Bug 486875

Summary:	Microsoft keyboard does not work in plasma
Product:	[Frameworks and Libraries] plasma-wayland-protocols	Reporter:	kdbase-kdebug
Component:	general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	minor	CC:	aleixpol, p.r.worrall
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description kdbase-kdebug 2024-05-10 23:23:56 UTC

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SUMMARY
This is a strange bug, and I did not know how to categorize it. I am using Plasma wayland with Fedora.

I have two USB keyboards. The one from Logitech works with no problem.

The other is from Microsoft. Its lsusb description is
ID 045e:0750 Microsoft Corp. Wired Keyboard 600

The Microsoft keyboard, which I prefer, works everywhere except inside Plasma. I can use it after I boot the computer, within GNOME, or even to enter my password from sddm. But as soon as I enter Plasma, it's not recognized. None of the keys has any effect. The Logitech keyboard does function, however, without problem. I'm running on wayland. I wanted to try it on the X11 version of Plasma, but Fedora does not supply this.

This occurs no matter how I start up plasma, whether from sddm, gdm, or the startplasma-wayland command.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Plug in my Microsoft USB keyboard.
2. Start Plasma.
3.

OBSERVED RESULT
Keyboard does not function. I log out using the mouse.

EXPECTED RESULT
The keyboard functions.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows:
macOS:
Linux/KDE Plasma: Linux 6.9.0-0.rc6. Plasma 6.0.4
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 24.02
Qt Version: 6.7

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I'm currently signed into GNOME, so that I can use my preferred keyboard. I am running Fedora Rawhide, although the problem is also present in Fedora 40. I filled in the the KDE, Plasma, and Qt version fields based on the version numbers in the RPM packages. I think this is what you were looking.

Comment 1 kdbase-kdebug 2024-05-11 12:03:23 UTC

Please close this issue.  It is almost certainly not a bug.

It occurred to me that this may be a problem with my configuration.  I logged into Plasma as a guest user that I previously created to test this.  Indeed, the Microsoft keyboard functions properly for this user.

I'll see if I can find the problem in my config and cache files.  If I can't, I'll delete all the Plasma files and restore my desktop.  It's a bit of a pain, but I've done it before, and it's not too bad.