Help configuring second keyboard mapping.

[proxxx]

Hello,

I am fairly new to linux , I use ubuntu 10.04.



I have an external usb numpad which I would like to configure differently from the one on my keyboard , sort of like a "hotkey pad".

The keyboard is a standard PS2 and of course works out of the box.
The numpad is a USB device which also works out of the box.



How can I define mapping for the usb device without affecting the other keyboard?





Thanks in advance,
Proxx

[proxxx]

Done some investigation, really teaching for a newbie :P
Thus the following is close to guessing.

I think a good start would be to add the USB device to the xorg.conf file as a separate device.
For now I dont really know how, yet.

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

This is in my xorg.conf file, i figured that i should add a similar entry for the device.
Point is that i dont know how to find the correct identifier.

Can anyone help me here?




The next step would be to add a custom layout to the 'new' entry.
I know this i possible but at the moment iam a bit overwhelmed by information that goes beyond my understanding, but I am trying to keep up.



Anyone?


*edit*
BTW I think ill go with the XKB driver as it seems very configurable.
Could i better use another driver ?

Found this page which poses a method of approach (if I understand correctly)
But i cant post links :S

[proxxx]

Please could anyone give me something?
Iam rather lost

There must be some linux guy somewhere that says:" ah come on its easy"