input layer - activate keyboard

input layer - activate keyboard

[Dennis Björklund]

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

Re: input layer - activate keyboard

[Dave Hansen]

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

Re: input layer - activate keyboard

[Dennis Björklund]

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

Re: input layer - activate keyboard

[Vojtech Pavlik]

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