> On 13 Aug 2002, Aymeric Vincent wrote:
> 
> 
>> I just committed two things:
>>
>> - akbd now supports raw mode (from OpenBSD)
>> - the X server can now use keyboards in raw mode in the wscons case
>>   (from XFree86)
>>
>> While the first item is only of interest for macppc owners, the second
>> item should also work for other platforms using wscons.
>>
>> Macppc users can now replace the keyboard lines in their XF86Config file:
>>
>> Option "Protocol" "wskbd"
>> Option "Device" "/dev/wskbd0"
>> Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
>> Option "XkbModel" "macintosh"
>>
>> by just:
>>
>> Option "Protocol" "standard"
>> Option "XkbKeymap" "xfree86(us)"
>>
>>
>>
>> However, there are two things worth noting:
>>
>> - you have to put "options WSDISPLAY_COMPAT_RAWKBD" in your kernel
>>   config file
>> - you have to prevent getty from using /dev/ttyE0 by disabling its
>>   entry in /etc/ttys. (Don't forget to enable xdm, and make sure you
>>   have another way of logging into the machine before doing this
>>   change!)
> 
> 
> So this change isn't useful for those of us who log in and then run
> startx?

Or cntrl-r at the xdm prompt?