On Tue, 2002-01-15 at 00:24, The Doctor What wrote: > * Michel Dänzer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020114 17:03]: > > On Mon, 2002-01-14 at 23:44, The Doctor What wrote: > > Don't think so. Search for information about Linux keycodes, e.g in this > > list's archive. > > Thanks for pointing out what the magic words to search for are, but > I still contend it's a problem.
You're probably right, thanks for volunteering to solve it once and for all. :) > However, I can now go and straigten everything out....Done. Easy > when someone points out the problem. But it should still have been > done for more and documented someplace I could find. (Say, in > /usr/share/doc/kernel-source or yaboot). You could have found it in the list archives instead of posting a rant. > > > The debian keymaps just *totally* bork everything. > > > > You need to learn about the difference between ADB and Linux keycodes, > > and use the right keymap. > > Why? Seriously, this page implies that I shouldn't need to care > anymore: Anyone using the distribution kernels shouldn't need to care anymore. If you build your own kernels, you need to know what you're doing. > http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/keycodes > > The choice has been made. But it isn't implimented (well, not > completely anyway)! There is no append line added upon > installation, I agree that would be a good idea. > there is no note about setting an option while buliding the kernel (I > assume there is a way to default this when building a kernel, yes?). Yes, disable CONFIG_MAC_ADBKEYCODES. The console-* debconf interface shows information about this if the kernel sends ADB keycodes, it would be a good idea to show it at any rate, but the base system is deeply frozen so it's not looking good for woody... > In sum, nothing was explained to me as I did an install. That's bad. > And while I'm here whinging; Why isn't fnset included in debian > someplace (in base, I would hope)? Because nobody has included it. > fnset, for those that don't know, is a program to write to the PMU > (that's the right acronym, right?) on your iBook to make it so that > f1, f2, etc. work correctly, and that the volume and brightness keys > can only be activated via fn+f1, fn+f2, etc. Looking at what's written on the keys, you seem to have a funny definition of 'correct'... > In otherwords, it reverses the function of the fn key. That sounds better. :) -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
