Re: 2.5.40: AT keyboard input problem

[Andries Brouwer <aebr@win.tue.nl>]

On Thu, Oct 03, 2002 at 02:20:48PM +0100, jbradford@dial.pipex.com wrote:

> > Do you by any chance know the names of the unknown keys so that I could
> > add them to the Set 3 default scancode map?
> 
> All I can tell you is a translation of what is written on the scancode 0x87 key
> on this particular keyboard:
> 
> 'Hiragana/Roma_characters'
> 
> I can't translate the characters on the other keys.
> 
> However, somebody else might be able to - I found this diagram of the keyboard:
> 
> http://www.pfu.co.jp/hhkeyboard/kb_collection/ibm5576-002.gif
> 
> The legends on the bottom row of keys are exactly the same as on my keyboard,
> and from left to right, they have the following functions:
> 
> Control
> ALT, (it says, 'Kanji/Katakana/Kanji???', but works as ALT)
> Scancode 0x85
> Space bar
> Scancode 0x86
> Scancode 0x87, (it says, 'Hiragana/Roma characters')
> ALT GR
> Control

For an explanation of the other keys, see

http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/linux/kbd/scancodes-3.html

(muhenkan / henkan).

Andries