Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Re: [macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl: Re: PMAG-A support?]

[Geert U. <ge...@li...>]

On Tue, 12 Aug 2003, Thiemo Seufer wrote:
> Michel D=E4nzer wrote:
> [snip]
> > > > > The PMAG-AA basically works for me, but it is not too useful wi=
thout
> > > > > working keyboard support. XFree86 preprocesses the xkbd input i=
n order
> > > > > to handle PC keyboard's key sequences, this breaks the LK keybo=
ard
> > > > > support.
> > > >=20
> > > > Ugh, so it sill uses RAW instead of MEDIUM_RAW?
> > >=20
> > > AFAIK all XFree86/Linux flavours want RAW.
> >=20
> > AFAIK the X server uses MEDIUM_RAW with Option "CustomKeycodes", but
> > that might require new keymaps.
>=20
> Ah, I haven't heard about this option yet. Well, the LK keymaps as

It was added in 1995 to support various m68k boxes :-)

> distributed with X seem to want RAW, I'll just try what happens with
> CustomKeycodes enabled.

So far everyone who tried MEDIUM_RAW mode on PC said it worked fine, and =
that
he wanted to make it the default mode, but apparently that never happened=
 ;-(

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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