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List of Input devices (keyboard, mouse, KVM, trackball, joystick, joypad, touchpad...) models working with SuSE releases. Specify Product brand, Model, Type, Interface, SuSE version and any other Comments or tips regarding the product that can help other users. The list is sorted alphabetically (by brand).
| Brand | Model | Type | Interface | SuSE versions | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aten | CL-1200 and ACS-1208A | KVM switch combo (LCD / touchpad / keyboard) | PS/2 | SuSE 10.0 (x86-64, smp), 10.3 (64 bits) | Combination of LCD display / keyboard / touchpad with 8-ports switch for rackmount systems |
| Cherry | eVolution STREAM XT | Standard Keyboard (105 key) | USB | Opensuse 11.x | Multimedia keys and PS/2-adapter work. |
| Chicony | KB 9908 | Multimedia Keyboard | PS/2 | Opensuse 10.3, 11.2 | Multimedia Keys detected automatically in Opensuse 11.2. Works perfectly. |
| Colorado | HP PR1101U | Standard Keyboard | USB | Opensuse Tumbleweed | Volume control buttons work |
| DasKeyboard | Professional III and Ultimate III | Standard Keyboard (104 key) | USB | Opensuse 11.x | USB ports work for unpowered devices (hardware limitation); alternate keycaps for control, alt and super for Mac and Linux; it just works. |
| Dell | MS116 | USB Optical Mouse (Pixart OEM) | USB | openSUSE Leap 42.2 & 42.3 | Had long time disconnect issues every minute on virtual terminal. HID_QUIRK_ALWAYS_POLL is now used (>= v4.4.75). |
| Dell | SK-8135 | Multimedia Keyboard | USB | Opensuse 11.0 & 11.1 | Media buttons email,browser,calculator & volume control work. |
| Dell | RT7D20 Rev.A01 | Standard Windows keyboard UK layout | PS/2 | OPenSuSE 11.1 | NO problems |
| eGalax_eMPIA (EETI) |  8.9" TouchScreen |
TouchScreen and usb hub | USB | Opensuse 11.1 | TouchScreen and 4-port usb hub from "Easy and Fun TouchKit" set. Works fine. Setup drivers from DVD or eeeti.com: needs only to run "setup.sh" (read "Driver Guid.pdf" - comes with drivers). No kernel rebuild or module compile needs. Just setup.sh, restart your netbook and run "TouchKit" utility to calibrate TouchScreen. |
| Genius | KB-29e Calculator | Multimedia Keyboard | USB | SUSE Linux 10.0 | This powerful multimedia USB keyboard, has no Linux drivers. So it works as a standard keyboard, without the multimedia buttons. |
| Genius | KB-18 | Multimedia Keyboard | PS/2 | SuSE 10.0 | Some multimedia functions will work, if you manually choose KB-21 drivers from the KDE Control Center. To do so: Start->KDE Control Center->Regions & Accessability -> Keyboard Layout -> Keyboard Model -> Genius KB-21e Scroll |
| Genius | ErgoMedia R800 Laser | Deluxe 2.4Ghz wireless ergonomic desktop combo | USB | openSUSE 11.0 | The set work great, some extra buttons don't work but most of them do out of the box. Other buttons will require to bind them with the desired function through Control Centre. Office, Messenger and Audio Preset buttons will not work. The mouse is a bit sensitive, I recommend to adjust sensitivity and mouse speed. Although it works with standard keyboard, maybe is better to select Genius KB-21e Scroll for Keyboard Layout (tested on GNOME only)
It is possible to make work the Office and Zoom keys with keytouch. To configure keytouch select the mouse, it seems those keys are handled by the mouse input bus. At the moment I couldn't make work the others. |
| Happy Hacking | - | Standard Keyboard | PS/2 | - | High Quality Keys, UNIX Key Layouts, Small Footprint, Multi Platforms Support. All the right keys in the right place. |
| HP | SK-2565 | Multimedia Keyboard | USB 2.0 | SuSE 10.3, 11.0 | Most Special keys don't work with the exception of Eject and mute, Keytouch-editor was unable to recognize the keyboard so mapping the keys is out of the question. |
