Martin Michlmayr wrote: > > > On PowerMacs, console-data blindly assumes that the keyboard sends ADB > > keycodes and only offers such keymaps. If > > /proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes contains 1 (or > > doesn't exist), an i386 keymap is needed though, or the keyboard is > > unusable. > > I've done an NMU which should fix this. I'd be glad if you could test > the package in sid and let me know if it works for you. My question > is whether this applies to all powerpc sub-architectures or only to > powerpc/mac. console-common knows the following ones: > > 'powerpc/amiga' => [ 'amiga' ], > 'powerpc/chrp' => [ 'pc', 'mac' ], > 'powerpc/mac' => [ 'mac' ], > + 'powerpc/macpc' => [ 'pc' ], > 'powerpc/prep' => [ 'pc' ], > > The macpc was introduced by me and is used when > keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes is 1 or doesn't exist.
Doesn't sound bad, but apparently it still doesn't work right if /proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes is missing. From the patch you sent me privately, I don't understand why though. > > If /proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes contains 0 > > OTOH, the user should be strongly encouraged to disable ADB keycodes in > > the kernel (like it will probably be done in the default woody kernel), > > an i386 keymap should be installed and the sysctl should be set to 1. > > So basically this means that I use an i386 keymap in _all cases_, right? > (Note that current console-* ignores this wish and only fixes the > critical bug (i.e. what is described in the first paragraph)). I and Ethan Benson agreed on IRC that it is probably better to stop supporting mac keymaps altogether. What about this: Change the mac line to 'powerpc/mac' => [ 'pc' ] and alert the user if /proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes contains 0 (and set it to 1)? Looking forward to feedback from the powerpc list... -- Earthling Michel D�nzer (MrCooper) \ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer CS student, Free Software enthusiast \ XFree86 and DRI project member
