Subject: Re: Keyboard problems
To: Michael <macallan18@earthlink.net>
From: segv <segv@netctl.net>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 07/19/2005 00:33:26
On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:26:59 -0400
Michael <macallan18@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> > I have Type 5 keyboard, and some keys don't work with XFree86:
> > 
> > Up/Down arrow, Home/End, Page Up/Page Down
> > 
> > I have the following keyboard config options:
> > 
> > Section "InputDevice"
> >         Identifier  "Keyboard0"
> >         Driver      "kbd"
> >         Option      "Protocol" "wskbd"
> >         Option      "Device" "/dev/wskbd"
> >         Option "XkbModel" "type5"
> >         Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
> >         Option "XkbLayout" "us"
> > EndSection
> > 
> > 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  
> Option "XkbModel"   "pc105"
> which looks far from logical but works, including all cursor keys,
> without any xmodmap fiddling.
> 
> have fun
> Michael
> 

On the back of the keybard it says: Model: Type 5c
I've tried Option "XkbModel" "pc105" but the effect was the same.

I'm still searching on Google, maybe someone wrote how to get sun
keyboards working with xfree86