Doesn't work in Ubuntu Desktop 20.04

[DavidATapia]

The GUI will load devices but doesn't provide any means to map keys. Ubuntu 20.04 desktop. Doesn't seem like it's ever been tested.

$ input-remapper-gtk -d 20:49:40.666745 105052 GUI INFO logger.py:223: input-remapper-gtk 1.5.0 e31a1b2bc5d23fe13130afcc242063196335399f https://github.com/sezanzeb/input-remapper 20:49:40.666824 105052 GUI INFO logger.py:231: python-evdev 1.3.0 20:49:40.666852 105052 GUI WARNING logger.py:234: Debug level will log all your keystrokes! Do not post this output in the internet if you typed in sensitive or private information with your device! 20:49:40.666876 105052 GUI DEBUG input-remapper-gtk:55: Using locale directory: /usr/share/input-remapper/lang 20:49:40.669373 105052 GUI DEBUG pipe.py:62: Creating new pipe for "/tmp/input-remapper-davidtapia/results" 20:49:40.669582 105052 GUI DEBUG pipe.py:62: Creating new pipe for "/tmp/input-remapper-davidtapia/commands" 20:49:40.675855 105052 GUI INFO global_config.py:105: Loaded config from "/home/davidtapia/.config/input-remapper/config.json" 20:49:40.678068 105052 GUI INFO daemon.py:199: Connected to the service 20:49:40.678110 105052 GUI DEBUG daemon.py:235: Telling service about "/home/davidtapia/.config/input-remapper" 20:49:40.679013 105052 GUI DEBUG user_interface.py:246: Running pkexec input-remapper-control --command helper -d 20:49:44.973974 105057 Control DEBUG input-remapper-control:230: Call for "['/usr/bin/input-remapper-control', '--command', 'helper', '-d']" 20:49:44.977898 105057 Control DEBUG input-remapper-control:212: Booting finished 20:49:44.978362 105057 Control INFO input-remapper-control:260: Done 20:49:44.989200 105052 GUI DEBUG global_uinputs.py:80: creating fake UInput device: 'input-remapper keyboard' 20:49:44.989262 105052 GUI DEBUG global_uinputs.py:80: creating fake UInput device: 'input-remapper gamepad' 20:49:44.989286 105052 GUI DEBUG global_uinputs.py:80: creating fake UInput device: 'input-remapper mouse' 20:49:44.989308 105052 GUI DEBUG global_uinputs.py:80: creating fake UInput device: 'input-remapper keyboard + mouse' 20:49:45.078415 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG pipe.py:79: Using existing pipe for "/tmp/input-remapper-davidtapia/results" 20:49:45.078533 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG pipe.py:79: Using existing pipe for "/tmp/input-remapper-davidtapia/commands" 20:49:45.078589 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG helper.py:110: Sending groups 20:49:45.079543 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG groups.py:337: Discovering device paths 20:49:45.079960 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG groups.py:378: Found "3_49153_7658_usb-0000:00:14.0-11", "/dev/input/event262", "HID c001:1dea Keyboard", type: keyboard 20:49:45.113631 105052 GUI DEBUG groups.py:337: Discovering device paths 20:49:45.114142 105052 GUI DEBUG groups.py:446: Did not find any input device 20:49:45.686219 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG groups.py:378: Found "24_1160_4618_i2c-DELL0A69:00", "/dev/input/event16", "DELL0A69:00 0488:120A UNKNOWN", type: unknown 20:49:45.710202 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG groups.py:378: Found "24_1160_4618_i2c-DELL0A69:00", "/dev/input/event15", "DELL0A69:00 0488:120A Touchpad", type: touchpad 20:49:45.734218 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG groups.py:378: Found "24_1160_4618_i2c-DELL0A69:00", "/dev/input/event5", "DELL0A69:00 0488:120A Mouse", type: mouse 20:49:45.758216 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG groups.py:378: Found "25_0_0_-", "/dev/input/event4", "Dell WMI hotkeys", type: unknown 20:49:45.782160 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG groups.py:378: Found "25_0_0_-", "/dev/input/event3", "Dell Privacy Driver", type: unknown 20:49:45.810204 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG groups.py:378: Found "25_0_0_-", "/dev/input/event14", "Intel HID 5 button array", type: unknown 20:49:45.842158 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG groups.py:378: Found "25_0_0_-", "/dev/input/event13", "Intel HID events", type: unknown 20:49:45.870426 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG groups.py:378: Found "3_1133_8209_usb-0000:00:14.0-13", "/dev/input/event11", "Logitech K520", type: keyboard 20:49:45.886174 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG groups.py:378: Found "3_1133_16469_usb-0000:00:14.0-13", "/dev/input/event10", "Logitech Wireless Mouse", type: mouse 20:49:45.914293 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG groups.py:378: Found "30_0_0_DP-2", "/dev/input/event12", "DP-2", type: unknown 20:49:45.930109 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG groups.py:378: Found "30_0_0_DP-1", "/dev/input/event9", "DP-1", type: