Re: SPARC64: Configuration offers keyboards that don't make sense

From: Jan-Benedict Glaw
Date: Fri Oct 28 2005 - 15:17:40 EST


On Fri, 2005-10-28 17:09:31 -0300, Horst von Brand <vonbrand@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On my Sun I get the following offers:
>
> AT Keyboard
> Sun types 4 and 5
> DECstation LK201/LK401
> XT keyboard
> Newton keyboard
>
> Unless I am very mistaken, only the second one applies?

Well, the LK[24]01 was used by DECstations and VAXstations (as well as
some VT terminals), you can use it with a simple adaptor on any
machine that has a RS232 serial port. For example, I'm using such a
keyboard on my Athlon-based PeeCee.

> Also, configuring this one gives a non-functional keyboard (the machine is
> running, I can log in over SSH, but keypresses have no effect at all).

Did the serial port register serio ports?

MfG, JBG

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