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Subject: Re: External USB Numpad
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Peter Thoenen wrote:
>> you cant. current kbdmux(4) implementation makes *all*
>>       state.  The kbdmux keyboard is logically equivalent to one 
>> keyboard with lots of duplicated keys.
> 
> Thanks much for clarifying that and what PITA.  Anybody know if this is
> standard OS behavior (lets say on Linux, Solaris, or windows) or just a
> FBSD annoyance.

no, its not standard os behavior. currently, syscons(4) can only support 
one keyboard at a time, so current kbdmux(4) implementation had to 
follow that concept.

thanks,
max