Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S270821AbTHAPfA (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 Aug 2003 11:35:00 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S270831AbTHAPfA (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 Aug 2003 11:35:00 -0400 Received: from slimnet.xs4all.nl ([194.109.194.192]:45980 "EHLO gatekeeper.slim") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S270821AbTHAPe6 (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 Aug 2003 11:34:58 -0400 Subject: Re: 2.6.0-test1/2: keyboard funnies in textmode From: Jurgen Kramer To: Andries Brouwer Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20030801145223.GA3308@win.tue.nl> References: <1059747945.2809.2.camel@paragon.slim> <20030801145223.GA3308@win.tue.nl> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1059752011.2691.13.camel@paragon.slim> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.3 (1.4.3-1) Date: 01 Aug 2003 17:33:31 +0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1653 Lines: 47 On Fri, 2003-08-01 at 16:52, Andries Brouwer wrote: > Can you give some details? > > - When did it last work? OK, I no longer have compiled 2.5 kernels installed, only 2.6.0-test1/2. I can only say it does work normally under 2.4.x. > - What does it mean: "am unable to use"? > (Is the key ignored? Does the system crash? Do you get different keycodes?) On the laptop with Japanese keyboard the Yen/Pipe key is totally dead. On the regular PC with USB keyboard only the backslash works. How can I check keycodes while in textmode? > - What are the boot messages about the keyboard? > Very annoying, I can't type dmesg | grep keyboard while in textmode..:-( But from X: >From the laptop (2.6.0-test1): input: PS/2 Generic Mouse on isa0060/serio4 input: AT Set 2 keyboard on isa0060/serio0 >From the PC (2.6.0-test2): input: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:1d.1-2 input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:1d.1-2 > The pipe key is the same as the backslash key (say, on a US keyboard). > And there is some interesting confusion between Yen and Backslash > (since ASCII and JIS-Roman coincide, except in the yen and overbar > positions, where ASCII has backslash and tilde). > So, I am not surprised by weird things on a Japanese keyboard. > Do you use scancode Set 3? Above shows Set 2 for the laptop. I can't tell for the PC. Cheers, Jurgen - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/