Re: Enable addition function keys

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On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 10:52:38AM -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 07:39:22PM +0200, David Christen wrote:
> > 
> > Yes, you were right. Please find the corrected file attached.
> > 
> > But it seems that the behavior is exactly the same.
> > 
> > The kernel I use is 2.6.33 . It's a debian distro running on a risc processor.
> 
> I am afraid you need 2.6.38. Or you'll have to backport the following
> commits:
> 
> 8613e4c Input: add support for large scancodes
> ab4e019 Input: define separate EVIOCGKEYCODE_V2/EVIOCSKEYCODE_V2
> de391d1 Input: fix typo in keycode validation supporting large scancodes
> a0bf0ea Input: hid-input - switch to using new keycode interface
> f5854fa Input: hid-input - allow mapping unknown usages
> 
> -- 
> Dmitry

Perhaps, he could try using hidraw interface. Would it be OK for you,
David? Since you said you are only getting these key events and sending
them through a serial interface, and I'd say your device portability
does not include non-HID devices right now, this should solve the
problem without the need for a kernel upgrade.

Regards,
Cascardo.

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