unknown 20:49:45.954283 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG groups.py:378: Found "25_0_6_LNXVIDEO", "/dev/input/event8", "Video Bus", type: unknown 20:49:45.986200 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG groups.py:378: Found "25_0_6_LNXVIDEO", "/dev/input/event7", "Video Bus", type: unknown 20:49:46.022193 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG groups.py:378: Found "17_2_1_isa0060", "/dev/input/event6", "PS/2 Generic Mouse", type: unknown 20:49:46.046331 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG groups.py:378: Found "17_1_1_isa0060", "/dev/input/event2", "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard", type: keyboard 20:49:46.087058 105067 GUI-Helper INFO groups.py:449: Found "HID c001:1dea Keyboard", "DELL0A69:00 0488:120A Mouse", "Dell WMI hotkeys", "Logitech K520", "Logitech Wireless Mouse", "DP-2", "DP-1", "Video Bus", "PS/2 Generic Mouse", "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" 20:49:46.087697 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG helper.py:91: Waiting for the first command 20:49:46.090309 105052 GUI DEBUG reader.py:99: Received 10 devices 20:49:46.092423 105052 GUI DEBUG preset.py:379: The newest preset is "Logitech K520", "new preset" 20:49:46.092777 105052 GUI DEBUG user_interface.py:600: Selecting device "Logitech K520" 20:49:46.093067 105052 GUI DEBUG user_interface.py:384: "Logitech K520" presets: "new preset" 20:49:46.093542 105052 GUI DEBUG user_interface.py:714: Selecting preset "new preset" 20:49:46.094486 105052 GUI DEBUG editor.py:322: Disabling the text input 20:49:46.095962 105052 GUI DEBUG editor.py:322: Disabling the text input 20:49:46.097025 105052 GUI INFO preset.py:170: Loading preset from "/home/davidtapia/.config/input-remapper/presets/Logitech K520/new preset.json" 20:49:46.098269 105052 GUI DEBUG editor.py:322: Disabling the text input 20:49:46.098892 105052 GUI DEBUG editor.py:322: Disabling the text input 20:49:46.099749 105052 GUI DEBUG reader.py:190: Sending start msg to helper for "Logitech K520" 20:49:46.099948 105052 GUI DEBUG reader.py:206: Clearing reader 20:49:46.100128 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG helper.py:103: Starting mainloop 20:49:46.100397 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG helper.py:117: Received command "Logitech K520" 20:49:46.100560 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG helper.py:139: No more commands in pipe 20:49:46.100948 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG helper.py:174: Starting reading keycodes from "Logitech K520" 20:49:54.792170 105052 GUI DEBUG user_interface.py:600: Selecting device "HID c001:1dea Keyboard" 20:49:54.792668 105052 GUI DEBUG user_interface.py:384: "HID c001:1dea Keyboard" presets: "new preset 2", "new preset" 20:49:54.793322 105052 GUI DEBUG user_interface.py:714: Selecting preset "new preset 2" 20:49:54.794174 105052 GUI DEBUG editor.py:322: Disabling the text input 20:49:54.794925 105052 GUI DEBUG editor.py:322: Disabling the text input 20:49:54.795597 105052 GUI INFO preset.py:170: Loading preset from "/home/davidtapia/.config/input-remapper/presets/HID c001:1dea Keyboard/new preset 2.json" 20:49:54.796660 105052 GUI DEBUG editor.py:322: Disabling the text input 20:49:54.797274 105052 GUI DEBUG editor.py:322: Disabling the text input 20:49:54.798035 105052 GUI DEBUG reader.py:190: Sending start msg to helper for "HID c001:1dea Keyboard" 20:49:54.798254 105052 GUI DEBUG reader.py:206: Clearing reader 20:49:54.798485 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG helper.py:193: Stops reading due to new command 20:49:54.826183 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG helper.py:117: Received command "HID c001:1dea Keyboard" 20:49:54.826428 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG helper.py:139: No more commands in pipe 20:49:54.826687 105067 GUI-Helper DEBUG helper.py:174: Starting reading keycodes from "HID c001:1dea Keyboard" 20:49:58.907048 105052 GUI DEBUG reader.py:206: Clearing reader 20:50:18.720625 105052 GUI DEBUG reader.py:162: down ·························· <InputEvent KEY_VOLUMEDOWN (114) down> 20:50:18.720897 105052 GUI DEBUG reader.py:147: release ······················· <InputEvent KEY_VOLUMEDOWN (114) up> 20:50:22.072121 105052 GUI DEBUG reader.py:162: down ·························· <InputEvent KEY_VOLUMEDOWN (114) down> 20:50:22.072422 105052 GUI DEBUG reader.py:147: release ······················· <InputEvent KEY_VOLUMEDOWN (114) up> 20:50:36.204519 105052 GUI DEBUG reader.py:206: Clearing reader 20:50:38.397518 105052 GUI DEBUG reader.py:162: down ·························· <InputEvent KEY_VOLUMEDOWN (114) down> 20:50:38.397897 105052 GUI DEBUG reader.py:147: release ······················· <InputEvent KEY_VOLUMEDOWN (114) up>

