyway I can change some keys so that for example, when I press shift and another button i'll get a question mark. Thank you.

The easiest thing to do might be to get an external keyboard for the moment. As for replacing the key for free, you might get them to do it. If it's just a matter of getting the keycap back on, they probably will. If you broke it off and damaged the keyboad circuitboard, the whole keyboard assembly may need replacement.
Have you tried resetting the SMC and PRAM?
SMC
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
PRAM
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14222

Logitech Multimedia Keyboard (key not working)

I got a new Logitech Multimedia Keyboard and using xbindkeys I got almost all the keys mapped.
There is one key, however, (the Messenger key) that does not seem to be recognized at all.
It does not show when I use "xbindkeys -k", nor when I use "xev" and there is no "action" whatsoever when I press this key. Yet, being the key there I should be able to map it.
Does anyone have any ideas as to how could I find out and/or map this key?
In all honesty, it is not just about the key ... I can just as well use key-combinations and get Gaim going, but I want to know why it is "invisible". I other words, I want to understand the problem.
Thanks in advance.
R

Copied from gentoo-wiki (and edited for Arch):
If pressing a key doesn't do anything at all (ie, xev produeces no output), run the following command in an X terminal:
dmesg
You will probably see some lines like these:
Code: Output of dmesg
atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x96 on isa0060/serio0).
atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e016 <keycode>' to make it known.
This means that the kernel doesn't have keycodes mapped to your keyboard's scancodes. You will have to add one line in /etc/rc.local for each missing key as follows:
File: /etc/rc.local
setkeycodes e008 136
setkeycodes e016 150
... And so on ...
Where the first number (e008) is what you see in dmesg, and the second number (136) is an unused keycode in your kernel. In general you can find a good keycode by taking the last 2 digits of this first number, converting it from hex (base-16) to decimal (base-10) and adding 128.
This will set up the proper scancode - keycode mapping every boot. To set them up without rebooting, run the following as root:
sh /etc/rc.local
After you have the proper mappings setup, restart X and try running xev again, to ensure that a keycode is displayed for each multimedia key you want to use.

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