using a usb keyboard

[vkashesh]

Can anyone tell me how I can get a USB keyboard to work on the plug?
I tried connecting one through the USB Type A port (USB Device), it receives power (my leds turn on/off) but no key strokes are showing on the console (I can see the console through the serial connection or mini USB and using hyperterminal)?

When I type: dmesg | tail

root@ubuntu:~# dmesg | tail
 sda: sda1
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk
eth0: link up, 10 Mb/s, half duplex, flow control disabled
NET: Registered protocol family 10
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 2
usb 1-1: new low speed USB device using orion-ehci and address 3
usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
input: DELL DELL USB Keyboard as /devices/platform/orion-ehci.0/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.0/input/input0
generic-usb 0003:413C:2005.0001: input: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [DELL DELL USB Keyboard] on usb-orion
-ehci.0-1/input0
root@ubuntu:~#

How can I capture the key strokes?

Thanks

[tamberg]

Hi vkashesh,

got the same (beginner?)  problem. Did you find a solution?

Regards,
tamberg

[UnaClocker]

That's because the console's input is tied to that serial port. You'd need to hook a USB-vga adapter up to go with that keyboard before you'd get a console that goes with that keyboard. I imagine there's some command to redirect the console's input to the keyboard, but just plugging it in isn't the trick.

[tamberg]

@UnaClocker: Thanks. Tried to use screen to run the keyboard input (/dev/stdin) consuming EXE in the background. No success.

Regards,
tamberg