Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 14 Jul 2002 20:11:46 +0200 | From | Vojtech Pavlik <> | Subject | Re: kbd not functioning in 2.5.25-dj2 |
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On Sun, Jul 14, 2002 at 07:07:59PM +0100, Russell King wrote: > On Sun, Jul 14, 2002 at 07:59:02PM +0200, Vojtech Pavlik wrote: > > On Sun, Jul 14, 2002 at 06:49:54PM +0100, Russell King wrote: > > > On Sun, Jul 14, 2002 at 07:32:36PM +0200, Vojtech Pavlik wrote: > > > > Yes. Sure. I knew someone will suggest that. :) The only problem is, > > > > I've never seen a keyboard sending 0xfe because it wants the command > > > > sent again. Under normal circumstances, there aren't bit errors on the > > > > cable. > > > > > > I think you missed my mail at the beginning of this thread. > > > > I read it. Well, let's first see where the 0xfe really comes from. :) > > Err, the keyboard. The hardware I saw it on was with just a plain > PS/2 port with zero inteligence within; it's effectively a serial port > talking direct to the keyboard.
I was talking about the one from Tyketto, yours was most likely happening because the keyboard considered the line testing as a beginning of a character being sent, then attached the rest of the initial 0xf5 to it and got a nonsense. This is not exactly a bit error on the wire.
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