Re: MOL & the input layer


Subject: Re: MOL & the input layer
From: Hollis R Blanchard (hollis+@andrew.cmu.edu)
Date: Fri Jan 19 2001 - 12:37:30 MST


On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, Jason McIntosh wrote:

> Just a note for those who have keyboard problems when using newer kernels
> and XFree86 4.0.1 - there's a switch in
> /proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes
> that I've noticed sometimes has to be set to work with X. Kinda odd.

You've discovered the input layer, which changes the way keycodes are
interpreted by the kernel.

> I've noticed if it works with X, it won't work with MoL. Anyone out there
> got any ideas or has noticed this?

MOL does not support the input layer yet. Attached is a backport from the
development MOL source which fixes this.

-Hollis




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