Re: [Linux-mips-kernel] Cleaner fbdev driver writing

[James S. <jsi...@tr...>]

> >Qtronix 990P infrared keyboard driver.
> >
> That would be great -- if you convert it to the input api.
> 
> I wrote that driver, not knowing anything about keyboards, and I picked 
> the wrong way to do it.  After the scancode is decoded from the raw 
> serial data, I should have at that point translated the Qtronix scancode 
> to a PS2 scancode. That way you don't need to worry about the scancode 
> to keycode translation and you don't need a new keymap file.

Do you have the codes tha hardware produces for each key? I will need the
to create the keycode map to event values. With the input api their is
only ONE keymap needed :-)

> You probably won't be able to test the new keyboard driver.  I can test 
> it when you're ready.

Okay. Cool. Just give me some time. I'm working on serial stuff right now.
I hope to port over my code to CVS soon.