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From: James Simmons <jsimmons@infradead.org>
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To: Kai-Boris Schad <kschad@ebs.e-technik.uni-ulm.de>
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Subject: Re: Q: Howto access the keyboard in a linux system without a graphics
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Its is easy if your keyboard driver is based on the input api. Just use
the /dev/input/event interface.

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James Simmons  [jsimmons@users.sf.net] 	                ____/|
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On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Kai-Boris Schad wrote:

> Hi !
>
> 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.
>
> Thanks for your help !
>
> Kai
>
> --
> Kai-Boris Schad
> University of Ulm, Germany
> Dept. of Electron Devices and Circuits
> Integrated Circuits in Communications
> Albert Einstein Allee 45
> 89069 ULM
>
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