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From: Søren Schmidt <sos@freebsd.dk>
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Subject: Re: Syscons mouse char range redefine proposal
In-Reply-To: <20010419154827.A52282@nagual.pp.ru> "from Andrey A. Chernov at
 Apr 19, 2001 03:48:28 pm"
To: "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 13:54:52 +0200 (CEST)
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It seems Andrey A. Chernov wrote:
> Currently SC_MOUSE_CHAR occupes 0xd0-0xd4 range which produce conflict
> with several languages code tables. I plan to redefine it by default to
> 0x03-0x07 leaving possibility to redefine it to any range as currently
> present. This way minimizes arcane information needed for user to setup
> its language correctly.
> 
> Any objections?

Wont work, it needs to be in the (IIRC) 0xd0 - 0xe0 range for the
HW to DTRT with the ninth bit on VGA HW.

The has been beaten to death several times before, check the archives...

-Søren

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