[PATCH 3/3] Remove ancient documentation of IBM RapidAccess keyboard hack

[Alex Deucher]

On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Alan Coopersmith
<alan.coopersmith at oracle.com> wrote:
> Keyboard setup belongs in drivers, not in a document no one sees
> because we don't even install it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alan Coopersmith <alan.coopersmith at oracle.com>

I'd be nice to know if the relevant kernel drivers or X input drivers
handled this keyboard properly, but I doubt having this old file
around will make any difference.

Reviewed-by: Alex Deucher <alexdeucher at gmail.com>

> ---
>  hw/xfree86/doc/Makefile.am        |    3 +-
>  hw/xfree86/doc/README.rapidaccess |   48 -------------------------------------
>  2 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 hw/xfree86/doc/README.rapidaccess
>
> diff --git a/hw/xfree86/doc/Makefile.am b/hw/xfree86/doc/Makefile.am
> index bfdf86d..33ff18a 100644
> --- a/hw/xfree86/doc/Makefile.am
> +++ b/hw/xfree86/doc/Makefile.am
> @@ -5,5 +5,4 @@ SUBDIRS = man
>  endif
>
>  EXTRA_DIST = \
> -       README.modes \
> -       README.rapidaccess
> +       README.modes
> diff --git a/hw/xfree86/doc/README.rapidaccess b/hw/xfree86/doc/README.rapidaccess
> deleted file mode 100644
> index 39f515e..0000000
> --- a/hw/xfree86/doc/README.rapidaccess
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
> -The IBM Rapid Access keyboard have some extra buttons
> -on it to launch programs, control a cd-player and so on.
> -
> -These buttons is not functional when the computer is turned
> -on but have to be activated by sending the codes 0xea 0x71
> -to it.
> -
> -I've written the following hack to send codes to the keyboard:
> -
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> -/* gcc -O2 -s -Wall -osend_to_keyboard send_to_keyboard.c */
> -#include <stdlib.h>
> -#include <unistd.h>
> -#include <sys/io.h>
> -
> -int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
> -{
> -  int i;
> -
> -  ioperm( 0x60, 3, 1 );
> -
> -  for( i = 1; i < argc; i++ ) {
> -    int x = strtol( argv[i], 0, 16 );
> -
> -    usleep( 300 );
> -    outb( x, 0x60 );
> -  }
> -
> -  return 0;
> -}
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> -As root you can then call this program (in your boot scripts)
> -as "send_to_keyboard ea 71" to turn on the extra buttons.
> -
> -It's not a good idea to run several instances of this program
> -at the same time. It is a hack but it works. If you try to
> -send other codes to the keyboard it probably will lock up.
> -For other codes see:
> -
> -http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/linux/kbd/scancodes-2.html#ss2.22
> -
> ---
> -Dennis Björklund <db at zigo.dhs.org>
> -
> -
> -
> -$XFree86$
> --
> 1.5.6.5
>
>
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