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On 03/08/05 20:03:07, Dennis Crowley wrote:
> Hi yall.
>=20
> I've installed FreeBSD on my old Dell Insperion 7500, which I would
> like
> to use as a router (low power) and network analysis tool.
>=20
> The problem is that the keyboard driver does not seem to be
> recognizing
> the shift key.  Does this sound wierd (i.e. my hardware) or =20
> reasonable
> (i.e. wierd but functional hardware with a mismatched driver).
>=20
> I'm not sure how I would go about trying to correct this issue.
>=20
> Any ideas where I should begin?
>=20
> Dennis Crowley.
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If you can find no record of this on the net, and the key works under =20
other oses, then use man atkbd to help you make a custom keymap so you =20
can remap shift to another key or keys.