Keycroc does not work with Cherry Keyboard

[soh_hos]

Hello,

my Keycroc does not work with Cherry Keyboards. I investigated the problem, and found in "croc_framework" a line which is checking the lsusb command for the keyword "Linux".

But the cherry Keyboard gets registered at the croc as "Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046a:0023 Cherry GmbH CyMotion Master Linux Keyboard G230", so it can't detect it. Could you please fix this issue or tell me how I can fix it? If I adjust the check for "Linux" it unfortunately still doesn't work.

 

[soh_hos]

I just realized there is also no /dev/hidraw entry created after plugging in the keyboard.

udevadm monitor gives the following output after pluging in the keyboard:

KERNEL[6362.875459] add      /devices/platform/sunxi-ohci.3/usb5/5-1 (usb)
UDEV  [6362.880792] add      /devices/platform/sunxi-ohci.3/usb5/5-1 (usb)
KERNEL[6362.883571] add      /devices/platform/sunxi-ohci.3/usb5/5-1/5-1:1.0 (usb)
KERNEL[6362.883767] add      /devices/platform/sunxi-ohci.3/usb5/5-1/5-1:1.0/0003:046A:0023.000F (hid)
KERNEL[6362.885949] add      /devices/platform/sunxi-ohci.3/usb5/5-1/5-1:1.1 (usb)
KERNEL[6362.886136] add      /devices/platform/sunxi-ohci.3/usb5/5-1/5-1:1.1/0003:046A:0023.0010 (hid)
KERNEL[6362.887399] add      /devices/platform/sunxi-ohci.3/usb5/5-1/usb_device/usbdev5.9 (usb_device)
UDEV  [6362.896844] add      /devices/platform/sunxi-ohci.3/usb5/5-1/usb_device/usbdev5.9 (usb_device)
UDEV  [6362.897077] add      /devices/platform/sunxi-ohci.3/usb5/5-1/5-1:1.1 (usb)
UDEV  [6362.901598] add      /devices/platform/sunxi-ohci.3/usb5/5-1/5-1:1.1/0003:046A:0023.0010 (hid)
UDEV  [6362.906653] add      /devices/platform/sunxi-ohci.3/usb5/5-1/5-1:1.0 (usb)
UDEV  [6362.911654] add      /devices/platform/sunxi-ohci.3/usb5/5-1/5-1:1.0/0003:046A:0023.000F (hid)

And here is the output of lsusb:
 

root@croc:/usr/local/croc# lsusb -vd 046a:0023

Bus 005 Device 011: ID 046a:0023 Cherry GmbH CyMotion Master Linux Keyboard G230
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0
  bDeviceProtocol         0
  bMaxPacketSize0         8
  idVendor           0x046a Cherry GmbH
  idProduct          0x0023 CyMotion Master Linux Keyboard G230
  bcdDevice            2.20
  iManufacturer           0
  iProduct                0
  iSerial                 0
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           59
    bNumInterfaces          2
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0
    bmAttributes         0xa0
      (Bus Powered)
      Remote Wakeup
    MaxPower              100mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           1
      bInterfaceClass         3 Human Interface Device
      bInterfaceSubClass      1 Boot Interface Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol      1 Keyboard
      iInterface              0
        HID Device Descriptor:
          bLength                 9
          bDescriptorType        33
          bcdHID               1.11
          bCountryCode            0 Not supported
          bNumDescriptors         1
          bDescriptorType        34 Report
          wDescriptorLength      65
         Report Descriptors:
           ** UNAVAILABLE **
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0008  1x 8 bytes
        bInterval              10
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        1
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           1
      bInterfaceClass         3 Human Interface Device
      bInterfaceSubClass      0 No Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol      0 None
      iInterface              0
        HID Device Descriptor:
          bLength                 9
          bDescriptorType        33
          bcdHID               1.11
          bCountryCode            0 Not supported
          bNumDescriptors         1
          bDescriptorType        34 Report
          wDescriptorLength      52
         Report Descriptors:
           ** UNAVAILABLE **
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x82  EP 2 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0008  1x 8 bytes
        bInterval              10
Device Status:     0x0000
  (Bus Powered)

Any ideas?

[soh_hos]

Could it be a missing kernel setting like in this post? https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-951448.html

[lartsch]

I would really like to try and enable this kernel settings, but I am unsure how to rebuild the current kernel. Can anyone assists on that?

[Jtyle6]

8 months later... It's a little bit late.

[chrizree]

Well, if it's still not solved, how can it be too late? As I understand it, there is work being done on getting the Croc to better accept different types of keyboards. It has for sure been a bit picky this far.

[soh_hos]

Is there maybe a tool to modify the kernel settings while the os is not booted? @Darren Kitchen

[lartsch]

4 hours ago, soh_hos said:

Is there maybe a tool to modify the kernel settings while the os is not booted? @Darren Kitchen

That would be perfect. With a framework/firmware that was not updated in more than a year, with plenty of bugs / missing features, it would be nice to be able to do modifications on all levels of the firmware/OS.