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 <[email protected]> wrote:
> Jan-Benedict Glaw <[email protected]> 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.
> 
> 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 machine is
> > > running, I can log in over SSH, but keypresses have no effect at all).
> 
> > Did the serial port register serio ports?
> 
> How can I find this out?

/sys/devices/serio*

MfG, JBG

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