Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 16:32:03 +0200
From: Jan-Benedict Glaw <jbglaw@lug-owl.de>
To: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: Horst von Brand <vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl>
Subject: Re: SPARC64: Configuration offers keyboards that don't make sense
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On Fri, 2005-10-28 21:06:06 -0300, Horst von Brand <vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl> =
wrote:
> Jan-Benedict Glaw <jbglaw@lug-owl.de> wrote:
> > Well, the LK[24]01 was used by DECstations and VAXstations (as well as
> > some VT terminals), you can use it with a simple adaptor on any
> > machine that has a RS232 serial port. For example, I'm using such a
> > keyboard on my Athlon-based PeeCee.
>=20
> Does it need some kind of "serial keyboard configuration"? Wouldn't that
> make more sense?

Well, on the right hardware, the serio port gets a flag set by the
serial driver that it expects a keyboard on a given port.

On all other hardware, you need to call "inputattach" to do that for
you.

> > > Also, configuring this one gives a non-functional keyboard (the machi=
ne is
> > > running, I can log in over SSH, but keypresses have no effect at all).
>=20
> > Did the serial port register serio ports?
>=20
> How can I find this out?

/sys/devices/serio*

MfG, JBG

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