Cannot distinguish multiple keyboards.
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Description
Description
Even though there are two keyboards connected to my computer, retroarch only sees one.
To reproduce
- Have two keyboards plugged in.
- Config > Input > User N Binds
Expected behavior
"User N Device Index" should be 0 or 1, with the ability to switch between. 0 for one keyboard and 1 for the other.
Actual behavior
It just says "Disabled".
Notes
It makes no difference whether I switch the input driver to udev and run as root.
Versions
$ pacman -Qi retroarch xorg-server | egrep 'Name|Version'
Name : retroarch
Version : 1.8.1-1
Name : xorg-server
Version : 1.20.6-3
$ uname -s -r -v -m -o
Linux 5.4.8-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat, 04 Jan 2020 23:46:18 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with two keyboards and checking Config > Input > User N Binds on the reported Linux setup. Trace the input-device handling relevant to the disabled User N Device Index; done means both keyboards are detected and can be selected independently.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, linux
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100