Re: 122 Key Keyboards with Linux and tn5250

On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 09:26:07AM +0100, Max Laier wrote:
> We were running a bunch of about 80 IBM Terminals with 122 key Keyboards (24
> F Keys and so on) Now I'd like to use these old Keyboards with Linux (as some
> people have problems with F4 + shift = F16 :P )
>
> I know how to do it, that is not the question. The question is:

Can You tell me, how this can be done?

> "Is there a keymap for those Keyboards? Did anyone do that thing befor?"
> n.b. I am using th5250 in text-terminal NOT with X

You have to write a keyboard map and load it at boot time. You can use
the command "showkey" to find out scancodes. Command "dumpkeys" makes a
keyboard map from the current settings.

If You tell me, how I can build a keyboard adapter and I manage to
attach a 3477 keyboard, I'll try my best, to get a working german
keymap.

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