Linux compatible keyboards?

dittohead · 08-05-2003, 11:44 PM

My keyboard i have now is going bad, so i'm looking for a new one.

the best i can seem to find is the ibm rapid access iii, but i have a few reservations, i can't find any drivers for it for linux, it's usb, and i'm afraid the buttons on the top won't be programmable/useable in linux.

if you have any other reccomendations for good linux compatible keyboards that have programmable buttons, i'm defitly open!!

dittohead · 08-05-2003, 11:52 PM

also i was considering something like this, and just getting a cheaper keyboard along with this:

http://www.xkeys.com/

zero_copy · 08-06-2003, 02:33 AM

let me just say this.... i hate USB. if you have linux i would recomend getting a PS2 keyboard.... unless you know it will work if you have to rescue your system, or anything that would go on before the kernel detects and inits the USB device. besides your dont ahve to pay for all the little multimedia buttons that probably wont work with linux anyway...... Unregistered

linux080503 · 08-06-2003, 02:36 AM

Copying tar files to CDROM

I want to archive tar files onto my CDs

First of all review of /etc/fstab
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0

I should be making the 3rd field user, correct if I allow anyone to write
to CD. I am used to using Nero on XP, a GUI comes up; how do I go
about moving a tar file onto my CD, thanks

Simon

dittohead · 08-06-2003, 10:14 AM

zero_copy: thanks, i won't get usb!! i did find that the multimedia keyboards mostly just send out extra keycode info, which means i can just use Lineak to program it.

xkeys (ps/2) is software/hardware independent, aslong as you have a normal ps/2 keyboard, you just set the thing to record mode and it captures any ps/2 keyboard keycodes!!