Linux keycodes and left cursor on Pismo

[Franz Sirl]

At 22:35 25.09.00, Michel Dänzer wrote:

>Martin Costabel wrote:
>
> > > > >After switching to Linux keycodes (and Debian's i386 us keymap), the
> > > > >left cursor key doesn't generate a keycode anymore. Interestingly, it
> > > > >works in X with Xkb, but not without.
> > > > >
> > > > >Anyone else sees this?
> > > >
> > > > Check the dev and user archives, I think this has been discussed a
> > > > few times since the new input layer backport went in.
> > >
> > > I've searched the archives now with no luck.
> >
> > I haven't seen this discussed, but I'll try a wild guess: What's
> > suspicious is that the linux keycode for KEY_LEFT is 105=0x69, the same
> > as the old mac keycode for SYSRQ_KEY. You could easily verify this by
> > pressing LEFT plus s or t or something and see whether it does some
> > emergency sync or whatever. Just a guess.
>
>But a good one! That's exactly the issue. I wonder how it has worked with Xkb
>in X though...
>
>As Magic Sysrq seems to always use ADB keycodes anyway, I'll not use it for
>now.

Sorry for not jumping in yet, but I had to concentrate on some time
consuming gcc-2.96 and glibc-2.2 issues to get things going.

Do you have by any chance a CHRP machine? I haven't touched chrp_setup.c yet.
If not, what exact kernel are you using?

BTW, there will be a new xf4 RPMs available soon.

Franz.


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