freebsd stable - Jan 2010 - Extra keys in multimedia keyboard doesn't work

Hi, I've recently got a new Microsoft Wireless Keyboard  v2.0. I am curios
whether multimedia keyboards work with FreeBSD out of box or should I
configure something or use some quirks to enable extra keys. This keyboard
works fine with Linux 2.6.30 all keys work otb. I tried using xev in FreeBSD
but none of additional keys returned anything after pressing it. Are
multimedia keyboard supported in FreeBSD or am I having bad luck with mine
keyboard and should I send PR.

My system:

uname -a
FreeBSD altstation 8.0-RELEASE-p2 FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-p2 #0: Tue Jan 5
21:11:58 UTC 2010
root@amd64-builder.daemonology.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
amd64

usbconfig -u 1 -a 3 dump_device_desc
ugen1.3: <Microsoft 2.4GHz Transceiver v Microsoft> at usbus1, cfg=0
md=HOST
spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=ON

bLength = 0x0012
bDescriptorType = 0x0001
bcdUSB = 0x0200
bDeviceClass = 0x0000
bDeviceSubClass = 0x0000
bDeviceProtocol = 0x0000
bMaxPacketSize0 = 0x0040
idVendor = 0x045e
idProduct = 0x0745
bcdDevice = 0x0251
iManufacturer = 0x0001 <Microsoft>
iProduct = 0x0002 <Microsoft 2.4GHz Transceiver v6.0>
iSerialNumber = 0x0000 <no string>
bNumConfigurations = 0x0001


 Thanks in advance.

On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 08:26:47PM +0000, Krzysztof Dajka
wrote:
> Hi, I've recently got a new Microsoft Wireless Keyboard  v2.0. I am
curios
> whether multimedia keyboards work with FreeBSD out of box or should I
> configure something or use some quirks to enable extra keys. This keyboard
> works fine with Linux 2.6.30 all keys work otb. I tried using xev in
FreeBSD
> but none of additional keys returned anything after pressing it. Are
> multimedia keyboard supported in FreeBSD or am I having bad luck with mine
> keyboard and should I send PR.
Can you define "extra keys" in this case?  I've a feeling
you're
referring to the multimedia keys and other stuff residing above the
Function keys of the keyboard.

If so: yes, FreeBSD's USB driver appears to lack support for these.  Or,
well, it did on RELENG_7 (which is a completely different USB driver),
so it sounds like RELENG_8 needs some work in this regard.

If someone wants to take up improving the quirks for this capability,
let me know and I'll be more than happy to send them a free Microsoft
Natural Ergonomic 4000 keyboard.

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