FW: 2.4.0-test5 :-((((

[Iain Sandoe]

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> Thanks Michael,
>
> [snip]
>>> Works OK once we get to init 5 and the Xserver is up (Xpmac rev 10).
>>
>> Broken default keymap - lowercase a on Mac ADB keyboards is keycode 0
>> which is used for some special purpose internally in the keyboard driver.
>> Once some keytable gets loaded, the key should be remapped.
>>
>> In that case it should also work if you boot into any other runlevel
>> without X.
>
> I guess I could have a look at what the runlevel 5 mapping is using...
>
> Trouble is, I was trying to work on something else :-) [and going to try
> Geert's offb patch - because I've got an IMSTT to try it on...]  never mind
> - another day...
>
>> Assuming you're talking about a Powermac with ADB keyboard,
>
> Yes.
>
>> and the
>> keyboard driver still reserves keycode 0 for some ioctl purpose in 2.4.0 -
>> haven't looked at the code in a while (and I think I hacked keyboard_input
>> to remap 'a' to some unused keycode for m68k, but Paul might not have
>> accepted that patch for PPC).
>
> Hmmm. well (I *think*) it was OK at -test4 (not sure now).
>
> But the other breakage (HFS) is more serious for me... just takes too long
> to keep rebuilding the system...
>
> Iain.

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