[BusyBox] keyboard mapping F21 - F24

Vladimir N. Oleynik dzo at simtreas.ru
Tue Oct 1 09:47:03 UTC 2002


Claus,

> >> in july there was a posting how to create the binary keyboard mapping
> >> tables to load again with loadkmap.
> >>
> >>     /usr/bin/dumpkeys > normal_keymap
> >>     /bin/loadkeys funky_mini_keyboard_keymap
> >>     ./busybox dumpkmap > funky_mini_keyboard_keymap.bin
> >>     /bin/loadkeys normal_keymap
> >>
> >> i have done but have problems with using the keys F21 - F24 and with
> >> the BACKTAB. i tested on debian and i can use these keycodes. in my
> >> busybox/uclibc standalone environment i cannot.
> >>
> >> does i should do anything else ?
> >
> > busybox dumpkmap very simple.
> > Have this problem if generate keymap.bin form real system
> > and used only loadkeys form busybox system?
> 
> yes, i created the keymap.bin on my regular system und want to load with
> loadkeys on my uclibc/busybox system. perhaps dumpkmap don't write all
> mappings to the file ?

Regular dumpkmap write all mappings. But this other problem:
Shift-TAB and F21-F21 is strings keys and require load mapping
and load strings values. Binary format haven`t strings values,
only mapping (table->value). Kernel haven`t standart values
for your keys.


--w
vodz



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