[jonasBoss]

Can you describe the problem you have in more detail? When you want to create a new mapping you:

1. select the input device e.g. your keyboard
2. click on Change Key
3. press a key and release it again
4. the input field is automatically selected.
5. enter your target key or macro

At which step does this not work?

[mzjp2]

I'm having the same problem on Ubuntu 20.04 - I can click on 'change key' which then changes to 'press key'. However pressing keys has 0 effect on anything, the GUI doesn't reflect anything no matter what keys I press.

[sezanzeb]

I can't reproduce this unfortunately. Please try out the beta branch.

[marcoleder]

Same issue here (Zorin OS 16.2) and this is my debug log:

18:20:11.308349 24717 reader-service DEBUG reader_service.py:195: Received command "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard"
18:20:11.310340 24717 reader-service DEBUG event_reader.py:190: Starting to listen for events from /dev/input/event3, fd 17
18:20:11.310544 24717 reader-service DEBUG event_reader.py:108: read loop stopped
Task exception was never retrieved
future: <Task finished name='Task-5' coro=<Event.wait() done, defined at /usr/lib/python3.8/asyncio/locks.py:296> exception=RuntimeError("Task <Task pending name='Task-5' coro=<Event.wait() running at /usr/lib/python3.8/asyncio/locks.py:309> cb=[_wait.<locals>._on_completion() at /usr/lib/python3.8/asyncio/tasks.py:518]> got Future <Future pending> attached to a different loop")>
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.8/asyncio/locks.py", line 309, in wait
    await fut
RuntimeError: Task <Task pending name='Task-5' coro=<Event.wait() running at /usr/lib/python3.8/asyncio/locks.py:309> cb=[_wait.<locals>._on_completion() at /usr/lib/python3.8/asyncio/tasks.py:518]> got Future <Future pending> attached to a different loop
18:20:11.310839 24717 reader-service INFO event_reader.py:206: read loop for /dev/input/event3 stopped
18:20:36.493463 24697 GUI DEBUG controller.py:615: Stopping Recording Keys
18:20:36.493663 24697 GUI DEBUG reader_client.py:185: Stopping recorder.
18:20:36.493776 24697 GUI DEBUG reader_client.py:120: Sending "stop-reading" to ReaderService
18:20:36.494132 24697 GUI DEBUG message_broker.py:76: from reader_client.py:196: Signal=recording_finished: Signal: MessageType.recording_finished
18:20:36.494252 24717 reader-service DEBUG reader_service.py:195: Received command "stop-reading"

[marcoleder]

any update?

[sezanzeb]

any update?

upgrade to a newer ubuntu version (22.04 LTS or 23.04) and install the newest python version. That might make it work, see https://github.com/sezanzeb/input-remapper/issues/676

[sezanzeb]

Or install 1.5.1, if you don't want to upgrade ubuntu https://github.com/sezanzeb/input-remapper/releases/tag/1.5.1

[marcoleder]

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction, 1.5.1 works like a charm, many thanks!