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arzgi wrote: 2024-12-14 10:45 less is a viewer, would not say it is an editor. But you can show starting by line number: less +nnn file, where nnn is the page number.

the command below did the job:

Aki wrote: 2024-12-14 09:21
Which packages did you install within the first 3 days after installing Debian? You can check here:

• /var/log/apt/history.log

I've found the log but first I need to learn how to copy from line 93 to line 329 with the less editor viewer, so I can only keep what is relevant

history log : https://forums.debian.net/app.php/paste ... view&s=131

How soon after installing Debian did the problem start?


it started 2 or 3 days after the installation.

Could this have anything to do with the problem: on the right-hand side of the keyboard, the first four keys above the numeric keypad are, from left to right: Calculator (launches calculator), CE (= Clear Entry), -/+ (Change Sign) and On/Off. The problem is that F9 and + / - keys have the exact same function and also CE and Del key act the exact same: their keycodes and scancodes are ...

Hello,

Does the keyboard issue appear with grub (boot loader) or typing in a virtual console [ 1 ] ?


The issue does not appear with grub.

When the problem occurs, among other things, I can't open and write to a terminal tty7. Stangely, I can sometimes open a tty2/3 console and use it, that's another random effect of the problem. Normally I can highlight tabs in Firefox one by one, but with this problem I can't: once highlighted a tab stays in this state and I can highlight all the tabs ...

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So, patching your kernel might solve the issue.
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According to the Debian Bug Tracking System:
Debian Bug report logs - #1078696 linux-image-amd64-signed-template: Asus Vivobook X1704V : no keyboard
the patch should be already included in kernel (upstream version) 6.1.15 and next versions. So, the Debian packages linux-image-6.1.0-27-amd64 and subsequent linux-image-6.1.0-28-amd64 (currently in debian-proposed-updates) should already include the patch.

hello!

as I ...

Hello,

What is the output of the dmidecode command for your computer ?

# dmidecode
# dmidecode 3.4
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 3.5.0 present.
Table at 0x7238D000.

Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 26 bytes
BIOS Information
Vendor: American Megatrends International, LLC.
Version: X1704VA.303
Release Date: 03/13/2024
Address: 0xF0000
Runtime Size: 64 kB
ROM Size: 32 MB
Characteristics:
PCI is supported
BIOS is upgradeable
BIOS shadowing is allowed
Boot from CD is supported ...

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You are reporting a "random keyboard lock", while the OP of the referenced discussion reported his/her keyboard was not working at all.

So, yours is probably a different issue.

It may be a firmware/hardware malfunction.

You may analyze or share system logs for other clues.

Hello,

I thought that the two laptops might have the same problem because in the first message there is this link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-acpi/20240927141606.66826-3-hdegoede@redhat.com/, which says ...

I have an Asus Vivobook X1704VA laptop: my keyboard locks up randomly. At first I thought the problem might be with the xserver-xorg-input-libinput driver. But a few days ago, I found a topic on this forum describing a problem with an Asus Vivobook X1704VAP that looks a lot like mine: https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=808370. . It pointed to bug #1078696: https://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2024/10/msg00202.html. The proposed solution is as follows:

Add the X1704VAP to the irq1 ...

Thank you for your answers.

I chose the mailing list solution because system stability is a must for me.

hello,
To solve my asus X1704VA keyboard problem for good, I need a patched version of the xserver-xorg-input-libinput package. The current version is 1.1 and the next version will probably be the one
that is part of trixie, version 1.4. I've entered bookworm-backports in my sources.list file. So when version 1.4 is ready, I'll update version 1.1 and if the right patch is in that version I'll
be able to remove the i8042.dumbkbd=1 option I'm currently using.

I don't know if I'm right, but I ...

Yesterday the wifi connection stopped working, even with kernel 6.1.0-25. So there must be another problem. Maybe the adapter is defective. I'll buy a new one, then install it for kernel-6.1.0-26.

I was wondering what happened when I updated a kernel, now I know a bit more thanks to your explanations.

