Re: multiple keyboards - single

[Aivils <ai...@un...>]

On Friday 22 October 2004 08:43, samar j. singh wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I am looking at the  best way of setting up 16 usb keyboards connected
> through multiple  hubs to one linux machine, so that the input of the
> keyboards  either  goes to separate files, or, it goes to a common file
> and some prefix identifies the keyboard from which the input has come.   
> 
> As the inputs are short there is  no need for  the  input document to  be
> visible to the persons typing at the keyboard. The  purpose is data
> collection so multiple X Servers are not necessary or desirable.  
> 
> Is it possible that there is some way of polling each usb keyboard
> and capturing the characters or alternately using the usb port code
> to act as a prefix for that character in a common file.
> All ideas are welcome.   

You can use evtest.c code from linuxconsole.sf.net CVS repositary
and more compicated Debian evdev keyboard driver. I do not
understand how to work Debian file repositaries, just down load
Debian xfree86 sources and patches and look for *lnx_evdev*.

Both evtest.c and evdev  keyboard driver are fully functional
in Your case. IMHO You must be capable write and patch "C"
programms :)

There is not existing "ready for use" solutions.

Aivils