newer xfree86 4.0.1 patches

Olaf Hering olh at suse.de
Thu Sep 7 23:09:58 EST 2000


On Thu, Sep 07, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:

>
> On Wed, 6 Sep 2000, Olaf Hering wrote:
> > There is also a keycode file for ps/2 based machines like PReP and CHRP,
> > called "powerpcps2". It is a workaround, the arrow keys and the page
> > up/down block are dead as example. I guess it is a kernel bug.
>
> So prefixed scancodes don't work? Sounds familiar. I guess this has something
> to do with the X server putting the keyboard in RAW mode (send raw scancodes,
> including prefixes) instead of MEDIUMRAW mode (send keycodes, 1 code for each
> key pres/release) or vice versa.

Franz and me tried to find a solution a couple of weeks/months ago. The
codes above 0xe0 and above are not handled properly AFAIK.

Franz, can you remember that?


Gruss Olaf

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