PS:even though the README document for the 8821cu driver says :

Compatible kernels

Kernels: 5.4 - 5.11 (Realtek)

Kernels: 5.12 - 6.11 (community support)

https://github.com/morrownr/8821cu ...

hello,

Since my wifi doesn't work with kernel 1.0.26, I booted my laptop with kernel 1.0.25. I thought that maybe dkms-1.0.26 couldn't build install the driver for my Tp-Link AC600 adapter, I was therefore surprised to read the following
~# uname -r
6.1.0-25-amd64

~# dkms status
rtl8821cu/5.12.0.4, 6.1.0-26-amd64, x86_64: installed

1- how, when I'm using kernel 1.0.25, can I get information about kernel 1.0.26?
2- is there anything I can do to fix this wifi problem, or do I have to wait for ...

Ohh boy, it seems this issue is too complex for me. I have read several topic about this and found out this: https://github.com/morrownr/8821au-20210708 and It works!!

Thank you!


hello,
I'm using the same TP-Link AC600 Wifi/Bluetooth adapter with the 8821au or 8821cu (cf PS2) driver, they both work with a 6.1 kernel, but I can't get Bluetooth to work. What about your Bluetooth, does it work? I tried a 6.10 kernel, Bluetooth still does not work.

PS1: I think I have the answer = this ...

for Debian 12, the https://linux-hardware.org/?id=usb:13d3-3579 site reports that two installations "work". Both use a kernel from Backports Repository (6.5* series). So I installed version 6.10. Bluetooth still doesn't work.

ps1: most likely, my adapter is not supported by Debian 12. I'll wait for an update that will do the trick.

ps2: the adapter I bought is a TP-Link AC600 T2U nano, not a TP-Link AC600 T2UB nano as I thought, so no Bluetooth available.

hello,

I'm trying to get Bluetooth to work, to no avail. So I ask for help.

~$ inxi -E
Bluetooth:
Device-1: IMC Networks Wireless_Device type: USB driver: btusb
Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: down
bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block: hardware: no software: no
address: 00:00:00:00:00:00

~$ bluetoothctl
Agent registered
[bluetooth]# show
No default controller available

# rfkill list all
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1: asus-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
2: hci0 ...

this is my mistake, a big one in fact. I upgraded from Debian 11 to Debian 12 and completely forgot that the copy of my public key should be renamed to authorized_keys. Now it works.

hello,
I can't use PubkeyAuthentication anymore and I can't figure out why.

~$ ssh -v xxx@yyyy
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debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-interactive
debug1: Trying private key: /home/mm/.ssh/id_ecdsa_sk
debug1: Trying private key: /home/mm/.ssh/id_ed25519
debug1: Trying private key: /home/mm/.ssh/id_ed25519_sk
debug1: Trying private key: /home/mm/.ssh/id_xmss
debug1: Next authentication method: keyboard-interactive
debug1: Authentications that can ...

I tried the manual, the Debian Wiki and a few sites like archlinux.org where I finally found ArchWiki giving a very clear description which helped me understand your more precise definition:
1- seat: A workplace with a physical monitor, physical keyboard and physical mouse.
2- Multiseat is a certain setup where N users work simultaneously on one computer. This is achieved by having N monitors, N keyboards and N mice. The advantages are quite obvious:

Less power consumption (only one computer ...

hello,

I was recently confronted with the lightdm.conf file and more specifically with the part called [Seat*]. There's no problem configuring it, but when I asked myself what Seat means, I couldn't find an answer. The other examples I found like #start-default-seat=true or # type = Seat type (xlocal, xremote, unity) didn't help. How can I explain it in simple terms?

It is a bit weird that a profile can dictate the timezone. I was under the assumption that the timezone is a function of the OS and Firefox has system calls that pick it up.


Even though I don't know much about computer science I found it odd but it's a fact, at least for my installation. My profile is around 5 or 6 years old and it's the first problem, a little weird, that's for sure, that I have.

I may have solved it but I'll never know the origin. Here's what I did:

1- I tried to ...