Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:32:40 +0100 From: Marius Strobl <marius@alchemy.franken.de> To: Robert Slade <bsd@bathnetworks.com> Cc: "freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org" <freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: type 5 kbd/mouse woes Message-ID: <20060111173240.C42977@newtrinity.zeist.de> In-Reply-To: <1136662200.17772.19.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk>; from bsd@bathnetworks.com on Sat, Jan 07, 2006 at 07:30:01PM %2B0000 References: <20060107191130.92707.qmail@web34014.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <1136662200.17772.19.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk>
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On Sat, Jan 07, 2006 at 07:30:01PM +0000, Robert Slade wrote: > On Sat, 2006-01-07 at 19:11, mdh lists wrote: > > > > sysmouse is created by running moused. moused > > provides the /dev/sysmouse utility. To activate > > moused for a Sun type5 setup, you'll almost certainly > > want the command `moused -t mousesystems -p > > /dev/cuau3`. This will allow you to have Xorg access > > the mouse via /dev/sysmouse, as well as providing > > mouse functionality on a syscons console. So yes, the > > mouse does in fact work on the console with FreeBSD > > 6.0 on sparc64. :-) > > > > The LED problem is a known issue, and I have a GNATS > > ticket open on it, you can check out the FreeBSD bug > > tracking system and see if you maybe have anything to > > add to the information I've already provided in that > > ticket to assist the kernel dev folks in identifying > > and addressing the lock key LED problem. However, as > > all the toggles still work just fine, I marked the > > ticket as non-critical. > > > > Many thanks - I was trying to figure the mouse out. Is it possible to > change the console keyboard layout to gb rather than us? For the Xorg-server it should work but so far not for the console and the TTYs. Both the LED issue and the fact that loading keyboard maps doesn't work on sparc64 basically are the same problem - endian bugs in the keyboard IOCTLs. Fixing them however currently is low priority for me as it would open can of worms as it also means fixing the Xorg-server to actually send the right LED codes for Sun RS232 keyboards, importing keyboard maps for Sun RS232 keyboards and getting rid of the assumption that every keyboard is PS/2 compatible in kbdmux(4)... > I've actually > got a type6 kb and remembering which keys do what is a real pain. And non-US keyboard layouts are a PITA for most programming and scripting languages, who does need stuff like accent-signs, currency-symbols and umlauts anyway? :) Marius -- This mail was scanned by AntiVir Milter. This product is licensed for non-commercial use. See www.antivir.de for details.
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