Razer BlackWidow V4 - doesn't "initialize" unless it is replugged (USB)

Swazib0y commented 2 weeks ago

Affected Device / PID

Razer BlackWidow V4 1532:0287

Operating System / Version

Fedora 40

Kernel Version

6.10.6-200.fc40.x86_64

OpenRazer Version

3.8.0

Support Checklist

[X] My user was added to the plugdev group.
[X] I have rebooted and the problem persists.
[X] I looked at the Troubleshooting page and it did not solve the problem.

Symptoms

[ ] Uninstalling OpenRazer fixes the problem
[X] Re-plugging the device fixes the problem
[ ] It worked before a system/kernel update.
[ ] Only a problem if the daemon is running.
[X] Only a problem from power up or a reboot.
[ ] I'm dual booting with Windows.
[ ] Intermittent or erratic problem.
[ ] My device is missing a feature.

Please describe the issue

The device does not initialize on fresh boot and login. I have to remove the USB cable, wait a few seconds, and once I plug the USB cable back in it initializes perfectly.

By "no initialize" I mean, no back lighting active, all dark on the KB. Changing any backlight settings in Polychromatic has no effect, yet it detects the keyboard just fine.

Once I replug the device, PolyChromatic has no issues changing the back light config effectively.

Fresh boot dmesg

$ sudo dmesg | grep razer
[    6.346752] razerkbd: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
[    6.346763] razerkbd: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
[    6.537597] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.0005: input,hidraw4: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [Razer Razer BlackWidow V4] on usb-0000:57:00.0-3/input0
[    6.773550] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.0007: input,hidraw5: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [Razer Razer BlackWidow V4] on usb-0000:57:00.0-3/input2
[    6.773677] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.0008: No inputs registered, leaving
[    6.773711] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.0008: hidraw6: USB HID v1.00 Device [Razer Razer BlackWidow V4] on usb-0000:57:00.0-3/input3
[    6.773914] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.0009: hiddev98,hidraw7: USB HID v1.00 Device [Razer Razer BlackWidow V4] on usb-0000:57:00.0-3/input4
[    6.826512] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.0006: input,hidraw10: USB HID v1.00 Keyboard [Razer Razer BlackWidow V4] on usb-0000:57:00.0-3/input1

Post replug dmesg

sudo dmesg | grep razer
[    6.346752] razerkbd: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
[    6.346763] razerkbd: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
[    6.537597] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.0005: input,hidraw4: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [Razer Razer BlackWidow V4] on usb-0000:57:00.0-3/input0
[    6.773550] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.0007: input,hidraw5: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [Razer Razer BlackWidow V4] on usb-0000:57:00.0-3/input2
[    6.773677] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.0008: No inputs registered, leaving
[    6.773711] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.0008: hidraw6: USB HID v1.00 Device [Razer Razer BlackWidow V4] on usb-0000:57:00.0-3/input3
[    6.773914] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.0009: hiddev98,hidraw7: USB HID v1.00 Device [Razer Razer BlackWidow V4] on usb-0000:57:00.0-3/input4
[    6.826512] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.0006: input,hidraw10: USB HID v1.00 Keyboard [Razer Razer BlackWidow V4] on usb-0000:57:00.0-3/input1
[  462.317528] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.000C: input,hidraw4: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [Razer Razer BlackWidow V4] on usb-0000:57:00.0-3/input0
[  462.375872] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.000D: input,hidraw5: USB HID v1.00 Keyboard [Razer Razer BlackWidow V4] on usb-0000:57:00.0-3/input1
[  462.441802] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.000E: input,hidraw6: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [Razer Razer BlackWidow V4] on usb-0000:57:00.0-3/input2
[  462.446834] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.000F: No inputs registered, leaving
[  462.446911] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.000F: hidraw7: USB HID v1.00 Device [Razer Razer BlackWidow V4] on usb-0000:57:00.0-3/input3
[  462.457353] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.0010: hiddev98,hidraw10: USB HID v1.00 Device [Razer Razer BlackWidow V4] on usb-0000:57:00.0-3/input4

Modules seem fine.

sudo dkms status
openrazer-driver/3.8.0, 6.10.4-200.fc40.x86_64, x86_64: installed
openrazer-driver/3.8.0, 6.10.5-200.fc40.x86_64, x86_64: installed
openrazer-driver/3.8.0, 6.10.6-200.fc40.x86_64, x86_64: installed

What am I missing? I am a .... dangerous rookie on the command line. Point me in the right direction I should be good (mostly LOL)!

lah7 commented 2 weeks ago

I'm not really sure if anything on OpenRazer's software side is causing this.

Does it happen if you enter the BIOS/UEFI setup screen (before an OS boots)?
Does it only happen on a cold boot (from power off) or just a reboot?
What is the firmware version of your keyboard?
- (Can be found in Polychromatic → Device Info)

Since nobody else reported this problem, it's possible there could be newer firmware that fixed this. If you can, try plugging the keyboard into a Windows computer with Razer Synapse 3 installed to check. Sometimes newer firmware can fix things like this.

RogerSelf commented 1 week ago

I'm having this same issue and the scenario listed by OP matches my presentation of the problem. The only difference I have to his initial setup is I am dual booting (OSes contained on two seperate SSD's)

No RGB unless the KB is re-plugged after the machine is booted.
The KB works, but there is no way to initialize the RGB / Backlighting unless you unplug it and plug it back in after the OS is running.
The keyboard does light up during post and UEFI / BIOS splash screens. Then blacks out during OS boot.
(If already working) it will remain working during reboot
Does not work if shut down completely then booted back.
I've updated to the latest Razer FW for this KB. - V1.2 in Dev Info.

My Razer Grep :

[ 4.663709] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.0006: input,hidraw3: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [Razer Razer BlackWidow V4] on usb-0000:00:14.0-3/input0 [ 4.663774] razermouse 0003:1532:00B2.0004: input,hidraw5: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [Razer Razer DeathAdder V3] on usb-0000:05:00.0-1/input0 [ 4.725682] razermouse 0003:1532:00B2.0007: input,hidraw4: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [Razer Razer DeathAdder V3] on usb-0000:05:00.0-1/input2 [ 4.725824] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.000A: No inputs registered, leaving [ 4.725836] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.000A: hidraw6: USB HID v1.00 Device [Razer Razer BlackWidow V4] on usb-0000:00:14.0-3/input3 [ 4.725927] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.000B: hiddev98,hidraw9: USB HID v1.00 Device [Razer Razer BlackWidow V4] on usb-0000:00:14.0-3/input4 [ 4.909652] razermouse 0003:1532:00B2.0005: input,hidraw8: USB HID v1.00 Keyboard [Razer Razer DeathAdder V3] on usb-0000:05:00.0-1/input1 [ 4.972672] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.0009: input,hidraw7: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [Razer Razer BlackWidow V4] on usb-0000:00:14.0-3/input2 [ 5.024681] razerkbd 0003:1532:0287.0008: input,hidraw14: USB HID v1.00 Keyboard [Razer Razer BlackWidow V4] on usb-0000:00:14.0-3/input1

DKMS Status:

openrazer-driver/3.8.0, 6.10.7-200.fsync.fc40.x86_64, x86_64: installed

RogerSelf commented 2 days ago

Recent updates seem to have addressed this issue.

Fixed

openrazer / openrazer