Re: Magic SysRq +# in 2.4.9-ac/2.4.10-pre12

["Randy.Dunlap" <rddunlap@osdlab.org>]

"Randy.Dunlap" wrote:
> 
> Erik Mouw wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 08:56:13AM -0700, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> > > I have an IBM model KB-9910 keyboard.  When I use
> > > Alt+SysRQ+number (number: 0...9) on it to change the
> > > console loglevel, only keys 5 and 6 have the desired
> > > effect.  I used showkey -s to view the scancodes from
> > > the other <number> keys, but showkey didn't display
> > > anything for them.  Any other suggestions?
> >
> > Same over here with an IBM PS/2 keyboard that originally came with an
> > IBM PS2 model 55SX. The IBM keyboard is connected to an Asus M8300
> > laptop. The keyboard of that laptop has the interesting "feature" that
> > Alt-SysRQ-m sets the loglevel to 0, and Alt-SysRQ-[suob] also set the
> > loglevel to a different value instead of doing their job.
> 
> I'm having this (my same) problem on a different test system/keyboard,
> and I'm beginning to think that it's not a keyboard problem,
> but I don't have any evidence of that one way or the other.
> 
> I've tested 2.4.2, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.7, 2.4.9, and 2.4.10-pre,
> and all exhibit the same problem.

My Logitech Y-SG13 keyboard works nicely with Alt+SysRq+#,
so I won't go after other ghosts.

~Randy