> > all sorts of things that I'd been wanting (OpenOffice for instance);
> > but unfortunately some kernel option to do with ADB (I think) that was
> > necessary for woody needs turning off for testing, because random garbage
> > characters started coming out of my keyboard after upgrading (so I can't
> > currently log in ...) I tried turning off ADB altogether but now, rather
> > than garbage, I get nothing out of my keyboard. Is it the raw keycodes
> > (or the like) option that needs disabling whilst leaving the rest of ADB
> > enabled, or is it something else? I *can* cycle through all options if
> > necessary, but if someone knows the answer I might then be able to spend
> > tomorrow doing some work rather than emergency system maintenance :-)
>
> see http://www.de.debian.org/ports/powerpc/keycodes
> for more information on linux vx. adb keycodes.
I can provide a modified /etc/init.d/keymap.sh capable of sorting out the
keycode mess itself on boot (just by loading one keymap when
/proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes is present, and
another keymap if it's not) if necessary.
Michael
