Key Codes for setkeycodes

[John Summerfied]

Dotan Cohen wrote:
> Back on my own machine!
> 
> What are the key codes for 'setkeycodes'? I have a few buttons on my
> keyboard that I would like to enable. When I press them in a console,
> I get an error which tells me to set them with setkeycodes. However,
> "man setkeycodes" had no information as to what keycodes do what
> (specifically, scroll up and down). Googling led me the command
> getkeycodes, which despite its name, didn't provide me with any useful
> information. And showkey just scared me out of any further
> experimentation!
> 
> Dotan Cohen
> http://technology-sleuth.com/technical_answer/how_much_memory_will_i_need_for_my_digital_camera.html

If you're using a "windows" keyboard on a desktop (keys such as "email", 
"messenger" and such), then Ubuntu (I don't know about Kubuntu) handles them


My laptop, currently running SUSE 10, has other keys* to disable/enable 
wireless, adjust screen brightness, sound volume and such. To my mind, 
desirable configurations of those would be very different, I would 
expect them to work the same whether in Gnome, KDE or at the text console.

* I thought these keys were buttons, but when pressed I get kernel 
messages about unrecognised keys.

Thw wireless button seems to turn the wireless off, but not on: so fare, 
the only way I've found to make it work again is boot Windows.
The screen brightness button, sound volume don't seem to do anything 
(except generate those messages).

I'm thinking of removing SUSE, installing FC. I might try Ubuntu along 
the way to see what happens.

Booting Knoppix might be interesting too.

If the work's been done, I say use it again!



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