On Fri, 5 Oct 2001, Glen Lee Edwards wrote:
> I'm not real clear on exactly what question to ask or how to ask it (short
> version), so here's the long version:
>
> I have a keyboard, don't see a brand name, model SK-6000 (made in China), that
> has the Windows keys on it and one other key I've never seen before (upper right
> hand corner, larger than the others, has a diamond shape arrow on it pointing
> left).
> The windows keys kick out a keycode (125 - 127 on showkey, 115-117 on xev),
> but the "diamond" key in the upper right hand doesn't. xev and showkey -k don't
> even register that it's been pressed. showkey -m returns on keyevent:
>
> àhàè ( 0xe0 0x68 0xe0 0xe8 )
>
>
> These questions probable can't be answered here, but I didn't get a response on
> the Red Hat list, so:
> Running Red Hat Linux 7.0
> 1) What do I have to do to the windows keys so that FVWM will recognize them?
> 2) What do I have to do to Red Hat so that the diamond key kicks out a keycode.
This is for RH 7.1 (shouldn't be so different)
Edit the file: /etc/X11/XF86Config
Mine contains these lines a bit down:
XkbModel "pc105"
Xkbkeycodes "xfree86"
XkbLayout "us"
XkbTypes "default"
XkbCompat "default"
XkbSymbols "en_US(pc105)"
XkbGeometry "pc"
But make sure you make a backup of the file first....
To view differnt keboards available run "xkeycaps".
Then restart your X server. Switch virtual console to a text console
(Ctrl-Alt-1) log in as root at the text login prompt.
Then run the command "init 3"
Now the system goes down to runlevel 3 and the X server quits.
When this has happend (press enter a couple of times to get back the
prompt if it doesn't show up in a short moment)
Now run "init 5".
Now the system goes to runlevel 5 and the X server restarts.
To get back to X switch to virtual console 7 (ctrl-alt-7).
//Marcus
>
> Glen
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Received on Fri Oct 05 2001 - 16:49:22 BST