* input layer - activate keyboard
@ 2002-10-02 5:48 Dennis Björklund
2002-10-02 6:20 ` Dave Hansen
2002-10-05 19:58 ` Vojtech Pavlik
0 siblings, 2 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Dennis Björklund @ 2002-10-02 5:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel
I see there is a lot of talk about a new input layer so why not some
more!
I have an IBM Rapid Access keyboard that needs to be sent an activation
code to activate the multimedia keys at startup. Is there support for
this? I would not be surprised if there where other input devices who also
needs commands sent to them.
I am very used to this keyboard and I wouldn't want to exchange it, so
even though I have not yet tried 2.5.x I'll probably do it just for this.
--
/Dennis
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* Re: input layer - activate keyboard
2002-10-02 5:48 input layer - activate keyboard Dennis Björklund
@ 2002-10-02 6:20 ` Dave Hansen
2002-10-02 6:48 ` Dennis Björklund
2002-10-05 19:58 ` Vojtech Pavlik
1 sibling, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Dave Hansen @ 2002-10-02 6:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Dennis Björklund; +Cc: linux-kernel
Dennis Björklund wrote:
> I have an IBM Rapid Access keyboard that needs to be sent an activation
> code to activate the multimedia keys at startup. Is there support for
> this? I would not be surprised if there where other input devices who also
> needs commands sent to them.
I have an "IBM Rapidaccess II" keyboard with a few miscellaneous keys
in the top and center, with a few more CD-player type controls in the
upper left. You don't need an "activation code", just something to
handle its funny scancodes. I use hotkeys to manage it. There's a
Debian package for it:
http://packages.debian.org/unstable/x11/hotkeys.html
--
Dave Hansen
haveblue@us.ibm.com
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* Re: input layer - activate keyboard
2002-10-02 6:20 ` Dave Hansen
@ 2002-10-02 6:48 ` Dennis Björklund
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Dennis Björklund @ 2002-10-02 6:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Dave Hansen; +Cc: linux-kernel
On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Dave Hansen wrote:
> I have an "IBM Rapidaccess II" keyboard with a few miscellaneous keys
> in the top and center, with a few more CD-player type controls in the
> upper left. You don't need an "activation code", just something to
> handle its funny scancodes.
For the Rapid Access I you do need activation codes otherwise the keys
produce nothing.
See http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/linux/kbd/scancodes-2.html#ss2.28
--
/Dennis
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* Re: input layer - activate keyboard
2002-10-02 5:48 input layer - activate keyboard Dennis Björklund
2002-10-02 6:20 ` Dave Hansen
@ 2002-10-05 19:58 ` Vojtech Pavlik
1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Vojtech Pavlik @ 2002-10-05 19:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Dennis Bj?rklund; +Cc: linux-kernel
On Wed, Oct 02, 2002 at 07:48:16AM +0200, Dennis Bj?rklund wrote:
> I see there is a lot of talk about a new input layer so why not some
> more!
>
> I have an IBM Rapid Access keyboard that needs to be sent an activation
> code to activate the multimedia keys at startup. Is there support for
> this? I would not be surprised if there where other input devices who also
> needs commands sent to them.
>
> I am very used to this keyboard and I wouldn't want to exchange it, so
> even though I have not yet tried 2.5.x I'll probably do it just for this.
Yes, the new input code sends this activation, detects the keyboard and
enables the extra keys and LED.
--
Vojtech Pavlik
SuSE Labs
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