| iball | Ez-9910 M [1] | Multimedia Keyboard | PS/2 | openSUSE 11.0 | Works great. All multimedia keys work. |
| IBM | Model M | Standard Keyboard | PS/2 | All | This is the original PC keyboard and works perfectly. |
| IOGear | GKM571R | A/V Keyboard | USB | openSUSE 11.4 | Works out of box. |
| Key Tronic | DESIGNER-P2 | Standard Keyboard | PS/2 | 11.2 (x86_64), 11.3 (x86_64) | Lifetime warranty, High Quality. full num pad. http://www.keytronic.com/home/products/specs/designer-p2.htm |
| Kinesis | Contoured Ergo Keyboard | Standard Keyboard | USB | SuSE 10.1 | Special ergonomic keyboard that puts most used keys under your stronger digits (esp. thumb) and makes distance to keys shorter for your smaller, weaker fingers. It works perfectly out of the box, although I did not test its USB hub feature (i.e., has integrated USB ports) or the optional foot pedal. See Kinesis. |
| Logitech | Classic Keyboard 200 | Standard Keyboard | USB | 10.3 | Works well, standard keyboard for those that don't want or need a bunch of special keys. |
| Logitech | Logitech Wireless Keyboard K340 | Wireless Keyboard (logitech unifying micro receiver capable) | USB | 11.3 | Basic functionality is fine, plug and play. Not all of the function keys seem to work however. The mail, calculator, music (including music controls) don't seem to work, the others (including volume control) do work fine. |
| Logitech | Cordless Internet Pro | Multimedia Keyboard and Mouse | USB | - | Works great, except for the "special keys" (only volume control works). Just don't enable plugin in XMMS for it, because XMMS will not work unless you are root. And, if you want the keyboard to work in boot loader, you may have to enable USB keybord detection in BIOS. Mouse works too. |
| Logitech | Cordless MediaBoard PRO | Multimedia Keyboard with build in mouse | Bluetooth | 11.0 | Connects but there is no output on screen. Only in hcidump |
| Logitech | Cordless DesktopĀ® Waveā¢ | Multimedia Keyboard and Mouse | USB | openSuSE 10.3 | The set work great, some extra buttons don't work but most of them do. All the multimedia buttons do work. Doesn't work in openSUSE 11.1 including some key buttons. |
| Logitech | Cordless Desktop LX700 | Multimedia Keyboard and Mouse | USB | - | Keyboard and mouse work as a standard keyboard/mouse (no special functionality is available by default). There are a couple of resources available for configuring the additional functionality of the keyboard. * Living With Linux - Logitech Cordless Desktop LX700 - for XFree86 ** Living With Linux - Changes for X.Org Server - for X.Org |
| Logitech | Cordless DesktopĀ® EX 110 [2] | Multimedia Keyboard and Mouse | USB | SuSE 10.1 | Special (multimedia) keys not tested. |
| Logitech | G15 | Multimedia Keyboard and Mouse | USB | SuSE 10.2 SuSE 10.3 Suse 11.0 | Special keys don't work. G-keys work as function keys.G15 tools |
| Logitech | Media Keyboard 600 Media keyboard 600 | Multimedia Keyboard | USB | Opensuse 11.0 & 11.1 | most media buttons (email,browser,calculator,volume control & mute) autoconfigured & can be reconfigured under 'configure desktop menu'. |
| Logitech | Internet Navigator | Multimedia/Internet Keyboard | USB | openSUSE 11.x | Everything works. Some keys are autoconfigure. The other can be configured by KDE. |
| Logitech | Marble MouseĀ® | Trackball | USB | SUSE 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 | Works excellent. |
| Logitech | Mx518 | Gaming Mouse | USB | SuSE 10.2 | Works with Mx310 driver. |
| Logitech | M505 | Wireless Mouse | USB | openSUSE 11.3 | Works out of the box. |
