[LINUX5250] Re: Testreq patch

[Phillip.Watts@xxxxxxxxx]

Thanks a bunch, I'll get it.

At this point I have no choice but to go into source.
I've been able to get X to dump scancodes to a file
and already discovered that the routine which maps
scancodes to keycodes xf86PostKbdEvent, doesn't
even see the whole scancode.  The e0 e1 prefixes are masked out.
What a mess is X.

We got our keyboard primarily from Keytronics.  Unicomp also makes them.
They run in PC mode and are a spin on a really old IBM keyboard.
I think you are wasting your time looking at this at the xmodmap level.
XFree86 doesn't even have enough keysyms to handle the problem.





James Rich <james@xxxxxxxxxxx> on 08/21/2003 12:35:58 PM

To:   Phillip Watts/austin/Nlynx@xxxxx
cc:   linux5250@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Subject:  Re: Testreq patch



Phillip.Watts@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Thanks.
> So your modified cvs line caused it to download latest?
>
> patch barfed (malformed patch) on line 17
> Index:  src/display.c
> ?? i'm running from  ...../tn520  which can see src/display.c  ??
> My build system is RH 7.2.  ANy chance patch is screwed?
>
> The source matches up much better, I will be happy to copy in the patch
> by hand.  But I will wait for your advice before doing so.

I couldn't get the patch to apply cleanly either.  I've added Scott's
changes by hand and made a tarball of the complete source available at:

http://www.chowhouse.com/~james/tn5250-testreq.tar.bz2

> Also: this appears to be a version which support macros.

yup.

  another subject:
> Good job on the HOWTO, very nice.

Thank you.

> The keyboard problem is
> XFree86 ignores the kernel keycodes and process the
> scancodes and makes its own keycodes and does not map all the
> keys on the IBM 122 key keyboard.  Bummer.
> And there is no dynamic 'setkeycodes' for X.  Bummer.

X uses a completely different mechanism for the keyboard than does the
linux console.


> I've mapped the keys and am studying X source.  If I come up with a
> mod which will map all the 122 keys, I'll post it.

Studying the source to X?  Wow - you are hardcore :)  Where did you get
your 122 keyboard?  Maybe I can get one and try to resolve you issues
(and update the HOWTO to cover 122 keys).

James Rich