Subject: Re: Keyboard problems
To: segv <segv@netctl.net>
From: Michael <macallan18@earthlink.net>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 07/18/2005 19:26:59
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Hello,

> I have Type 5 keyboard, and some keys don't work with XFree86:
>=20
> Up/Down arrow, Home/End, Page Up/Page Down
>=20
> I have the following keyboard config options:
>=20
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier  "Keyboard0"
>         Driver      "kbd"
>         Option      "Protocol" "wskbd"
>         Option      "Device" "/dev/wskbd"
>         Option "XkbModel" "type5"
>         Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
>         Option "XkbLayout" "us"
> EndSection
>=20
> Any ideas if there is a way to fix this?

What kind of keyboard do you have? The type5 map may be incorrect ( long
story - XFree internally translates everything to PC scancodes and then
applies xkb mappings ) - I use =20
Option "XkbModel"   "pc105"
which looks far from logical but works, including all cursor keys,
without any xmodmap fiddling.

have fun
Michael

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