| Logitech | M555b | Bluetooth Laser Mouse for Notebooks | Bluetooth | 11.4 | Perfect, even sideward scroll working (might depend from your Bluetooth device, no dongle included) |
| Logitech | V470 Cordless Laser | Bluetooth Mouse for Notebooks | Bluetooth | 11.2, 11.3, 11.4 | all works. |
| Logitech | RumblePad 2 | Joypad (Gamepad) | USB | OpenSuSE 11.1, 10.2 | Just install library "libjsw" (and "libjsw-calibrator") from packman repository, plugin joystick, and run "jscalibrator" to calibrate device. All works fine, but after "jscalibrator" worked out, some programs need joypad to be replugged to catch axises. |
| Logitech | Wireless Combo MK220 | Keyboard + Mouse | USB / Advanced 2.4 GHz wireless | 12.3 | Works out of the box, including FN keys (mute, volume down, volume up, print screen) on KDE. I haven't tested it on GNOME. |
| Macally | IkeySlim | Generic Macintosh Keyboard | USB 2.0 | SuSE 10.2, 10.3 PPC and x86 | It works excellent. USB ports underpowered for some usb devices. |
| Microsoft | Natural Curve Keyboard 2000 | Keyboard | USB | 11.4, 11.3 | Multimedia keys and browsing buttons works well, calculator button requires extra configuration |
| Microsoft | Natural 4000 | Keyboard | USB | 10.3, 11.0, 11.1 | Perfect support in 11.0, but associations need to be specified for hot-keys. Hot keys don't work well in 10.3 |
| Microsoft | Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000 | Compact wireless keyboard and number pad | Bluetooth | oS 11.4 | Perfect support in 11.4 (might depend from your Bluetooth device, no dongle included), even the volume control keys work fine. |
| Mitsumi | - | Standard Keyboard | - | SuSE 9.3, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2 and SuSE 10.2x86-64 | It works excellent. |
| Razer | Arctosa | Multimedia keyboard | USB | openSUSE 12.1 | Everything (including the multimedia keys, interface with Amarok) works out of the box. The only exception is the Razer key (which is never really useful in Windows, either). Due to the lack of drivers, keys cannot be programmed to execute macros and other fancy things, but that is not necessary for ordinary use. The Windows and Scroll Lock keys don't do anything, either, but it's to be expected. |
| Sandberg | Wireless Keyboard Set Pro | 2.4Ghz wireless desktop combo | USB | openSUSE 11.4 | The DSP change button on the mouse and the "Open calculator" button on the keyboard doesn't work - otherwise everything works out-of-the-box in KDE4 and Gnome2. Only the multimedia keys works on Gnome Shell (Gnome3) and LXDE. |
| Thrustmaster | T-Flight Stick X V.4 | Joystick | USB | SuSE-11.1 | Had to plug it directly to the USB of the Computer, not via the USB-HUB I have at the monitor, but worked fine e.g. with the OOlite Calibration procedures. |
| Typhoon | Art No.40691 | Media Center Desktop | USB Wireless | SuSE-10.3 | Had to switch BIOS to legacy mode for USB. After booting to KDE-3.5.7, have to press 'nums-lock' key 2 to 3 times to obtain proper keyboard functionality. Trackball also works fine. |
| Toshiba | RT2258TWUS | Standard Windows keyboard -US layout | PS/2 | OpenSuSE 11.1 | Works with no problem even on a UK system. Blank key to left of 'Z' maps as '<' or as '>' in shifted state. |
| Unicomp | On-The-Ball 101 | Standard keyboard (101 key) with integrated trackball mouse | PS/2 | openSUSE 11.3, 11.4 | Works perfectly out of the box. PS/2 input was recognized and accepted without reboot.Keyboard is a current manufacture IBM Model M5-2 using original IBM Model M materials and molds. Trackball buttons replicate two button mouse functions with a second pair acting as locking buttons for each button; all four buttons are replicated on the rear of the trackball housing. |