Re: [Zsnes-main] Still Having Linux Keyboard Problems

[Kevin B. <km...@in...>]

It's a ZSNES only problem, and only when run without X.
It is in a upright arcade cabinet that has been "MAMEd". The joysticks =
and buttons are run through a keyboard encoder [note: I have the same =
problem if I connect a standard keyboard].

It is possible to reprogram the encoder to produce different keycodes, =
then change the mappings in MAME, Daphne, Advmenu, and everything else; =
but I'm not really willing to do this to work around one piece of broken =
software.

I'm guessing the whole Linux/no GUI thing makes me an atypical ZSNES =
user.


-----Original Message-----
    From: "gre...@ya..."<gre...@ya...>
    Sent: 02/25/2003 11:38:26 PM
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"zsn...@li..."<zsn...@li...>
    Subject: Re: [Zsnes-main] Still Having Linux Keyboard Problems
      To start with let me say this.
    I am in no way whatsoever qualified to answer this
    question. =20
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    which distribution are you using?  Is it one you have
    used for a while?
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    do you use some non-standard keymap?  do you have a
    wierd keyboard? (i.e. any extra buttons).
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    on a side note...  MAME is open source  You can prolly
    change which keys control the start buttons.
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    Is this a console problem (does it happen EVERY time
    you use the console... not just in zsnes)
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    or is it a MAME-only problem?
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    or is it a ZSNES-only problem?
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    if the answer is either 1 or 2 then this is probably
    the wrong mailing list.
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    now that I think of it...  why are using trying to use
    the MAME 1 and 5 buttons in zsnes.....  is there
    something I'm missing?
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    --- Kevin Barr <km...@in...> wrote:
    > I haven't been able to figure-out my keyboard
    > problems, but I can give a
    > little better description of what's actually
    > happening.
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    > I'm running ZSNES from Linux console mode, using SDL
    > custom-compiled
    > with svgalib support. It runs perfectly, EXCEPT the
    > key mappings are
    > incorrect. Every key is read incorrrectly as a key
    > like one row above
    > and half a row over, for instance "a" is read as
    > "u", "s" as "i", etc.
    > =20
    > I thought the simple solution would be to remap the
    > controls [it doesn't
    > really matter what key ZSNES thinks it is, so long
    > as it does what it's
    > supposed to], but my start and select [coin] buttons
    > are encoded to the
    > standard MAME "1" and "5" keys, and unfortunately
    > there's nothing a row
    > up and half a row over from the number keys, so
    > ZSNES is unable to read
    > these.
    > =20
    > Also, this isn't a problem if I launch X and run
    > ZSNES under that, but
    > that is not a permanent option for the cabinet. On
    > the same cabinet,
    > Daphne which uses the same SDL-svgalib combination
    > does not have this
    > problem [nor does any other application].
    > =20
    > Is there some way to force ZSNES or SDL to use
    > different keyboard
    > routines? Does anyone have an idea, at least, just
    > which application to
    > blame for the problem?
    > =20
    > --
    > Kevin Barr
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    Which question is it's own answer?
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