Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 26 Aug 2002 16:29:54 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 26 Aug 2002 16:29:54 -0400 Received: from ezri.xs4all.nl ([194.109.253.9]:44243 "HELO ezri.xs4all.nl") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 26 Aug 2002 16:29:52 -0400 Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 22:34:08 +0200 (CEST) From: Eric Lammerts To: Kai-Boris Schad cc: linux-console@vger.kernel.org, Subject: Re: Q: Howto access the keyboard in a linux system without a graphics card ? In-Reply-To: <200208260943.LAA25845@correo.e-technik.uni-ulm.de> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1007 Lines: 22 On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Kai-Boris Schad wrote: > I'm trying to set up a small embedded system for gps receiving with a linux > system. I want to have the system working without a graphics card - wich > works well. The Problem I have at the moment is to access the keyboard > without a graphics card, because the console driver does not start then ( > Also a redirect doesn't work then :-( ) > Is there a way to access the keyboard in this case by a user program ? > The system recognises the keyboard ( I think Kernel and init) and reacts if > ctrl-alt-del is pressed. What would probably work, is to add funkey support to your kernel (http://rick.vanrein.org/linux/funkey/), define all keys of your keyboard to be funkeys, and read them from /dev/funkey. Eric - 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/