X grabs the input device exclusively, results in no output

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What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?

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If applicable, also attach contents of /proc/bus/input/devices.
proc/bus/input/devices   is an empty file

Original issue reported on code.google.com by netsukec...@gmail.com on 2 Feb 2010 at 10:38

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• output
• devices

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Issue 5 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by kernc...@gmail.com on 2 Feb 2010 at 6:04

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Great, now could you please try running logkeys with --device option, e.g.
$ logkeys --start --device=/dev/input/eventX
especially for X = 4, 5 or 6 (i.e. /dev/input/event5), and report if it works 
that way.

logkeys only tries the first kbd device it finds, and in your case that is
/dev/input/event4, which responds to serial keyboard and may not work if you are
using an USB keyboard.

If neither of those work (/dev/input/eventX for X=4,5,6), then please try 
running
$ sudo od -tx1 /dev/input/eventX
(for X=0 to 9), and see if any variation of the above command produces any 
output on
key press. If not, also try it in console outside of X (i.e. Ctrl+Alt+F1).

Thank you for your time!

Original comment by kernc...@gmail.com on 2 Feb 2010 at 8:52

• Changed title: no output to log file

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Hi tried logkeys --start --device=/dev/input/event 4 through 6 no joy

tried Ctrl+Alt+F1 no joy but f2 f3  f4 f5 f6 yes ok

This command sudo od -tx1 /dev/input/event0 through 9 
i had to ctrl c as it just sat there

this software workes in any tty session but not in a gui i hope helps

Original comment by netsukec...@gmail.com on 3 Feb 2010 at 10:12

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• logkeys.log

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Your attached logkeys.log file shows
{{{
Logging started ...

2010-02-03 08:40:06+0000 > ls#<BckSp>root
2010-02-03 08:41:51+0000 > xxxxxxx
2010-02-03 08:41:55+0000 > <LCtrl>c
2010-02-03 08:42:09+0000 > ls
2010-02-03 08:42:23+0000 > cd .
2010-02-03 08:42:26+0000 > cd ..
2010-02-03 08:42:29+0000 > ls
2010-02-03 08:42:31+0000 > cd home
2010-02-03 08:42:34+0000 > cd .
2010-02-03 08:42:38+0000 > cd ..
2010-02-03 08:42:41+0000 > startx
2010-02-03 08:42:46+0000 > 
<LCtrl><LAlt><F4><Esc><LCtrl><LAlt><Esc><LCtrl><LMeta> 
2010-02-03 08:43:15+0000 > 
2010-02-03 08:43:16+0000 > root
2010-02-03 08:43:21+0000 > xxxxxx
2010-02-03 08:43:25+0000 > <LCtrl><LAlt>0reboot
2010-02-03 08:43:50+0000 > 

Logging stopped at 2010-02-03 08:43:53+0000
}}}

So you are saying this successful logging session was made in a tty?
With which device?

In this case it seems that your X is grabbing your keyboard exclusively
(i.e. http://separaterealities.com/blag/?p=6) to which I have yet to find a 
workaround.

Ideas are very welcome. :)

Thank you for this bug report.

Original comment by kernc...@gmail.com on 3 Feb 2010 at 2:20

• Changed state: Accepted

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Hey, netsukecarving,

Can I ask you for your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, please.

Original comment by kernc...@gmail.com on 1 Apr 2010 at 1:14

• Changed title: X grabs the input device exclusively, results in no output