On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 10:33:37AM +0100, Brian wrote: > On Wed 18 Jun 2014 at 14:31:37 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: > > > One other thing, I sense that the key repeat is not as fast as it was > > before I installed systemd-sysv. It seems strange that an init system > > should mess with the keyboard settings. Has anyone else noticed this or > > is it just me? > > Key repeat is ok here.
Eventually I determined it is set by the kbdrate command. It must have been set back to the default somehow: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Keyboard_configuration_in_console "Issuing the command without specifying the delay and rate will reset the typematic values to their respective defaults; a delay of 250ms and a rate of 11Hz: ..." which is what it felt like -- too slow for me! :) Issuing the command: root@tal:~# kbdrate -d 200 -r 40 Typematic Rate set to 40.0 cps (delay = 200 ms) old delay 250, period 33 Typematic Rate set to 30.3 cps (delay = 250 ms) makes it a lot easier to work with. Although the output messages seem a bit odd. I must have hit a max limit. I don't know where to set this so it is remembered on boot. It is NOT in the vconsole.conf file. This link https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=156913 and http://forum.siduction.org/index.php?topic=4332.0 says a 'service file' needs to be written. :( In particular, this post http://forum.siduction.org/index.php?topic=4332.msg36088#msg36088 Bit wary of messing with things at the moment. It is starting to feel like I have to learn a whole new OS :( At least it is *a* solution, but the devils in the details, and Debian *may* do things differently(?) -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140618191152.GB7642@tal
